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ASM/ME Graphical User Interface, Start the ASM/ME GUI, Callout 1 — Dashboard

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3 ASM/ME Graphical User Interface This chapter describes features of the ASM/ME graphical user interface (GUI). Topics: • Start the ASM/ME GUI • Tree Panel • Customize Color Themes Start the ASM/ME GUI To start ASM/ME, click Start, → All Programs →EqualLogic → Auto-Snapshot Manager. The ASM/ME dashboard is displayed, as in the following figure. Figure 3. ASM/ME Dashboard The following sections describe the GUI features in the ASM/ME dashboard. Callout 1 - Dashboard Each host that you are managing has a separate dashboard. Except for the HIT Group Hosts area, all data on the dashboard is specific to the selected host. The dashboard provides you with an overall view of the managed objects in your system: • HIT Group Hosts-Displays the number of hosts that you are managing with ASM/ME. The properties of the host selected in the tree panel are displayed at the bottom of the dashboard. • Array Volumes-Displays the number of PS Series volumes connected to the host. Click in this area to display a view of all of the volumes and their respective capacity information. Selecting this area of the dashboard automatically selects the Volumes node in the tree panel. The Volumes view also includes any local drives. • iSCSI Connections-Displays the number of PS Series groups to which the local host is connected. Click in this area to open the iSCSI initiator. ASM/ME Graphical User Interface 29

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ASM/ME Graphical User Interface
This chapter describes features of the ASM/ME graphical user interface (GUI).
Topics:
•
Start the ASM/ME GUI
•
Tree Panel
•
Customize Color Themes
Start the ASM/ME GUI
To start ASM/ME, click
Start
, →
All Programs
→
EqualLogic
→
Auto-Snapshot Manager
. The ASM/ME dashboard is displayed, as in
the following figure.
Figure 3. ASM/ME Dashboard
The following sections describe the GUI features in the ASM/ME dashboard.
Callout 1 — Dashboard
Each host that you are managing has a separate dashboard. Except for the HIT Group Hosts area, all data on the dashboard is specific to
the selected host. The dashboard provides you with an overall view of the managed objects in your system:
•
HIT Group Hosts
—Displays the number of hosts that you are managing with ASM/ME. The properties of the host selected in the tree
panel are displayed at the bottom of the dashboard.
•
Array Volumes
—Displays the number of PS Series volumes connected to the host. Click in this area to display a view of all of the
volumes and their respective capacity information. Selecting this area of the dashboard automatically selects the Volumes node in the
tree panel. The Volumes view also includes any local drives.
•
iSCSI Connections
—Displays the number of PS Series groups to which the local host is connected. Click in this area to open the iSCSI
initiator.
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ASM/ME Graphical User Interface
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