Overview of the SAN File System console

This topic provides an overview of the SAN File System console.

The SAN File System console includes a title bar, banner, task bar, navigation, and a work area. Several user assistance resources are also available, including an embedded Help Assistant for panel help information, as well as a more comprehensive SAN File System Information Center.


Icon representing the five main areas of the SAN File System console.
1 Banner
2 Task bar
3 My Work frame
4 Work area
5 Help Assistant

Title bar

The title bar is actually part of the Web browser — either Internet Explorer or Netscape. The title bar displays “ IBM® TotalStorage® SAN File System console.”

Banner

The banner area appears between the title bar and task bar sections of the SAN File System console. You can show or hide the banner using the Show/Hide Banner toggle icon (Icon representing the action to hide the banner, which resembles a box with an arrow pointing up.).

Task bar and task management

You can perform the following actions using the task bar:
  • Access the Task Manager
  • View or access currently open tasks
  • Close or open the banner
  • Sign off from the SAN File System console
  • Obtain help information
The task bar consists of two segments. On the left-hand side is the task segment, and on the right is the tool segment.
Table 1. SAN File System task bar buttons
Task segment Tool segment
The task segment presents the task-related functions and includes the following task buttons:
Task Manager (“All Tasks”)
A single button that brings up a full panel that lists each task that is currently running. It allows you to end a task or to bring the one that is running to the foreground.
Current tasks
Provides links to all the tasks that are currently running. Each task is presented as a link with a small icon followed by text. The task segment also keeps track of all opened main tasks, and allows you to quickly jump back and forth between them. Main tasks are those tasks listed in the My Work frame. When a task is opened from the My Work frame, the task bar is populated with that task heading. Only one task can be active at a time (displays in reverse emphasis).
The tool segment provides a location for the following tool buttons:
Toggle Banner
Allows you to open or close the banner to free up screen space as required. This button has two states:
  • Icon representing the action to show the banner, which resembles a box with an arrow pointing down. “Show Banner” — icon points down to reflect the opening action
  • Icon representing the action to hide the banner, which resembles a box with an arrow pointing up. “Hide Banner” — icon points up to reflect the closing action
Sign off icon
Icon representing the action to signoff from the SAN File System console, which resembles an open door with an arrow pointing to the right to “exit” it. Signs you off of the SAN File System console.
Toggle Help Assistant
This button has two states:
  • Icon representing the action to show the Help Assistant frame, which resembles a box containing a lowercase letter “i” with an arrow pointing away from it. “Show Help Assistant” — icon points left to reflect the opening action
  • Icon representing the action to hide the Help Assistant frame, which resembles a box containing a lowercase letter “i” with an arrow pointing towards it. “Hide Help Assistant” — icon points right to reflect the closing action
Tip: You can also close the Help Assistant from the Icon representing the action to close the Help Assistant frame, which resembles a box containing a lowercase letter “x”. close button on its title bar.
Launch the Information Center
Icon representing the action to open the Information Center, which resembles a box containing a question mark. This button launches the SAN File System Information Center in another window and makes that window active. If the SAN File System Information Center is already open, it brings the existing one to the foreground with information related to the currently active panel.

Parent topic: Using the SAN File System console

Related concepts
User interfaces

Related reference
Using the Help Assistant
Supported browsers
Using the Information Center

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