Web-based UI

The IBM Spectrum Connect UI provides an intuitive easy-to-use browser-based interface for managing IBM® storage resources.

The Spectrum Connect web UI consists of the four panes:

  • Interfaces – integration with vCenter and vRO servers; PowerShell and IBM Enabler for Containers.
  • Spaces/Storage Services – handling storage spaces and services. These entities are described in the Storage space and service management section.
  • Storage Systems – management of storage systems and storage resources.
  • Monitoring integration with vROps server.

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

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

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

Figure 2. Interfaces and Spaces/Services panes
This image shows the Interfaces and Spaces/Storage Services panes

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

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

The table below summarizes functionality of the UI elements.

Table 1. Spectrum Connect UI elements
UI element Description
Add button. Click this button to add a new object (server, storage service, system, etc).
Edit button, which is displayed a row in a table is selected. Click this button to configure the object in the table row (user, storage space, etc).
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
  • Define VASA Provider credentials
  • Manage certificates
  • Add and change the Spectrum Connect users
  • Add and edit storage spaces
  • Collect logs, display additional help options
  • Display version number of Spectrum Connect 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 guided tour, which is also available after the initial login.
Right and left navigation pointers. They indicate if additional panes are available to the right or to the left of the current display.
Attach/Delegate button. It is available, when an unattached storage object is selected. Click this button to:
  • Delegate a storage service to a previously selected interface (vCenter, vRO, PowerShell, Enabler for Containers)
  • Attach a storage resource to a previously selected storage service
Detach/Cancel Delegation button. It is available, when an attached storage resource is selected. Click this button to:
  • Cancel delegation of a storage service to a previously selected interface
  • Detach a storage resource from a previously selected storage service
Bar View button. Click this button to display the available storage systems and resources as vertical bars.
Table View button. Click this button to display the available storage systems and resources as a table.
Start Monitoring button. It is available, when the mouse pointer is moved over a storage system, which is not monitored via vROps. Click this button to start the monitoring process.
Stop Monitoring button. It is available, when the mouse pointer is moved over a storage system, which is monitored via vROps. Click this button to stop the monitoring process.