Chapter 4

Configuration of the Filer

Configuration using FilerView

Using FilerView

This chapter introduces FilerView, the Network Appliance Web-based administration tool for Data ONTAP, and describes how to use it to continue the configuration of a filer, if needed.

FilerView enables you to perform most administration tasks from any client on your network that has a compatible Web browser. FilerView is a GUI-based administration tool that performs tasks that would 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.

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

If you just finished the basic filer configuration using the Setup Wizard, you can click the system management tools link on the Setup Wizard's Finished page to access FilerView.

Otherwise, you can access FilerView by pointing your browser to the filer home page (http://hostname/na_admin), substituting the filer's 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, the filer home page is loaded, 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	Links to the FilerView opening screen with management options.
Filer-At-A-Glance	Displays a tool that monitors the performance of the filer.
Initiate a Support Call	Links to the Customer Support Initiate Call form.

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 the 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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