Viewing information about top-level resources

Use a resource list page as a central location for viewing information about all the monitored resources of a specific type. Resources that have a list page include storage systems, volumes, pools, shares, servers, hypervisors, switches, and fabrics.

  1. In the menu bar, hover the mouse pointer over the menu item for the type of resource that you want to view.
    You can access the following types of resources:
    • Storage Block storage systems, file storage systems, Object Storage systems, volumes, pools, shares
    • Servers Servers, hypervisors
    • Network Switches, fabrics
  2. Select the type of resource that you want to view.
    For example, if you want to view information about servers, go to Servers > Servers.
    A list of monitored servers is displayed on Servers page.
  3. Locate the resource that you want to view in the list.
    Each column in the list shows information about the resource.
  4. Optional: To view key attributes of a specific top-level resource without leaving the page, right-click the resource and select View Properties.
    A properties notebook is displayed. Information in a properties notebook can include storage statistics, hardware attributes, volume assignments, disk assignment, and performance metrics.
  5. Optional: To view more detailed information about a specific top-level resource, including its internal and related resources, right-click the resource and select View Details.
    A resource details page is displayed. The page includes information about storage statistics, alerts, jobs, internal resources, and related resources.
A resource list page shows information about the monitored resources for the selected type. You can view the following information on the page:
  • The overall status of the resources for a specific type.
  • Key information about the resources.
  • Alerts that were generated for the resources.
  • Jobs that were run for the resources.
Tip: To view descriptions of the information that is available on a resource list page, click the Help icon Help icon in the upper right of the page.
To view information about rollup resources, you must be in rollup mode. To enter rollup mode, move the mouse pointer over the rollup icon Rollup server mode icon disabled in the menu bar and select Enter rollup mode.