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ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide

2.2.2 Popup Menus

Right-clicking an object displayed in the resource tree or in the [Image List] tab displays a popup menu with a list of options available for that object.
The tables below detail the popup menus provided for each object.
Available menus vary according to user account privileges.

Table 2.2 Popup Menus Available for the "Server Resources" Tree Node

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Register

Chassis

Yes

No

Registers a chassis.

Server

Yes

No

Registers a server.

SPARC Enterprise

Yes

No

Registers a SPARC Enterprise server.

PRIMERGY Partition Model

Yes

No

Registers a PRIMERGY Partition Model chassis.

Export

Environmental Data (Chassis)

Yes

Yes

Exports environmental data collected from chassis.

Environmental Data (Servers)

Yes

Yes

Exports environmental data collected from servers.

Table 2.3 Popup Menus Available for Chassis

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a chassis.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a chassis.

Modify

Registration Settings

Yes

No

Modifies a chassis' registration settings.

External Management Software

-

Yes

Yes

Opens a Management Blade's Web interface.

Export (*1)

Environmental Data

Yes

Yes

Exports environmental data collected from chassis.

*1: This option is only available for chassis equipped with power monitoring capabilities.

Table 2.4 Popup Menus Available for Servers

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Register

Server (*1)

Yes

No

Registers a server.

Agent

Yes

No

Registers an agent.

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a server.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a server.

Modify

Registration Settings

Yes

No

Modifies a server's registration settings.

HBA Address Rename Settings Area (*2)

Yes

No

Modifies the HBA address rename settings of a server.

Network Settings (*3, *4)

Yes

No

Modifies the network settings of a server.

Spare Server (*2)

Yes

No

Modifies a server's recovery settings.

Maintenance Mode

Set

Yes

No

Places a server into maintenance mode.

Release

Yes

No

Sets a server to active mode.

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.

Hardware Maintenance

Re-configure

Yes

No

Detects and re-configures the properties of a replaced server.

Backup/Restore

Restore

Yes

No

Restores a system image to a server.

Cloning

Deploy

Yes

No

Deploys a cloning image to a server.

External Management Software (*5)

-

Yes

Yes

Opens external server management software.

Export (*6)

Environmental Data

Yes

Yes

Exports environmental data collected from servers.

Table 2.5 Popup Menus Available for SPARC Enterprise Servers

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Register

Agent

Yes

No

Registers an agent.

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a SPARC Enterprise server.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a SPARC Enterprise server.

Modify

Registration Settings

Yes

No

Modifies a SPARC Enterprise server's registration settings.

Power

ON

Yes

No

Powers on a SPARC Enterprise server.

OFF

Yes

No

Powers off a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

OFF (Forced)

Yes

No

Powers off a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

Reboot

Yes

No

Reboots a SPARC Enterprise server after shutting down its operating system.

Reboot (Forced)

Yes

No

Reboots a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

External Management Software

-

Yes

Yes

Opens external server management software for SPARC Enterprise servers.

Table 2.6 Popup Menus Available for Physical OS's [Windows/Linux], VM Hosts and VM Guests

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Delete (*7)

-

Yes

No

Deletes a physical OS or VM host.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a physical OS, VM host or VM guest.

Modify (*2, *7)

HBA Address Rename Settings Area (*8)

Yes

No

Modifies the HBA address rename settings of a server.

Network Settings (*3, *9)

Yes

No

Modifies the network settings of a server.

Spare Server (*8)

Yes

No

Modifies a server's recovery settings.

VM Host Login Account (*10)

Yes

No

Modifies the registered login account used to communicate with the VM host.

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.

Spare Server (*7, *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).

Maintenance Mode (*7)

Set

Yes

No

Places a server into maintenance mode.

Release

Yes

No

Sets a server to active mode.

Backup/Restore (*7)

Backup

Yes

No

Backs up a system image from a server.

Restore

Yes

No

Restores a system image to a server.

Cloning (*7, *11)

Collect

Yes

No

Collects a cloning image from a server.

Deploy

Yes

No

Deploys a cloning image to a server.

External Management Software (*5, *7)

-

Yes

Yes

Opens external server management software.

VM Management Console (*10, *12, *13)

-

Yes

Yes

Opens the VM management console installed on the client machine.

Migrate VM Guest (*4)

-

Yes

No

Migrates a VM guest to a different VM host.

Table 2.7 Popup Menus Available for Physical OS's [Solaris]

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a SPARC Enterprise server.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a SPARC Enterprise server.

Power

ON

Yes

No

Powers on a SPARC Enterprise server.

OFF

Yes

No

Powers off a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

OFF (Forced)

Yes

No

Powers off a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

Reboot

Yes

No

Reboots a SPARC Enterprise server after shutting down its operating system.

Reboot (Forced)

Yes

No

Reboots a SPARC Enterprise server without shutting down its operating system.

External Management Software

-

Yes

Yes

Opens external server management software for SPARC Enterprise servers.

*1: Available only for PRIMERGY BX servers and PRIMERGY Partition Model servers.
*2: Available only for VM hosts when using PRIMERGY Partition Models.
*3: Available only for PRIMERGY BX servers.
*4: Can only be selected for VM guest.
*5: Available only for PRIMERGY servers and PRIMERGY Partition Model servers.
*6: This option is only available for servers equipped with power monitoring capabilities.
*7: Cannot be selected for a VM guest.
*8: Cannot be selected for PRIMERGY Partition Models.
*9: Not available for PRIMERGY BX900 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*10: This menu is not available for a physical OS.
*11: Cannot be selected for a VM host.
*12: To use this feature, a VM management console must be installed and the admin client must be configured properly.
After installing the VM management console, select this menu item and follow the instructions shown in the displayed dialog.
*13: This option may or may not be available according to the server virtualization server used. Refer to "A.1 Supported Functions" for details.


Table 2.8 Popup Menus Available for LAN Switches

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Register

LAN switch

Yes

No

Registers a LAN switch.

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a LAN switch.

Update

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a LAN switch.

Modify

Registration Settings

Yes

No

Modifies a LAN switch's registration settings.

Network Settings (*1)

Yes

No

Modifies VLAN settings of a LAN switch's external ports.

Restore (*1)

-

Yes

No

Restores a LAN switch configuration.

External Management Software

-

Yes

Yes

Opens a LAN switch's Web interface.

*1: Not available for PRIMERGY BX900 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.

Table 2.9 Popup Menus Available for System Images

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Restore

-

Yes

No

Restores a system image to a server.

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a system image.

Table 2.10 Popup Menus Available for Cloning Images

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Deploy

-

Yes

No

Deploys a cloning image to a server.

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a cloning image.

*1: Not available if ServerView Deployment Manager is used on the admin LAN.

Table 2.11 Popup Menus Available for the "Network Resources" Tree Node

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

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.

Table 2.12 Popup Menus Available for the "Power Monitoring Devices" Tree Node

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Register

Power Monitoring Device

Yes

No

Registers a power monitoring device.

Export

Environmental Data

Yes

Yes

Outputs environmental data.

Table 2.13 Popup Menus Available for Power Monitoring Devices

Popup menu

Privileged user

General user

Function

Menu

Submenu

Delete

-

Yes

No

Deletes a power monitoring device.

Update (*1)

-

Yes

Yes

Updates a power monitoring device.

Modify

Registration Settings

Yes

No

Modifies a power monitoring device's registration settings.

Hardware Maintenance

Re-configure

Yes

No

Detects and re-configures the properties of a replaced power monitoring device.

Export

Environmental Data

Yes

Yes

Outputs environmental data.

*1: Unlike other resources, the properties of a power monitoring devices are not automatically updated. Use this option to update them manually when necessary.