The menus provided on the menu bar of the RC console are listed in the table below.
Options available vary according to the authority level of the user account.
Menu bar | Menu | Submenu | Privileged user | General user | Function |
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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 (M3000) | Yes | No | Registers a SPARC Enterprise (M3000) server. | ||
SPARC Enterprise (Partition Model) | Yes | No | Registers SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers. | ||
PRIMERGY Partition Model | Yes | No | Registers a PRIMERGY Partition Model. | ||
LAN Switch | Yes | No | Registers a LAN switch. | ||
Agent | Yes | No | Registers an agent. | ||
Power Monitoring Device | Yes | No | Registers a power monitoring device. | ||
Management Software (vCenter Server) | Yes | No | Registers VM management software (VMware vCenter Server). | ||
Management Software (SCVMM) | Yes | No | Registers VM management software (System Center Virtual Machine Manager). | ||
Management Software (VIOM) | Yes | No | Registers VM management software (VIOM). | ||
Delete | - | Yes | No | Deletes a resource. | |
Modify (*2) | Registration Settings | Yes | No | Modifies a resource's registration settings. | |
HBA Address Rename Settings Area (*3) | Yes | No | Modifies the HBA address rename settings of a server. | ||
Network Settings (*4, *5) | Yes | No | Modifies the network settings of a LAN switch. | ||
Spare Server (*3) | Yes | No | Modifies a server's recovery settings. | ||
Monitoring Information | Yes | No | Modifies the monitoring information for 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. | |
Admin LAN Subnet | - | Yes | Yes (*6) | Performs viewing, registration, changing or deletion of the admin LAN subnet information. | |
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 (*4) | ON | Yes | No | Turns the maintenance LED on. | |
OFF | Yes | No | Turns the maintenance LED off. | ||
Spare Server (*2, *3) | 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 (*7) | Yes | No | Restores a LAN switch configuration. | ||
Maintenance Mode (*2) | Set | Yes | No | Places a server into maintenance mode. | |
Release | Yes | No | Sets a server to active mode. | ||
Backup/Restore (*2) | Backup | Yes | No | Backs up a system image from a server. | |
Restore | Yes | No | Restores a system image to a server. | ||
Cloning (*2, *8) | 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. | |
VM Home Position | Set | Yes | No | Sets VM Home Position. | |
Migrate | Yes | No | Migrates a VM guest to VM Home Position | ||
Release | Yes | No | Clears VM Home Position. | ||
Tools | 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. | ||
Options | - | Yes | Yes (*9) | Modifies client and environmental data settings. | |
Environmental Data Graph | - | Yes | Yes | Displays environmental data graphs. | |
Help | Manual | - | Yes | Yes | Displays product manuals. |
About | - | Yes | Yes | Displays product version information. |
*1: If multiple RC console or BladeViewer sessions exist, the login sessions may be terminated.
*2: Cannot be selected for a VM guest.
*3: Cannot be selected for PRIMERGY Partition Models.
*4: Available only for PRIMERGY BX servers.
*5: Cannot be set for PRIMERGY BX900 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*6: Only the admin LAN subnet information can be displayed with general user privileges.
*7: Not available for PRIMERGY BX900 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*8: Cannot be selected for a VM host.
*9: General users cannot change environmental data settings.