Using the Function Tree and Content Pane

This topic describes some methods for working with the nodes and windows in the function tree and content pane.

Right-Clicking and Pop-Up Menus

As you navigate through Tivoli Storage Resource Manager, you can right-click many fields to access a pop-up menu containing actions related to that field. All the nodes in the function tree support pop-up menus. This allows you to access many powerful features, while at the same time, keep the interface uncluttered.

For example, if you right click on a Scan Job node (or any other monitoring job node), a pop-up menu with the following options appears.

Option

Description

Edit

Edit the job definition.

Delete

Delete the job definition.

Rename

Rename the job.

Refresh

Refresh the list of job runs for the selected job.

History

Show a job run history on the right pane.

Run Now

Run the job now.

Help

Display help for the selected node type.

Selecting Windows in the Content Pane

When you click a node in the function tree, the content pane displays a window related to that node. Each time you select a new node, the window displayed for the previously selected node is moved into the background and is accessible via buttons on the toolbar. You can also select currently active windows from the Windows drop-down menu.

When viewing the active windows listed in the Windows menu, a > appears next to the current window (i.e., the window that currently occupies the content pane). Objects that you are currently editing (such as a Scan definition) will be marked with a green circle if they have no pending changes that have not been saved; a red circle indicates objects with pending changes that have not been saved.

Using the By Clauses for Reports

As you drill down through reports while working in Tivoli Storage Resource Manager's Reporting facility, you will notice a set of options that repeats for each report type. These By Clauses allow you to generate variations of the reports with different perspectives and groupings of the data.

The available By Clauses are described in the following table:

By Clause

Description

By Directory

Use this clause to select the directories that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those directories.

By Directory Group

Use this clause to select the directory groups that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those directory groups.

By Filesystem

Use this clause to select the filesystems that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those filesystems.

By Filesystem Group

Use this clause to select the filesystem groups that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those filesystem groups.

By Computer

Use this clause to select the computers that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those computers.

By Computer Group

Use this clause to select the computer groups that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those computer groups.

By Domain

Use this clause to select the Window Domains that you want to report upon and the report that will be generated based upon those domains.

Network Wide

The reports and charts that you see will be generated on all data, network wide. This allows you to get a global view of the storage and storage usage for your whole enterprise.


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