Configuration: overview, User interface – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Configuration: Overview

Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) online help

contains information on how to use the MDSM application to perform the

configuration and management tasks described in this document. You can

access online help by clicking Help located at the top right corner of MDSM

interface. For information on installing the MDSM, see the MD3600i and

MD3620i Storage Array’s Deployment Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.

NOTE:

MDSM supports MD3000i, MD32

xxi, and MD36xxi storage arrays and can

automatically detect these storage arrays.

User Interface

The Storage Manager screen is divided into two primary windows:

• Enterprise Management Window (EMW)—The EMW provides high-

level management of the storage arrays. You can launch the Array

Management Window from the EMW.

• Array Management Window (AMW)—The AMW provides management

functions for a single storage array. You can launch more than one AMW at

the same time to manage different storage arrays.

The EMW and the AMW consist of the following:

• The title bar at the top of the window—Shows the name of the

application.

• The menu bar, beneath the title bar—You can select menu options from

the menu bar to perform tasks on a storage array.

• The toolbar, beneath the title bar—You can select options in the toolbar to

perform tasks on a storage array.

• The tabs, beneath the title bar—Tabs are used to group the tasks that you

can perform on a storage array.

• The status bar, beneath the title bar—The status bar shows status

messages and status icons related to the storage array.

NOTE:

The toolbar and status bar are not displayed by default. To view the toolbar

or the status bar, select ViewToolbar or View Status Bar, respectively.

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