The menus provided on the menu bar of the RC console are listed in table below.
Options available vary according to the authority level of the user account.
Menu bar | Menu | Submenu | Privileged user | General user | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File | Import | - | Yes | No | Imports the system configuration file for pre-configuration. |
Export | - | Yes | No | Exports the system configuration file for pre-configuration. | |
Download Template | CSV format | Yes | Yes | Downloads a sample of the system configuration file (CSV format) for pre-configuration. | |
Export Environmental Data | Chassis | Yes | Yes | Exports environmental data collected from chassis. | |
Servers | Yes | Yes | Exports environmental data collected from servers. | ||
Power Monitoring Devices | Yes | Yes | Exports environmental data collected from power monitoring devices. | ||
Logout | - | Yes | Yes | Logs out of the RC console. (*1) | |
View | Reset Layout | - | Yes | Yes | Returns the layout of the RC console to its initial state. |
Settings | Register | Chassis | Yes | No | Registers a chassis. |
Server | Yes | No | Registers a server. | ||
SPARC Enterprise | Yes | No | Registers a SPARC Enterprise server. | ||
LAN Switch | Yes | No | Registers a LAN switch. | ||
Agent | Yes | No | Registers an Agent. | ||
Power Monitoring Device | Yes | No | Registers a power monitoring device. | ||
Delete | - | Yes | No | Deletes a resource. | |
Modify (*2) | Registration Settings | Yes | No | Modifies a resource's registration settings. | |
HBA Address Rename Settings (*7) | Yes | No | Modifies a server's HBA address rename settings. | ||
Network Settings (*3, *4) | Yes | No | Modifies the network settings of a LAN switch. | ||
Spare Server Settings (*8) | Yes | No | Modifies the spare server settings of a server. | ||
VM Host Login Account | Yes | No | Modifies the registered login account used to communicate with the VM host. | ||
User Accounts | - | Yes | Yes | Adds, changes and deletes user accounts. | |
External Software (VIOM) | - | Yes | No | Configures or cancels VIOM registration settings. | |
VM Management Software | vCenter Server | Yes | No | Configures VM management software (vCenter Server) settings. | |
SCVMM | Yes | No | Configures VM management software (SCVMM) settings. | ||
Operation | Update | - | Yes | Yes | Updates a resource. |
Power | ON | Yes | No | Powers on a server. | |
OFF | Yes | No | Powers off a server after shutting down its operating system. | ||
OFF (Forced) | Yes | No | Powers off a server without shutting down its operating system. | ||
Reboot | Yes | No | Reboots a server after shutting down its operating system. | ||
Reboot (Forced) | Yes | No | Reboots a server without shutting down its operating system. | ||
LED (*3) | ON | Yes | No | Turns the maintenance LED on. | |
OFF | Yes | No | Turns the maintenance LED off. | ||
Spare Server (*2, *8) | Switchover | Yes | No | Switches over a server with one of its spare servers. | |
Failback | Yes | No | Switches back a server to its pre-switchover state. | ||
Takeover | Yes | No | Accepts a switched over configuration as final (without switching back to the original configuration). | ||
Hardware Maintenance | Re-configure | Yes | No | Detects and re-configures the properties of a replaced server. | |
Restore LAN Switch (*4) | Yes | No | Restores a LAN switch configuration. | ||
Maintenance Mode (*2) | Set | Yes | No | Sets a server to maintenance mode. | |
Release | Yes | No | Sets a server to active mode. | ||
Backup/Restore (*2, *7) | Backup | Yes | No | Backs up a system image from a server. | |
Restore | Yes | No | Restores a system image to a server. | ||
Cloning (*2, *5, *7) | Collect | Yes | No | Collects a cloning image from a server. | |
Deploy | Yes | No | Deploys a cloning image to a server. | ||
Migrate VM Guest | - | Yes | No | Migrates a VM guest to a different VM host. | |
Tools | Options | - | Yes | Yes (*6) | Modifies console and environmental data settings. |
Topology | Discover LAN switches | Yes | No | Discovers LAN switches within the Admin LAN. | |
Detect physical links | Yes | No | Acquires physical link data from registered LAN switches. | ||
VIOM Web UI | - | Yes | Yes | Opens the Web interface of ServerView Virtual-IO Manager. | |
Help | Manual | - | Yes | Yes | Displays product manuals. |
About | - | Yes | Yes | Displays product version. |
*1: If multiple RC console or BladeViewer sessions exist, the login sessions may be terminated.
*2: Cannot be selected for a VM guest.
*3: Available only for PRIMERGY BX servers.
*4: Not available for PRIMERGY BX900 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*5: Cannot be selected for a VM host.
*6: General users cannot change environmental data settings.
*7: Not available if ServerView Deployment Manager is used on the Admin LAN.
*8: If ServerView Deployment Manager is used on the Admin LAN, this function is not available for local-boot servers and SAN-boot servers without a VIOM profile.
