Spectrum Control Base 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 Base 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 systems and storage resources.
Monitoring integration with vCOps server.

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

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

This image shows the Applications and Spaces/Services panes — Figure 2. Applications and Spaces/Services panes

To return to the initial view from the Monitoring pane, click Storage Space.

This image shows the Storage Systems and Monitoring panes — Figure 3. Storage Systems and Monitoring panes

The table below summarizes functionality of the GUI elements.

Table 1. Spectrum Control Base GUI elements
GUI Element	Description
	Add button. Click this button to add a new object (server, storage service, system, etc).
	Edit button, which is displayed when the mouse pointer is moved over an object. Click this button to configure the object (system, pool, server, etc) or remove it.
	Home button. Click this button to display the home screen (Spaces/Services and Storage Systems panes).
	Settings button. Use this button to access the Settings menu to: Define storage credentials Manage certificates Add and change the Spectrum Control Base users Add and edit storage spaces Collect logs Display version number of Spectrum Control Base and included applications Access product documentation
	Remove button. Click this button to remove a storage element or delete a user from the User List.
	Help button. Click this button to display the Welcome page, which is also available after login.
	Right and left navigation pointers. They indicate if additional panes are available to the right or to the left of the current display.
	Resource Attach button. It is available, when an unattached storage resource is selected in a Storage Resources table. Click this button to attach the storage resource to a previously selected storage service.
	Resource Detach button. It is available, when an attached storage resource is selected in a Storage Resources table. Click this button to detach the storage resource from a previously selected storage service.