Learn About Using the EMW Devices Tab

The Devices tab in the EMW presents two views of the storage subsystems that are managed by the storage management station:

Tree view
Table view

Tree View

The Tree view provides a tree-structured view of the nodes in the storage system. The Tree view shows two types of nodes:

Discovered Storage Subsystems
Unidentified Storage Subsystems

Both the Discovered Storage Subsystems node and the Unidentified Storage Subsystems node are child nodes of the storage management station node.

The Discovered Storage Subsystems node has child nodes that represent the storage subsystems that are currently managed by the storage management station. Each storage subsystem is labeled with its machine name and is always present in the Tree view. When storage subsystems and hosts with attached storage subsystems are added to the EMW, the storage subsystems become child nodes of the Discovered Storage Subsystems node.

Note:

If you move the mouse over the storage management station node, a tooltip shows the controller’s IP address.

The Unidentified Storage Subsystems node shows storage subsystems that the storage management station cannot access because the name or IP address does not exist.

You can perform these actions on the nodes in the Tree view:

Double-click the storage management station node and the Discovered Storage Subsystems node to expand or collapse the view of the child nodes.
Double-click a storage subsystem node to launch the Subsystem Management Window for that storage subsystem.
Right-click the Discovered Storage Subsystems node to open a pop-up menu that contains the applicable actions for that node.

The right-click menu for the Discovered Storage Subsystems node contains these options:

Add Storage Subsystem
Automatic Discovery
Refresh

These options are the same as the options in the Tools menu. For more information, refer to the Using the Enterprise Management Window online help topic.

Table View

Each managed storage subsystem is represented by a single row in the Table view. The columns in the Table view show data about the managed storage subsystem.

Data Shown in the Table View

Column	Description
Name	The name of the managed storage subsystem. If the managed storage subsystem is unnamed, the default name is Unnamed.
Type	The type of managed storage subsystem. This type is represented by an icon.
Status	An icon and a text label that report the true status of the managed storage subsystem.
Management Connections	Out-of-Band – This storage subsystem is an out-of-band storage subsystem. In-Band – This storage subsystem is an in-band storage subsystem that is managed through a single host. Out-of-Band, In-Band – This storage subsystem is a storage subsystem that is both out-of-band and in-band. Click Details to see more information about any of these connections.
Comment	Any comments that you have entered about the specific managed storage subsystem.

Sort the rows in the Table view in ascending order or descending order by either clicking a column heading or by selecting one of these commands:

Note:

View >> By Name
View >> By Status
View >> By Management Connection
View >> By Comment

Showing Managed Storage Subsystems in the Table View

You can change the way that appear in the Table view.

Select the storage management station node to show all of the known managed storage subsystems in the Table view.
Select a Discovered Storage Subsystem node or Undiscovered Storage Subsystem node in the Tree view to show any storage subsystems that are attached to that specific host in the Table view.

Note:
If you have not added any storage subsystems, the Table view is empty.
Select a storage subsystem node in the Tree view to show only that storage subsystem in the Table view.

Note:
Selecting an Unidentified node in the Tree view shows an empty Table view.