Managing Arrays

This help page provides information to guide you through the steps to use the features of the Arrays window when the list of arrays is displayed. It contains the following topics:

Overview

Using the Array List window, you can manage and monitor the arrays that are registered in the Navigator 2 database.

Displaying and Managing Array Properties (back to top)

The Array List window displays a list of all the arrays that are registered in the Navigator 2 database and shows the main properties of each array. To display and manage specific information about a single array

In the array window, either click the name of the array that you want to manage OR complete steps 2 and 3.
Click the to the left of the array name.
Click Show & Configure Array.
Navigator 2 queries the array that you have selected, and after several seconds, displays the Array Properties window. This window displays real time detailed data about the array and provides a comprehensive set of controls to manage many settings for that array.

NOTE: If the array you selected has Password Protection enabled, you must enter your username and password to log in to the array before the Array Properties window can be displayed. See the Password Protection help page for more information.

The Array Properties window can display the data for only one array at a time. To view and manage the data for another array: in the Common Array Tasks area, click Look at All Arrays. This returns you to the Array List window, where you can select a different array. See the Common Array Tasks help page for more information.

Adding an Array (back to top)

To add an Array to Navigator 2, click Add Array. This launches the Add Array wizard. See the help page for the Add Array wizard for instructions to use the wizard.

Editing an Array (back to top)

To edit the information describing an array in the list:

Click the to the left of the name of the array that you want to edit.

NOTE: You can edit only one array at a time.

Click Edit Array at the bottom of the array window. The Edit Array window is displayed.
Change any or all of the following information:

Array Name: This is the name of the selected array.
Group: This is the name of the group to which this array belongs.
IP Address OR Host Name of controller: This is the IP Address or Host Name of this array.
Monitor Error: Checks for any errors in the selected array..

Removing an Array (back to top)

To unregister an array from the Navigator 2 database and delete the name of the array from he list of arrays::

Click the (es) to the left of one or more arrays that you want to remove from the Navigator 2 database.
Click Remove Array in the arrays window. The Remove Array window is displayed. It contains a message confirming the selected array has been removed
Click Close to acknowledge the message and close the message box..

Showing and Configuring Arrays (back to top)

After adding an array to he Navigator 2 database, you can display detailed data about that array in a separate window and manage that detailed data there. To show and configure an array:

In the array window, either click the name of the array that you want to manage OR complete steps 2 and 3.
Select the check box to the left of the array name
Click Show & Configure Array.

The array information window is displayed. For detailed information about this window and how to manage the array, click here.

Error Monitoring (back to top)

The error monitoring function checks for errors on specified arrays at intervals which you can set. It looks for specific errors which you also set, and notifies you by email or other methods which you can set as well. In addition to the information below, see the following help pages for detailed information and instructions for setting up and using this function.

Running Error Monitoring

NOTE: While error monitoring is running, the Reboot Array, Add Array, Show and Configure Array, Edit Array, Remove Array, Edit Error Monitoring Options, and Refresh Information functions are disabled. To use any of these function, you must first stop error monitoring.

To monitor the errors on all arrays registered in Navigator 2 and selected in the listed in the array window, click Run Error Monitoring. The button is located above the list of arrays. Error monitoring starts immediately and runs at a preset interval. See Interval Time in the next section for details. To see the errors that are found for each array, display the array information window for that array. See Showing and Configuring Arrays above.

Stopping Error Monitoring

To stop error monitoring, click Stop Error Monitoring to stop monitoring errors on the selected arrays.

Edit Error Monitoring Options (back to top)

To change the settings that determine when error monitoring is run, click Edit Error Monitoring Options. The Edit Error Monitoring Options window is displayed.

In this window, you can change the following settings:

Interval time: This is a required setting. Use this field to set the number of minutes between error checks. You can set from 1 to 720 minutes (12 hours). The default setting is one minute.
Account for Monitoring Arrays: You must log in to an array before you can monitor it in the background. Enter the user ID and corresponding password that are already set for the is array. If you do not enter this information, the system cannot actively monitor this array. The system requires credentials to gather array information in the background.
Test for the Account: Once you have set the values for the Error Monitoring function, you can use this test to check your settings. To run the test:

Click the to the left of an array name in the subwindow titled Arrays to be monitored and result of test. This array will be used for the test.
Click Test Account to start the test. A message window is displayed during the test. When the test is complete, any errors for the selected array are displayed in the subwindow

NOTE: When you click Test Account, the test begins immediately and runs once.

Filter (back to top)

To display only arrays that match user-settable criteria, click Filter. The Array List Filter window is displayed. In Array List Filter window, you can set several conditions to filter the Array list in the Arrays window. See the Filter help page for detailed information and instructions.

Refresh Information (back to top)

To update the information about the registered arrays, click Refresh.