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Accessing a storage system using the HTTP/Web interface, FilerView

What FilerView is  Top

FilerView is an HTTP/Web-based graphical management interface that enables you to manage most storage system functions from a Web browser rather than by entering commands at the console, through a Telnet session, the rsh command, or by using scripts or configuration files.

You can also use FilerView to view information about the storage system, its physical storage units, such as adapters, disks and RAID groups, and its data storage units, such as aggregates, volumes, and LUNs. You can also view statistics about network traffic.

FilerView is easy to use, and you can access online Help, which explains Data ONTAP features and how to use them.

FilerView requires a Web browser and Java support  Top

FilerView requires a Netscape Navigator® 4.51 or later or Microsoft® Internet ExplorerTM 4.0 or later browser. The browser must have Java and JavaScript enabled.

If your system has a newer version of Microsoft Windows, and it does not include Java support, you must download a Java run-time environment separately to ensure FilerView functions properly.

Note
Other browsers that support Java and JavaScript might also be compatible with FilerView.

Client platforms that support FilerView  Top

The following platforms support FilerView:

Options that control access to FilerView  Top

The following options control access to FilerView. For information about how to use these options, see the na_options man pages:

Accessing a storage system from a client by using FilerView  Top

To access a storage system from a client by using FilerView, complete the following steps.

Step

Action
1

Start your Web browser.

2

Enter the following URL, replacing filername with the name of your storage system:

http://filername/na_admin

filername is either the fully qualified name or the short name of the storage system or the IP address of the storage system.

Result

The online administrative window appears.

3

Click FilerView.

Result

  • If the storage system is password protected, you are prompted for a user name and password.
  • Otherwise, FilerView is launched, and a screen appears with a list of categories in the left panel and the System Status information in the main panel.

    Note
    To access FilerView securely, set up the SecureAdminTM feature and enable it for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) by using the secureadmin command. Then access the Web site using https://filername/na_admin. For more information about SecureAdmin, see Chapter 9, Using SecureAdmin and the na_secureadmin(1) man page.

Using the interface  Top

The FilerView interface consists of three main frames: a left frame, a right frame, and a title frame.

Left frame

The left frame contains an expandable list of topics:

Selecting a function or wizard  Top

To select a function or wizard, complete the following step.

Step

Action
1

Click the function name or wizard.

Result

  • If you click a function name, the category expands and you can select a specific task.
  • If you click a wizard, you are prompted to enter data or make selections.

Viewing the real-time displays  Top

To view the real-time displays, complete the following steps.

Step

Action
1

Click Real Time Status.

2

Click the display you want to view.

Note
If you select Health Monitor, a Java applet is launched, which may take several seconds to load.

Right frame

If you select the add function from the left frame for volumes or aggregates, a wizard is launched. If you select manage, configure or report functions from the left frame, the right frame changes to display forms that provide information about the system configuration. You can change the system configuration by entering data in the fields or by making selections from lists.

To change the system configuration, complete the following steps.

Step

Action
1

Change information that is displayed in the right frame.

2

Save the information by pressing the Add button.

Title frame

The title frame contains the name of the function you select from the left frame, followed by the path to the function. For example, if you select Report in the Volumes category, the title frame shows the path as Volumes > Report.

Help buttons:

Help buttons are situated next to the categories in the left frame and in the title frame. Help provides a description of the function, descriptions of the fields that the function uses, and procedures for tasks you can perform with the function.

To view Help, complete the following steps.

Step

Action
1

Click the Help button next to a category.

Result:

A two-frame Help screen appears. The left frame displays an expandable table of contents, with additional tabs at the top labeled Index and Search. As you select topics from the left frame, the right frame displays a page with tabs at the top labeled Concepts, Procedures, and More Information, which relate to the topic you selected. The tabs only appear when the topic in left frame specifically cover procedures, and More Information is not available for all topics.

2

To view tasks, click the Procedures tab when it appears at the top of the right frame.

3

To view additional information about a topic, when available, click the More Information tab when it appears at the top of the right frame.

4

To view descriptions of fields, click the Help icon next to the appropriate field in the left FilerView frame.

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