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52 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
You can open multiple views or pages and have them
open as tabs at the same time. You can switch between
the tabs in the content area performing multiple
operations at the same time.
Problems and Compliance status bar
This bar provides you with a quick snapshot of problems
and compliance issues related to your environment. Click
the number (if any) for the Problems or Compliance to
view complete details about them in the Active Status
view.
View list This list helps you customize your navigation area. You
can create your own list of tasks that you want to see in
the navigation area and enable it by selecting it in the
View list. For more information, see section 5.4.1,
“Customizing the navigation area”, in Implementing IBM
Systems Director 6.1, SG24-7694.
Select Action menu This list provides the following ways to work with task
pages:
– My Startup Pages: Customize the pages that are
started automatically when you log into the SDMC.
– Manage Open Pages: You can close one or more
open pages using this option.
– Close page: Close the current page that you are
viewing.
Help Displays the help information for the SDMC.
Logout Logs you out of the SDMC.
3.2.2 Launching a task
You can launch all the tasks from the Welcome page itself. The hosts, Virtual
Servers, and Power Units are listed under the Resources tab of the Welcome
page. The tasks are available through the context menu of the listed resource.
The Actions button also lists the tasks based on the selected resource. You have
to click the Actions button after selecting the resource. The tasks pertaining to
the selected resource are displayed and available. The tasks listed are based on
the Operating state, Access state, and the Detailed state of the resource. The
Detailed state is the state that uses the same terminology as in the HMC. The
common tasks can be launched from the Common Tasks menu available in the
Welcome page.