Menu bar

The following menu items are provided in the menu bar of the HMC GUI:

Console

The Console menu contains choices that control the console. It enables you to add and remove managed systems, other HMCs, or other systems from the management environment. It also enables you to change themes on the desktop, change font sizes, open an outbound Telnet terminal session using an IP address or a host name, and exit the console.

Object

The title of the Object menu changes to indicate the type of resource managed by the current HMC application. For example, when the Server Management application is selected, the Object menu title becomes Server Management. The Object menu contains general choices and actions for an HMC application that do not require the selection of specific objects to act on. The find function is also located in the Object menu. The contents of the Object menu are updated when a new HMC application is selected.

Selected

The Selected menu contains the set of actions that are applicable to the object selected in the Contents pane. The contents of the Selected menu are updated based on which object you select. The Selected menu is disabled when Overview and Launch applications are loaded. The open tab in the Selected menu expands the view of a managed system in the Navigation area.

View

The View menu contains choices for navigating. It also includes choices for customizing the console in the Show submenu. For example, you can select to show or hide the toolbar and status bar. This menu also includes options that control how objects are presented. For example, if the Contents area content provides a choice of views, such as Large Icon, Small Icon, Details, and Tree, these choices are listed here. If the content has only a single view, no view choices are listed. When the content displays an icon or details view, the View menu includes choices for sorting and filtering the container.

Window

The Window menu contains actions for managing subpanels in the console workspace. The new virtual terminal creates a new console subpanel in the workspace. Other choices control how all console subpanels are presented.

Help

The Help menu lists user assistance choices. Different options enable you to view help contents, search for help on a particular topic, and view help information about shortcut keys.