Administrator's Guide

Introducing the Administrative Console

The Administrative Console is a Web-based management tool that aids you in setting up and reconfiguring an IBM IP Storage appliance. The Administrative Console is divided into three frames: the Toolbar, Navigator, and Workspace.

Toolbar

The toolbar is located at the top of the page. It contains the following buttons:

Logoff

Logs you off of the Administrative Console.

Help

Displays help for elements on the current page.

Navigator

The Navigator is located on the left side of the page. It contains a navigation tree that allows you to make your way through the configuration pages. This tree is made up of the following items:

Network

Enables you to set IP addresses and configure the domain and SNMP.

Storage

Enables you to manage logical drives, virtual disks, and user access.

System

Enables you to identify the appliance, set the date and time, create administrators, manage code and configuration files, control locks on the Administrative Console , and reset the appliance.

Logs

Enables you to view various log reports.

Workspace

Displays the frames that require input from the administrator. Although some frames include buttons that are specific to the task you are performing, these main buttons are included on each frame within the workspace:

Apply

Activates the changes that you want to make.

Reloads the Web page and resets field values.