Chapter 10

Using FilerView

Administering your filer from a Web-based tool

About this chapter

This chapter introduces FilerView, the Network Appliance^TM-based administration tool for Data ONTAP.

FilerView enables you to perform most administration tasks from any client on your network that has a compatible Web browser. FilerView uses Java applets to perform tasks that otherwise require you to enter commands at the filer console or edit configuration files.

You can use FilerView even if you did not purchase a license for the HTTP protocol.

If you prefer to manage the filer by using a command-line interface and editing configuration files, refer to the System Administrator's Guide for complete instructions.

Prerequisites

You need Netscape Navigator 4 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or later to access FilerView. FilerView has not been tested with other Web browsers.

Accessing FilerView

To access FilerView, point your browser to the filer home page (http://hostname/na_admin), substituting the filer name for hostname:

Example

If your host's name is toaster, enter the following URL:

http://toaster/na_admin

When your browser connects to the filer, you see the filer home page, as shown.

The initial page contains the choices shown in the following table.


Choice	Description
Manual Pages	Links to UNIX-style man pages for the Data ONTAP console commands.
FilerView	Displays the FilerView program in a separate window.
Filer At-A-Glance	Displays a tool that monitors the performance of the filer.
Initiate a support call	Directs the Web browser to a form on the Network Appliance technical support Web site. You can use the form to report problems.

FilerView interface

The following illustration shows the FilerView interface.

Using the interface

The FilerView interface consists of two frames: a left frame and a right frame.

Left frame

The left frame contains an expandable list of categories:

The Real-time Displays category contains choices that launch separate tools that monitor filer performance.
The other categories represent management functions.

To view the real-time displays or the functions in a category, double-click Real-time Displays or a category name. To select a real-time display or a function, double-click the display or function name.

Note: The first time you select a function, FilerView prompts you to enter the filer's administration password. After you enter the correct password, FilerView does not prompt you for the password again.

Right frame

The right frame contains a logo initially.

As you select functions from the left frame, the right frame changes to display forms that provide information about the filer configuration and enable you to change the filer's configuration.

To alter the filer configuration, you change information that is displayed in forms and then save the information.

Help button

The top of the window contains a Help button that you can click to view Help for the form that is currently displayed in the right frame.

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