Dashboard

This section contains context-sensitive Online Help content for the Web Client > Dashboard tab.

Summary Dashboard

The intent of the Summary dashboard is to enable network and storage administrators to focus on particular areas of concern around the health and performance of data center switching. This information is provided as 24-hour snapshots. The functional view of LAN and SAN switching consists of six dynamic portlets that display information in the context of the selected scope by default. The scope can be adjusted in the upper right corner of the window to display focused information that is particular to the managed domain, and offers details of a specific topology or set of topologies that are a part of the data center scope.

The various scopes that are available on the Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Web Client are:

  • Data Center

  • Default_SAN

  • Default_LAN

  • Each SAN Fabric

  • Custom scopes created by users

From the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary. The Summary window displays six default set panels:

  • Alarms—Displays events with Critical, Error, and Warning severity alarms.

  • Data Center—Displays the number of access, spine and leaf devices, and a generic health score for each switch group in the current scope. Devices are aggregated by type within a switch group.

  • Network Map—Shows populated switch groups that are visible in a user's Role Based Access Control (RBAC) scope on a world map. If you use the scope selector, it limits the set of switch groups displayed. If you use the pop-up option, the map opens in a new tab and can be configured.

    The network map dialog box has properties that are different from the Summary dashboard view:

    • You can click and drag nodes to move them around the map. The map will save their new positions.

    • You can double click a node to trigger a slider that contains summary inventory information pertaining to a specific switch group.

    • You can upload an image of your choice as the background to the network map.


      Note

      Users are prompted to upload an image file with recommended dimension, given their current window size. Reset returns the network map to its default state, resetting the position of the nodes and clearing the custom image.

  • Link Traffic—Displays a diagram of inter-switch link and link saturation for transmitting and receiving in the data center.

  • Audit Log—Displays the accounting log table of DCNM.

  • Server Status—Displays the DCNM and federation servers' status and the health check status for the components.

Click the Dashlets drop-down list, you can choose to view the following portlets on the Summary dashboard other than the six default panels:

The panels can be added, removed and dragged around to re-order.

Viewing Top ISLs/Trunks Summary

You can view the top Inter-switch Links(ISLs) or trunks' summary information by following bellow steps:

Procedure
    Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
    Step 2   From the Dashlets drop-down list, choose Top ISLs/Trunks.

    The Top ISLs/Trunks area is displayed on the left side of the window.

    This area displays the performance data for the top 10 performing ISLs, trunk ports or both. Each entry shows the current average receive and transmit percentage, with a graph depicting the percentage of time each trunk spent exceeding the currently configured thresholds, see the Performance Setup Thresholds.

    Step 3   To view all this information in a new window, click the Detach icon in the upper-right corner of the Top ISLs/Trunk area.
    Step 4   Click the bar graph on the left of each entry, a 24-hour graph for the selected item is displayed. A context to the performance data is displayed as well.

    Viewing Top SAN End Ports (SAN only) Summary

    You can view the top SAN end ports summary information by following bellow steps:

    Procedure
      Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
      Step 2   From the Dashlets drop-down list, choose Top SAN End Ports.

      The Top SAN End Ports area is displayed on the left side of the window.

      This area displays the performance data for the top 10 performing SAN host and storage ports. Each entry shows the current receive and transmit percentage, with a graph depicting the percentage of time each trunk spent exceeding the currently configured thresholds, see the Performance Setup Thresholds.

      Step 3   To view all the information in a new window, click the Detach icon in the upper-right corner of the Top SAN End Ports area.
      Step 4   Click the bar graph on the left of each entry, a 24-hour graph for the selected item is displayed. A context to the performance data is displayed as well.

      Viewing Top CPU Summary

      You can view the top CPU summary information by following bellow steps:

      Procedure
        Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
        Step 2   From the Dashlets drop-down list, choose Top CPU.

        The Top CPU area is displayed on the left side of the window.

        This area displays CPU utilization for the discovered switches over the last 24 hours, with a red bar displaying the high watermark for that 24-hour period.

        Step 3   Click the bar graph on the left of each entry, a 24-hour graph for the selected item is displayed. A context to the performance data is displayed as well.

        Viewing Health Summary

        You can view the health summary information by following bellow steps:

        Procedure
          Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
          Step 2   From the Dashlets drop-down list, choose Health.

          The Health Summary area is displayed on the left side of the window. This contains two columns displaying the summary of problems and summary of events for the past 24 hours.

          Step 3   Click the Count adjacent the Warnings pertaining to switches, ISLs, hosts, or storage (other than 0) to view the corresponding inventory for that fabric.
          Step 4   Click the Count adjacent the event severity levels (Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info, or Debug) to view a summary of the corresponding events and descriptions.

          Viewing Inventory (Ports) Summary

          You can view the ports inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

          Procedure
            Step 1   From the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.

            The Summary dashboard is displayed.

            Step 2   From the Dashlets drop-down list on the upper-right corner, choose Inventory (Ports).

            The category of the ports and the number of ports are displayed.

            Viewing Inventory (Modules) Summary

            You can view the modules inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

            Procedure
              Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
              Step 2   Click the Dashlets on the upper right corner, and select Inventory (Modules).

              The modules panel displays the switches on which the modules are discovered, the models name and the count.

              Viewing Inventory (ISLs) Summary

              You can view the Inter-switch links(ISLs) inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

              Procedure
                Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
                Step 2   Click the Dashlets on the upper right corner, and select Inventory (ISLS).

                You see the ISLs panel displaying the category and count of ISLs.

                Viewing Inventory (Logical) Summary

                You can view the logical inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

                Procedure
                  Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
                  Step 2   Click the Dashlets on the upper right corner, and select Inventory (Logical).

                  You see the Logical panel displaying the category and count of logical links.

                  Viewing Inventory (Switches) Summary

                  You can view the switches inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

                  Procedure
                    Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
                    Step 2   Click the Dashlets on the upper right corner, and select Inventory (Switches).

                    You see the switches panel displaying the switch models and the corresponding count.

                    Viewing Inventory (Port Capacity) Summary

                    You can view the port capacity inventory summary information by following bellow steps:

                    Procedure
                      Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Summary.
                      Step 2   Click the Dashlets on the upper right corner, and select Inventory (Port Capacity).

                      You see the tiers, the number and percentage of the available ports, and the remaining days.

                      Network Dashboard

                      Cisco DCNM Web Client enables you to view details of switches including system information, switch capacity, modules, interfaces, and licenses.

                      Procedure
                        Step 1   To access the Network dashboard, from the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Network.

                        An inventory of all the switches that are discovered by Cisco DCNM Web Client is displayed.

                        The following table describes the fields that appear on this page.

                        Field

                        Description

                        Group

                        Displays the group name of the switch.

                        Device Name

                        Displays the name of the switch.

                        IP Address

                        Displays the IP address of the switch.

                        WWN/Chassis Id

                        Displays the World Wide Name (WWN) if available or chassis ID.

                        Health

                        Displays the health situation of the switch.

                        Status

                        Displays the status of the switch.

                        # Ports

                        Displays the number of ports.

                        Model

                        Displays the model name of the switch.

                        Serial No

                        Displays the serial number of the switch.

                        Release

                        Displays the switch version.

                        License

                        Displays the DCNM license installed on the switch.

                        Up Time

                        Displays the up time of the switch.
                        Step 2   Click on a switch in the Device Name column to view the Switch Dashboard.

                        Switch Dashboard

                        The switch dashboard displays the details of the selected switch.

                        Procedure
                          Step 1   From the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Network. Alternatively, choose Inventory > View > Switches.

                          An inventory of all the switches that are discovered by Cisco Prime DCNM Web Client is displayed.

                          Step 2   Click a switch in the Device Name column.

                          The Switch dashboard that corresponds to that switch is displayed along with the following information:

                          • System Info—Displays detailed system information such as the group name, health, module, the time when system is up, the serial number, the version number, contact, location, DCNM license, status, system log sending status, CPU and memory utilization, and VTEP IP address are displayed. Click Health to access the Health score screen, which includes health score calculation and health trend. The popup contains Overview, Modules, Switch Ports, and Events tabs.

                            • (Optional) Click SSH to access the switch through Secure Shell (SSH).

                            • (Optional) Click Device Manager to view a graphical representation of a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch chassis, a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch chassis, a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch chassis, or a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switch chassis including the installed switching modules, the supervisor modules, the status of each port within each module, the power supplies, and the fan assemblies.

                            • (Optional) Click HTTP to access the switch through Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for that switch.

                            • (Optional) Click Accounting to go to the Viewing Accounting Information window pertaining to this switch.

                            • (Optional) Click Backup to go to the Viewing a Configuration window.

                            • (Optional) Click Events to go to the Viewing Events Registration window.

                            • (Optional) Click Show Commands to display the device show commands. The Device Show Commands page helps you to view commands and execute them.

                            • (Optional) Click Copy Running Config to Startup Config to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.

                          • Modules—Displays detailed modules discovered on the switch.

                          • Interfaces—Displays all the interfaces that are discovered for the switch. Select multiple items and click Port Group to create a new port group or add the interfaces into an existing group.

                          • FEX—Allows you to manage a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender and its association with the Cisco NX-OS switch. You can create or modify FEX for the LAN devices by using this feature. The FEX feature is available only on LAN devices. If a Cisco Nexus switch is discovered as part of the SAN fabric, the FEX feature will not be available. The FEX feature is also not supported on Cisco Nexus 1000V devices.

                          • License—Displays detailed information about the licenses installed on the switches.

                          • Features—Displays all the enabled features.

                          • VXLAN—Displays VXLANs and their details such as status, mode, multicast address, and mapped VLAN.

                          • VLAN—Allows you to manage VLANs. You can add, edit, delete, and shutdown VLANs.

                          • Port Capacity—This feature is available for Cisco DCNM-licensed switches only. The physical port capacity area includes the available ports in each tier, such as 40G, 10G, 8G, 4G, 2G, and 1G along with the predicted number of days remaining to reach the maximum (100%) utilization. Click a number under the Days Left left column to view the capacity trend.

                          • VDC—Allows you to create and manage VDCs. As Cisco DCNM supports Cisco Nexus 7000 Series only, click an active Cisco Nexus 7000 switch. After you create a VDC, you can change the interface allocation, VDC resource limits, and the high availability (HA) policies.

                          • Switch On-Board Analytics—Displays the switch on-board analytics charts containing the following information:

                            • Top 10 Slowest Ports

                            • Top 10 Slowest Target Ports

                            • Top 10 Slowest Flows

                            • Top 10 Slowest ITLs

                            • Top 10 Port Traffic

                            • Top 10 Target Ports Traffic

                            • Top 10 Flow Traffic

                            • Top 10 ITL Traffic

                          Storage Dashboard

                          The Storage dashboard provides information about the SAN and LAN storage.

                          To access the Storage dashboard, from the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage.

                          Viewing Storage Enclosures Information

                          After a datasource is configured and the discovery is completed, the discovered storage systems are displayed under the Name column in the Storage Enclosures area. In this area, you can view details of SAN Storage Enclosures, Storage Systems, or both.

                          Procedure
                            Step 1   From the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage.
                            Step 2   From the Show drop-down list, choose SAN Storage Enclosures.
                            Step 3   Select the row to view more details.

                            You see the Events, Topology and Traffic information in the dashboard.

                            Step 4   Click the Filter icon to filter the storage enclosures by Name or by IP Address.
                            Step 5   In the Traffic pane, the Enclosure Traffic is displayed by default. Click the Traffic Utilization icon to view the traffic utilization. The daily average percentage of traffic utilization of the enclosure ports is displayed as a pie chart.

                            Clicking on an individual port slice of the pie chart will display specific traffic utilization details for that port.

                            Viewing Storage Systems Information

                            Procedure
                              Step 1   From the left menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage.
                              Step 2   From the Show drop-down list, choose Storage Systems.
                              Note   

                              • The datasource must be configured and discovered at least once to display the discovered storage system(s). For more information, see Adding, editing, removing, rediscovering and refreshing SMI-S Storage.

                              • Cisco DCNM now differentiate Block Storage and Filer Storage in terms of what it discovers and displays. Filer storage has additional elements: Shares, Quotas and Q-trees.

                                • Shares—Individual storage folders on the file server to which users have access.

                                • Quotas—File and repository size limitations.

                                • Q-trees—Tree based quotas. By using Q-trees, you can partition data and take advantage of different backup strategies, security styles, and settings.

                              Step 3   Click the Click to see more details... icon to view the storage systems summary.
                              Step 4   The following are the elements of the Storage Systems area:
                              Components

                              Components are containers for a set or sub-set of the disks in a storage system. The Component elements view displays a table of the disks in the collection, total number of disks managed and a summary of the collection’s used vs. raw space.

                              Procedure
                                Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                Step 2   The right-hand pane displays a summary of the storage components. Click each name to go to the item in the left menu
                                Step 3   Hover the mouse cursor on the graph to display its details.
                                Step 4   In the left-hand pane, select the storage component to view its details.

                                The number of disks managed along with its details are displayed.

                                Step 5   Click a Serial Number to display the disk and the mapped LUNs details.
                                Step 6   You can use the search box to search for a specific component.
                                Pools

                                Pools are user-defined collections of LUNs displaying the pool storage. The pools elements view displays a summary of the pools, lists the LUNs in the pool and also displays the total managed and raw space.

                                Procedure
                                  Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.

                                  The bar graph next to each pool indicates the total managed space of that pool.

                                  Step 2   In the left-hand pane, select a pool to display:

                                  • Status of the pool

                                  • LUN’s in the pool displaying the total raw space and the total managed space.

                                  • Raid Type

                                  • Disk Type

                                  • Details of the LUNs in the pool

                                  Step 3   You can use the search box to search for a specific pool.
                                  LUNs

                                  LUNs refer to a storage volume or a collection of volumes abstracted into a single volume. It is a unit of storage which can be pooled for access protection and management. Each LUN in the LUN Element View is displayed along with the mapping from Hosts to LUNs. If the associated Fabric has also been discovered, additional information concerning the end-to-end connection between a host and LUN is also displayed.

                                  You are able to create and delete LUNs, create and delete host and LUN maps, and create zoning for HLMs.

                                  Procedure
                                    Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                    Step 2   You can create LUN from Cisco DCNM Web Client > Storage > LUNs.
                                    1. In the middle pane, click Add LUN icon.
                                    2. Enter a valid Name for the LUN, and select its Type and Size. The pool which we carve the storage from is indicated.
                                      Note   

                                      The Create LUN popup can also be accessed from a Pool’s details page, when the LUN list view is selected.

                                    3. Click Add.

                                      A confirmation window will display each step. Once confirmed, the status will update with the results of each step.

                                      After LUN creation completes successfully, the user can then Assign Hosts, or click Close and assign Hosts later from the LUN Details view.

                                    Step 3   Select a LUN in the left navigation pane to view the details.

                                    • The LUN details along with its status and the number of Associated Hosts.

                                    • The Host LUN Mapping details along with the Access (Granted) information.

                                    If the associated Fabric has also been discovered, additional information about the switch interfaces and zoning concerning the end-to-end connection between the Host and LUN is also displayed.

                                    Note    All fabrics that are discovered must be licensed or the fabric correlation will be disabled in the Web Client. When the feature is disabled, all correlation fields display “Unlicensed Fabric”.
                                    Step 4   You can delete LUNs in the SMI-S Storage Enclosure.
                                    1. Navigate to Storage > Storage System > LUNs.

                                      A list of LUNs in the SMI-S Storage Enclosure is displayed in the right-hand window.

                                    2. Select one LUN from the list and then click Remove.

                                      A confirmation window will display each step. Once confirmed, the status will update with the results of each step.

                                    3. Click Apply.
                                    Step 5   You can add mapping from Host to LUN.
                                    1. Select the LUNs from the left-hand pane.

                                      A list of LUNs in the SMI-S Storage Enclosure is displayed in the right-hand window.

                                    2. Select a LUN from the list underneath.

                                      The details for the selected LUN are displayed, including the current Host LUN Mappings for that LUN.

                                    3. Click the Add button.

                                      The Add Hosts to Mask window pops out.

                                    4. Select one or more Hosts, and then click Add. The Hosts are then added to the LUN Mapping. In addition, each HLM pair will be zoned if it is not already zoned.
                                      Note   

                                      Host LUN Mappings can also be added via the Host Dashboard. See Viewing Host Enclosures, for more information.

                                    Step 6   You can remove mapping from Host to LUN.
                                    1. Select the LUNs from the left-hand pane.

                                      A list of LUNs in the SMI-S Storage Enclosure is displayed in the right-hand window.

                                    2. Select a LUN from the list underneath.

                                      The details for the selected LUN are displayed, including the current Host LUN Mappings for that LUN.

                                    3. Select one or more existing Host LUN Mappings and click the remove icon.

                                      A confirmation window appears and displays each step.

                                    4. Click Apply.

                                      The status will update with the results of each step.

                                    Step 7   (Optional)  You can add Zoning to the LUNs.
                                    1. Select the LUNs from the left-hand pane.

                                      A list of LUNs in the SMI-S Storage Enclosure is displayed in the right-hand window.

                                    2. Select a LUN from the list underneath.

                                      The details for the selected LUN are displayed, including the current Host LUN Mappings for that LUN. One of the columns of the Host LUN Mapping table identifies the existing zone(s) if any of the HLM currently has for zoning.

                                    3. Select one or more HLMs which have Unknown or None for zoning, and clickAdd Zoning.
                                    4. Click Apply.

                                      The status will update with the results of each step.

                                    Filer Volumes

                                    Filer Volumes are applicable only for NetApp. The Filer Volume Element view displays the Status, Containing Aggregate along with the total capacity and used space.

                                    Procedure
                                      Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                      Step 2   In the left-hand pane, select the filer to display:

                                      • The status of the filer along with the containing aggregate name.

                                      • Hover the mouse cursor over the graph to view the total capacity and available storage of the filer.

                                      Step 3   You can use the search box to search for a specific Filer.
                                      Hosts

                                      The Hosts only describes the NWWN(s) associated with a host or host enclosure along with the associated Host LUN Mapping and the Host Ports. If the associated Fabric has also been discovered, additional information concerning the end-to-end connection between a host and LUN is also displayed.

                                      Procedure
                                        Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                        Step 2   In the left-hand pane, select a host to display:

                                        • The NWWN (Node WWN) is the WWN of the device connected to the switch.

                                        • The Host Ports along with the Host LUN Mapping.

                                        • In the Host Ports section, click a Host Enclosure Name to view its Events, Topology and SAN Traffic. For more information see the Storage Dashboard section.

                                        • In the Host Ports sections, click a Host Interface to view the Switch Dashboard.

                                        • In the Host LUN Mapping section, click a Storage Interface to view the Switch Dashboard.

                                        • In the Host LUN Mapping section, click a Storage Name to view its Events, Topology and SAN Traffic. For more information see the Storage Dashboard section.

                                        If the associated Fabric has also been discovered, additional information about the switch interfaces and zoning concerning the end-to-end connection between the Host and LUN is also displayed.

                                        Note    All fabrics that are discovered must be licensed or the fabric correlation will be disabled in the Web Client. When the feature is disabled, all correlation fields display “Unlicensed Fabric”.
                                        Step 3   You can use the search box to search for a specific host.
                                        Storage Processors

                                        Storage Processors are elements on a storage system, which enable some of its features. A storage processor includes the collection of Storage Ports it manages. In the Storage Processor Element View, the list of Storage Ports associated with a Storage Processor is displayed.

                                        Procedure
                                          Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                          Step 2   In the left-hand pane, select a storage processor to display:

                                          • The status, adapter details and the number of ports of the storage processor.

                                          • The storage ports details.

                                          Step 3   You can use the search box to search for a specific storage processor.
                                          Storage Ports

                                          A storage port is a single port on the Storage System. It displays the summary information of each port selected.

                                          Procedure
                                            Step 1   Use the Storage System drop-down to select the storage system.
                                            Step 2   In the left-hand pane, select a storage port to display its details.
                                            Step 3   You can use the search box to search for a specific storage port.

                                            Viewing Storage Enclosure Events

                                            Procedure
                                              Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage. Use the drop-down to select All, SAN Storage Enclosures or Storage Systems.

                                              You see the list of storage enclosures in the table.

                                              Step 2   Click the Events icon next to the storage enclosure to view the Events panel.
                                              Step 3   You can use the slider control to resize the panel.

                                              Viewing Storage Enclosure Topology

                                              Procedure
                                                Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage. Use the drop-down to select All, SAN Storage Enclosures or Storage Systems.

                                                You see the list of storage enclosures in the table.

                                                Step 2   Select the row to view the topology details.
                                                Step 3   Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom-in and zoom-out.
                                                Step 4   Click the Fabric/Network icon to view the Fabric/Network path.
                                                Step 5   Click the All Paths icon to view the complete set-up.
                                                Step 6   Click the First Shortest Path icon to view the shortest path.
                                                Note    Click Map View icon to enable the icons listed in Step 4, 5 and 6 above.
                                                Step 7   Click the Tabular View icon to view the host topology in tabular format.

                                                Viewing Storage Enclosure Traffic

                                                Procedure
                                                  Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Storage. Use the drop-down to select All, SAN Storage Enclosures or Storage Systems.

                                                  You see the list of storage enclosures in the table

                                                  Step 2   Select the row to view the topology details.
                                                  Step 3   Use the drop-down to select the traffic according to the time duration.
                                                  Step 4   Select the icons to view the traffic as a Grid, Line Chart or Stacked Chart.
                                                  Step 5   Click the Show Events icon to view the events.
                                                  Step 6   Use the options at the bottom of the screen to view a pie chart or a line chart. Click on each name on the chart to view its details.

                                                  Compute

                                                  The compute dashboard provides you with all the information related to the discovered SAN and LAN hosts. It provides detailed information related to the network, such as I/O traffic, disk latency, CPU, memory statistics, topology, and events about each individual host and virtual machines that are configured on top of the virtual host. The compute dashboard consists of four panels:

                                                  • Host Enclosures panel—Lists the hosts and their network attributes.

                                                  • Traffic panel—Provides the I/O statistics, CPU and memory information, and disk latency of individual hosts or virtual machines.

                                                  • Topology panel—Provides end-to-end topology layout and path information between host enclosures and storage enclosures. The discovered virtual machines are displayed and when you select the virtual machine, the path to the SAN data source is displayed. You can toggle this view to list all data paths.

                                                  • Event panel—Provides information about events of all of the switch ports that are configured within a specific host enclosure.

                                                  This section contains the following topics:

                                                  Viewing Host Enclosures

                                                  Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.x, you can view and search the network servers that are connected to the Cisco NX-OS devices. Cisco DCNM extends the fabric visibility up to the server and allows you to discover and search the end devices that are attached to the network.


                                                  Note
                                                  Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.x, Server Credentials, Servers, and Static Server-Adapter Mapping are no longer available.

                                                  Beginning from Cisco DCNM Release 10.1, you are able to assign storage to hosts.

                                                  Procedure
                                                    Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Compute.

                                                    You see the list of hosts in the host enclosures table.

                                                    Step 2   Select the row to view more details.

                                                    You see the Events, topology and Traffic information in the dashboard.

                                                    Step 3   To edit the host name, you can select the row and click the Rename icon. Enter the new name in the pop-out dialog.
                                                    Note   

                                                    Specifying a blank name will cause the server to default the name.

                                                    Step 4   To assign storage to host, you can select the row and click the Assign icon next to the Rename icon.

                                                    The Assign Storage to Host window pops out. The selection of Host will be by enclosure, and multiple selection of LUN(s) is allowed. Once you click assign, a confirmation window will display each step. Once confirmed, the status will update with the results of each step.

                                                    Step 5   Click on Quick Filter drop down to filter host enclosures (not storage) by LAN, SAN and Virtual.

                                                    Viewing Host Events

                                                    Procedure
                                                      Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Compute.

                                                      You see the list of hosts in the host enclosures table.

                                                      Step 2   Click the Events icon next to the host enclosure to view the Events panel.
                                                      Step 3   You can use the slider control to resize the panel.

                                                      Viewing Host Topology

                                                      Procedure
                                                        Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Compute.

                                                        You see the list of hosts in the host enclosures table

                                                        Step 2   Select the row to view the host topology details.
                                                        Step 3   You can use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom-in and zoom-out.
                                                        Step 4   Click the Fabric/Network icon to view the fabric and network path.
                                                        Step 5   Click the All Paths icon to view the complete set-up.
                                                        Step 6   Click the First Shortest Path icon to view the first shortest path.
                                                        Note    Click Map View icon to enable the icons listed in step 4, 5 and 6 above.
                                                        Step 7   Click the Tabular View icon to view the host topology in tabular format.
                                                        Step 8   Click the Custom Port Group icon to view the custom port group.

                                                        View Host Traffic

                                                        Procedure
                                                          Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard > Compute.

                                                          You see the list of hosts in the host enclosures table

                                                          Step 2   Select the row to view the host topology details.
                                                          Step 3   Use the drop-down to select the traffic according to the time duration.
                                                          Step 4   Select the icons to view the traffic as a Grid, Line Chart or Stacked Chart.
                                                          Step 5   In the Traffic pane, the Enclosure Traffic is displayed by default. Click the Traffic Utilization icon to view the traffic utilization. The daily average percentage of traffic utilization of the enclosure ports is displayed as a pie chart.