Once you have started ServerList via the ServerView Operations Manager start page, the main window of ServerView Operations Manager is displayed showing the ServerView server list.
Figure 12: ServerView Operations Manager main window
The ServerView Operations Manager main window provides an overview of all the configured servers and user-defined groups. This window is the starting point for practically all the administrator management functions.
The ServerView Operations Manager main window connects the server list with a component of the Event Manager, the Alarm Monitor. Depending on which function you have selected, a list section will contain a list of servers or alarm entries.
There is also a navigation section, in which all servers and server groups are
The ServerView Operations Manager main window then is divided into five sections:
● If you are logged in, the title bar shows the user name under which you are logged in. The title also contains the Logout link, via which you can log out.
● You can use the menu bar below the title bar to navigate between the ServerView Operations Manager functions:
– ServerList – Administration – Asset Management – Event Management – Monitoring
– Update Management
– Security (only if ApacheDS is used as directory service)
The individual menu-dependent menu items are listed in the bar below the menu bar.
For further information on the menus in the menu bar, see section "Menus in the menu bar" on page 80.
● The left-hand section displays the servers and server groups in a file tree structure. This is where you make your selection for the display in the right-hand section.
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If you move the mouse pointer over a server node in the file tree, a tooltip appears, showing the model of the node. If the server name is not displayed in full because the window is too small, the first line shows the server name and the second line shows the model. In the case of a virtualization group, the tooltip shows the virtualization type (VMware, Hyper-V, Xen / Citrix XenServer).The Server Tree bar contains a Search button on the right. You can use this to find servers with certain properties. By clicking the Search button you start the following Search Dialog.
Figure 13: Search Dialog window
In the Search String field you can enter the string you are looking for. The wildcards asterisk * and question mark ? can be used.
In the Category list box you can select which server property is to be searched. You can choose from the following properties:
– Server name:
All names of servers are searched.
– IP address:
All IP addresses connected in any way with a server are searched. This also includes internal addresses and not just the server's visible address.
– Serial number:
All servers’ serial numbers are searched.
If results are found, a temporary group is created, otherwise an error message is displayed.
Figure 14: Search Groups window
The name of the group shows the search category and the search string.
All groups below Search Groups are temporary and are not stored in the database. Therefore these groups will be lost if the server list is closed.
The context menu for Search Groups is reduced:
Figure 15: context menu for Search Groups
● The top right-hand section of the window contains the list of managed servers (menu item ServerList).
The icons in the status bar of the right-hand section indicate how many servers are in any particular state. You can use these icons to control the display in the server list. To do this, click the server states for which you want the corresponding servers to be displayed in the server list (e.g. only servers that are not manageable).
All selected servers in the file tree are displayed in a server list below this status bar. This list contains the following information:
– the status icon together with the name of the associated system – various icons that provide information about the server state and/or
events
– the IP address of the server
– the server type and the installed operating system – the serial number of the server
– the group membership of the server, under Group
– user-defined comments about the respective servers, under Local Note
You can sort the information in the server list by clicking the appropriate column in the server-list header. Depending on which column you choose, the entries are sorted alphabetically, numerically or by icon.
For further information on icons, see section "Icons in the ServerList window" on page 97.
The width and the sequence of the columns in the ServerList window can be defined individually. The character sequence “...” indicates that the text does not fit in the column.
The ServerList window provides you with context menus for editing the server list. You can, for example:
– define new servers and enter them in the server list, – copy servers to a user-defined server group, – delete servers from the server list,
– access certain ServerView functions quickly, for example the entry of archive data or ignoring of alarms for a server.
For further information on the context menus, see section "Context menus in the ServerList window" on page 86.
If you select the Alarm Monitor function by clicking an alarm icon (alarm bell) or via Event Management – Alarm Monitor, the alarm list for the selected servers or server groups is displayed in this section. For further information on the alarm list, see the "ServerView Event Manager" user guide.
● In the bottom right-hand section of the window, you can display information on the alarm selected in the server list. You do this via the two tabs for the Alarm Monitor in the server list view:
– Alarm Details tab - contains a brief description of the alarm selected in the server list.
– Alarm Information tab - contains detailed information on the alarm as it is stored in the MIB. The latest alarm with the highest severity is