IBM Storage Scale GUI

Use the following table to access IBM Storage Scale GUI documentation.

Table 1. Quick reference for IBM Storage Scale GUI documentation
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An overview of the features associated with each GUI page Introduction to IBM Storage Scale GUI
Installing and updating management GUI
  • Manually installing IBM Storage Scale management GUI
  • Installing IBM Storage Scale management GUI by using the installation toolkit
  • Manually updating the management GUI
Ensuring high availability of GUI service Ensuring high availability of the GUI service
  • Enabling performance tools in management GUI
  • Node classes used for the management GUI
  • Uninstalling management GUI
 Manually installing IBM Storage Scale management GUI
Start or stop GPFS daemon Starting or stopping GPFS daemon on a node by using GUI
Root privilege considerations for IBM Storage Scale management GUI Root privilege considerations for IBM Storage Scale management GUI
Using IBM Storage Scale management GUI on a cluster where sudo wrappers are used. Configuring IBM Storage Scale GUI to use sudo wrapper
Managing certificates to secure communications between GUI web server and web browsers Managing certificates to secure communications between GUI web server and web browsers
Supported web browser versions and web browser settings for GUI Supported web browser versions and web browser settings for GUI
Managing GUI administrators
Creating and managing file systems Creating and managing file systems by using GUI
Creating a fileset Creating a fileset by using GUI
Creating and managing snapshots with IBM Storage Scale GUI
Monitoring capacity through GUI Monitoring capacity through GUI
Set quotas for users, groups, and fileset. Managing quota by using GUI
Information lifecycle management
Configure file system ACL Configuring file system ACL by using GUI
Firewall recommendations for IBM Storage Scale GUI Firewall recommendations for IBM Storage Scale GUI
Suspend or resume CES node Suspending or resuming CES nodes by using GUI
Create NFS export Creating an NFS export by using GUI
Create SMB export Creating an SMB share by using GUI
Configure file authentication Configuring file authentication by using GUI
Monitoring remote cluster through GUI Monitoring remote cluster through GUI
Performance monitoring options in IBM Storage Scale GUI
  • Configuring performance monitoring options in GUI
  • Configuring performance metrics and display options in the Performance page of the GUI
  • Configuring the dashboard to view performance charts
  • Performance metrics
  • Querying performance data shown in the GUI through CLI
  • Monitoring performance of nodes
  • Monitoring network
  • Monitoring AFM and AFM DR
Monitoring system health by using the IBM Storage Scale GUI
  • Event notifications
  • Configure email notifications
  • Configure SNMP manager
  • Monitoring tips
  • Monitoring thresholds
Troubleshooting
  • Collecting diagnostic data through GUI
  • GUI issues
  • Directed maintenance procedures (DMP)
  • Configuring call home
GUI limitations GUI limitations

Context-sensitive help available for each GUI page

The context-sensitive help of a GUI page provides a detailed explanation of the features that are associated with the page. The context-sensitive help files are available in the help menu, which is placed in the upper right corner of the GUI page. The following table lists the help information available in each GUI page.

Table 2. Help files available for IBM Storage Scale GUI pages
GUI page Help file
Home Home
Monitoring > Dashboards Dashboard
Monitoring > Events Events
Monitoring > Tips Monitoring tips by using GUI
Monitoring > Statistics Statistics
Monitoring > Thresholds Monitoring thresholds by using GUI
Monitoring > Command Audit Log Command audit log
Monitoring > Event Notifications Event notifications
Nodes Nodes
Cluster > Network Monitoring networks by using GUI
Cluster > Remote Connections Monitoring remote cluster through GUI
Files > File System Creating and managing file systems by using GUI
Files > Fileset Filesets
Files > Snapshots Snapshots
Files > User Capacity Monitoring capacity through GUI
Files > Quotas Quotas
Files > Information Lifecycle Information lifecycle
Files > Active File Management Active file management
Files > File System ACL File system ACL
Files > Clustered Watch Folder Monitoring clustered watch folder using GUI
Files > Fileset tiering Fileset tiering
Storage > Pools Pools
Storage > NSDs NSDs
Protocols > NFS Exports NFS exports
Protocols > SMB Shares SMB shares
Protocols > Data access service Data access service
Object > Accounts Accounts
Object > Users Users
Object > Roles Roles
Services Services
Support > Diagnostic Data Diagnostic data
Support > Call Home Call Home