Within SAN File System, an engine is the hardware (which is based on the IBM® xSeries® platform) on which a metadata server and an administrative server run.
The administrative infrastructure on each engine allows an administrator to monitor and control SAN File System from a standard Web browser or an administrative command-line interface. The two major components of the infrastructure are an administrative agent, which provides access to administrative operations, and a Web server that is bundled with the console services and servlets that render HTML for the administrative browsers.
You can perform the following tasks on SAN File System engines:
Collecting diagnostic data on engines
This topic describes how to collect diagnostic data for engines using the one-button data collection function from the SAN File System console.Listing engines
This topic describes how to display a list of all engines.Powering off the engine
This topic describes how to power off an engine.Powering on the engine
This topic describes how to power on an engine.Restarting the engine
This topic describes how to reboot an engine.Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility
This topic describes the Configuration/Setup Utility and how to start it.Viewing engine fan status
This topic describes how to display the fan status for a specific engine.Viewing engine power status
This topic describes how to display the power status for a specific engine.Viewing engine statistics
This topic describes how to view engine statistics.Viewing the engine status summary
This topic describes how to display a status summary for a specific engine.Viewing engine temperatures
This topic describes how to display the temperatures for a specific engine.Viewing engine timeouts
This topic describes how to display the timeout settings for a specific engine.Viewing engine voltage status
This topic describes how to display the voltage status for a specific engine.Viewing vital engine data
This topic describes how to display the vital data for a specific engine.
Parent topic: Managing