User interfaces for servicing your system
The system provides several user interfaces to troubleshoot, recover, or maintain your system. The interfaces provide various sets of facilities to help resolve situations that you might encounter.
- Use the management GUI to monitor and maintain the configuration of storage that is associated with your clustered systems.
- Use the service assistant to complete service procedures.
- Use the command line interface (CLI) to manage your system. The front panel on the node provides an alternative
service interface.Note: The front panel display is replaced by a technician port on some models.
- Management GUI interface
The management GUI is a browser-based GUI for configuring and managing all aspects of your system. It provides extensive facilities to help troubleshoot and correct problems. - Service assistant interface
The service assistant interface is a browser-based GUI that is used to service your nodes. - Command-line interface
Use the command-line interface (CLI) to manage a system with task commands and information commands. - Service command-line interface
Use the service command-line interface (CLI) to manage a node using the task commands and information commands. - Technician port for node access
A technician port is available on the rear of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 or SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 to use a direct connection for installing and servicing support. - Front panel interface
The front panel on each node has a small display, and five control buttons. This panel provides access to system and node status information, and a means to run certain system configuration and recovery actions.
Parent topic: Troubleshooting
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