Using Device Manager - Storage Navigator

This section provides instructions for logging Device Manager - Storage Navigator, describes its user interface, and covers procedures that typically are performed after the initial login.

For information about viewing storage system information, see Viewing and managing the storage system.

Parent Topic

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator

  Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) provides a unified GUI for managing and optimizing the storage systems. HDvM - SN communicates directly with the storage system using a LAN to obtain storage system configuration and status information and send user-requested commands to the storage system.

Child Topics

• Accessing a storage system without management software

  You can use the administrator account created during the initial setup to use HDvM - SN temporarily to access the storage system. You can then perform critical storage management operations during a planned maintenance activity or an unexpected downtime on the management server.

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator restrictions
• Updating your user view
• Reverting to the default view
• Navigating the Device Manager - Storage Navigator user interface
• Balloon dialog box
• Navigating the help

  The Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) help provides instructions for using the Device Manager - Storage Navigator software.

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows