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