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 | 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. | |
Server | Yes | Yes | Exports environmental data collected from servers. | ||
Power Monitoring Device | 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/T Series) | Yes | No | Registers a SPARC Enterprise (M3000/T series) 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 (*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 Settings (*6) | Yes | No | Modifies a server's recovery settings. | ||
Monitoring Settings | Yes | No | Modifies the monitoring information for a server. | ||
WWN Settings (*7) | Yes | No | Modifies the WWN settings for a server. | ||
VM Host Login Account | Yes | No | Modifies the registered login account used to communicate with the VM host. | ||
User Accounts (*8) | - | Yes | Yes | Adds, changes, and deletes user accounts. | |
Admin LAN Subnet | - | Yes | Yes (*9) | 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, *6) | 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 (*10) | 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, *11) | 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 | Settings | Yes | No | Sets VM Home Position. | |
Clear | Yes | No | Clears VM Home Position. | ||
Back to Home | Yes | No | Migrates a VM guest to 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 (*12) | 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 or SPARC Enterprise Partition Models.
*4: Available only for PRIMERGY BX servers.
*5: Cannot be set for PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*6: Cannot be selected for PRIMERGY Partition Models.
*7: Can only be selected for SPARC Enterprise servers.
*8: Cannot be selected when logging in using Single Sign-On.
*9: Only the admin LAN subnet information can be displayed with general user privileges.
*10: Not available for PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 LAN switch blades operating in IBP mode.
*11: Cannot be selected for a VM host.
*12: General users cannot change environmental data settings.
