User's Manual

Viewing Element Topology and Properties236
*Additional menu items may appear for types of Automators and Advisors, such as Reachable
Storage. The descriptions of the right-click menu options for a fabric appear in the following section,
since these menu options are only accessible from the List tab.
When you right-click a fabric in the List tab, you are shown the following options:
• Change Fabric Name - Type the new fabric name in the Change Fabric Name window. Then,
click OK.
• Go to Properties - Displays the properties of the fabric. See ”Viewing Element Properties” on
page 275 tab for more information. It also provides access to the Events and Provisioning
Manager tabs. The Events tab displays events occurring within the fabric. The Provisioning
Delete Element Removes an element and its discovery instance from the system. It also
removes other elements discovered through the removed element. See
”Deleting Elements from the Product” on page 78.
Important: If you are blocking pop-ups in a Netscape or Mozilla Web
browser and you use the right-click menu to delete an element from System
Manager, the Delete window is blocked and you are unable to delete the
element. You must disable the popup blocker before you can delete the
element.
Adding a Custom
Command
Lets you run a custom command on an element, for example to start an
executable or a script. See ”Adding a Custom Command” on page 259.
Group together
with other
elements
Lets you group “Discovered” hosts and storage systems.
See one of the following topics:
• ”Grouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 252
• ”Grouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 254
Ungroup into
multiple
elements
Lets you ungroup “Discovered” hosts and storage systems.
See one of the following topics:
• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 253
• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 255
Recalculate
Topology
Lets you know about topology changes. The management server contacts the
elements on the topology list (Discovery > Topology) to determine topology
changes. The management server uses this updated information to redraw the
topology.
Change Fabric
Name
(Only Available
from the List Tab)
Lets you change the name of the fabric. See ”Changing the Fabric Name” on
page 255 for more information.
Table 30 Drop-Down Menu Options Accessible from the Topology* (continued)
Menu Option Description