Spectrum Control GUI

The IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition GUI provides an intuitive easy-to-use browser-based interface for managing IBM storage resources.

The Spectrum Control GUI consists of the four panes:

  • Applications – integration with vCenter and vCO servers.
  • Spaces/Services – handling storage spaces and services.
  • Storage Systems – management of storage arrays and storage resources.
  • Monitoring integration with vCOps server.

After successful login, the Spaces/Services and Storage Systems panes are displayed.

Figure 1. Spaces/Services and Storage Systems panes
This image shows the Spaces/Services and Arrays panes

Click Configuration on the left of the screen to go to the Applications pane, or click Monitoring on the right to display the Monitoring pane. When the Applications pane is displayed, click Allocation to return to the initial view (Spaces/Services and Storage Systems panes). To return to the initial view from the Monitoring pane, click Storage Space.

The table below summarizes functionality of the GUI elements.

Table 1. Spectrum Control GUI elements
GUI Element Description
This is the Add button. Click this button to add a new object (server, storage service, array, etc).
This is the Edit button, which is displayed when the mouse pointer is moved over an object. Click this button to configure the object (array, pool, server, etc) or remove it.
This is the Home button. Click this button to display the home screen (Spaces/Services and Arrays panes).
This is the Settings button. Use this button to access the Settings menu to:
  • Define storage credentials
  • Manage certificates
  • Add and change the Spectrum Control users
  • Add and edit storage spaces
  • Collect logs
  • Display version number of Spectrum Control and included applications
  • Access product documentation
This is the Remove button. Click this button to remove a storage space from the Space List or delete a user from the User List. These lists are available in the Settings menu.
This is the Help button. Click this button display the Welcome page, which is also available after login.
These are the right and left navigation pointers. They indicate if additional panes are available to the right or to the left of the current display.