2.1 RC Console Layout

This section explains how the RC console is organized.

Figure 2.1 RC console

Menus: Operations can be performed either from the menu bar or popup menus.

Status Panel: The Status Panel displays the status of managed servers.
If a warning or error event occurs on a managed server, the status monitoring area starts to blink.

Tree Panel

The Tree Panel provides two types of trees: a resource tree and a VLAN tree.
The resource tree is also split between three sub-trees: one for server resources, one for network resources, and one for power monitoring devices.

Resource Tree

Server Resources

The resources below are shown in a tree view. A status icon is displayed over each resource's icon.

- Chassis

- Server

- Physical OS

- VM host

- VM guest

- LAN switch

Network Resources

The resources below are shown in a tree view. A status icon is displayed over each resource's icon.

- LAN switch (excluding LAN switch blades)

Power Monitoring Devices

The following power monitoring devices are shown in a tree view.

- PDU

- UPS

VLAN Tree

Selecting a VLAN ID shows a list of resources on which this ID has been applied to.

Chassis
Server
VM host
VM guest
LAN switch
NIC
LAN switch port

Main Panel

The Main Panel displays information on resources selected in the tree.

[Resource List] tab
Displays information on resources related to the resource selected in the resource tree.
[Resource Details] tab
Displays more detailed information on the resource selected in the tree, or on a resource that was double-clicked in the [Resource List] tab.
[Recovery Settings] tab
Displays information on the spare servers assigned to the resource selected in the resource tree.
[Image List] tab
Displays system and cloning image information.
[Network Map] tab
Displays a network diagram of registered resources.

Recent Operations: Displays the progress statuses and results of operations performed in Resource Coordinator VE.

Event Log: The Event Log displays information on events that have occurred.
It displays a log of events that have occurred on managed resources.

<BladeViewer> button: Opens the BladeViewer interface.
BladeViewer is a management interface specially designed for blade servers. It can only be used in conjunction with PRIMERGY BX servers.