The Correlation window can be invoked in one of the following three manners.
Clicking [File] - [Correlation Window] from the menu bar
Double-clicking the device framed in black in the Side view
Selecting the device in the Main view, Domain view or SAN View and executing [To Send] - [Correlation Window] on the pop-up menu
The following explains how to view detail information on devices invoking the Correlation window.
Starting from the menu bar
Select [File] - [Correlation Window] from a view of the resource view or select [Correlation Window] in the pop-up menu of the Main view, Domain view or SAN View. The Correlation window as shown on the lower right is then displayed.
Dragging a device icon from the Main view, Domain view or SAN View and dropping it on the Correlation window displays detailed information of the selected device in the Correlation window.
However, Fibre Channel switches, hubs, routers, and ports cannot be dropped on the Correlation window.
Starting from the side view
When the icon of a device is double-clicked in the Main view, Domain view or SAN view, the Side view of that device is displayed. In the Side view, the frame of the device selected in the Domain view or SAN view is displayed in black. The device with this black frame is to be the currently selected device. When the device with the black frame is double-clicked in the Side view, the Correlation window opens to display details of that device. At this point, the double-clicked device is displayed by selecting [Change Detail View] - [ON]. If the Correlation window has already been opened, details of the device are additionally displayed in that window. When a device with no black frame is double-clicked in the Side view, the Side view of that device opens to display that device with a black frame. Fibre Channel switches, hubs, routers, and boards are not displayed in the Correlation window. The following illustrates the flow of windows switched with double-click.
Several device icons can be selected in the Main view, Domain view or SAN view and dragged in the window. A device icon can be also dragged to an existing Correlation window to add the device to it.
Starting from the pop-up menu
Click the icon of a device in the Main view, Domain view or SAN View to display the pop-up menu. By executing [To Send] - [Correlation Window], the Correlation window is started and the detail information on the device is displayed in the Correlation window. The selected device is displayed by selecting [Change Detail View] - [ON]. When the Correlation window is already active, the detail information on the device is added and displayed in the current Correlation window. However, Fibre Channel Switches, hubs, routers and ports can not be displayed on the Correlation window. The following flowchart illustrates the procedure after [To Send] - [Correlation Window] is executed.
Related management display check
When the Correlation window starts up, the dialog box below appears. Select a display method and location where to acquire information, and then click the <OK> button.
The amount of detailed correlation information depends on the configuration used, so several minutes may be required to obtain detailed correlation information. In particular, it takes a long time to obtain detailed correlation information from a real device. However, once obtained, detailed correlation information is stored on the admin server. If "a management server" is selected as the information acquisition place in this dialog for the next time the Correlation window is opened, correlation information is displayed relatively quickly, based on the information stored on the admin server instead of that on a real device.
Moreover, the relating device is not able to be displayed by selecting "Only equipment is displayed" in the method of the display in this dialog. To check the latest system device status in the Correlation window opened with this state, select [View] - [Refresh] from the Correlation window menu.
The admin server does not have data when the Correlation window is first opened. Therefore, at this time, information is obtained from real device regardless of the selection (management server or system equipment).
Correlation window
To display the Correlation window, drag & drop the device to the Correlation Window, double-click the device icon on the Side view, or right click the device icon then select [To Send] - [Correlation Window] to select [Change Detail View] - [ON].
Selecting [File] - [New creation] from the menu in the Correlation window clears the client window device data displayed in the Correlation window.
In the Correlation window, you can move icons easily. After operations in the Correlation window, you can return the window to the default display by using [View] - [Zoom] - [Fit] or [View] - [Layout]. (For details, see "B.8.2 Menus".)
Also, the UnknownFC port is displayed as one device.
Note that devices such as internal bridge devices are displayed as externally independent devices of devices such as the LT120 and LT130.
Information
For VMware Infrastructure 3 Version 3.5 (or later) or VMware ESXi 3.5 (or later) environment:
When a VM host is specified and "Related equipment is also displayed." is selected, all VM guests on its VM host are not displayed.
When a VM guest is specified and "Related equipment is also displayed." is selected, its VM guest and a VM host including its VM guest are displayed.
