VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started

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Glossary
Action menu
A context-sensitive menu that changes its menu options to match the type of object that is selected.
By default, the Action menu is greyed out. When an object is selected, the Action menu provides
access to tasks appropriate for the selected object.
alert
An indication that an error or failure has occurred on an object on the system. When an object fails
or experiences an error, an alert icon appears.
alert icon
An icon that indicates that an error or failure has occurred on an object on the system. Alert icons
usually appear in the status area of the main window and on the group icon of the affected object.
Alert Monitor
A window that provides information about objects that have failed or experienced errors.
Array Support Library
See ASL.
ASL
A dynamically loadable library to discover attributes of a disk array.
browse dialog box
A dialog box that is used to view and/or select existing objects on the system. Most browse dialog
boxes consist of a tree and grid.
button
A window control that the user clicks to initiate a task or display another object (such as a window
or menu).