HP StorageWorks 2300 Modular Smart Array reference guide (500911-001, January 2009)

18 Using Storage Management Utility (SMU)
• Many tables can be sorted by a specific column. To do so, click the column heading to sort low to high;
click again to sort high to low.
• Do not use the browser's Back, Forward, Reload, or Refresh buttons. The application is essentially a
single page that is automatically updated to show current data. You do not need to refresh it and if you
click Back, you may exit the application.
• An asterisk (*) identifies a required setting.
• The icon in the upper right corner of the main window shows the status of communication between
SMU, the Management Controller (MC), and the Storage Controller (SC), as described in the following
table.
• Below the communication status icon, a timer shows how long your session can be idle until you are
automatically signed out. This timer resets after each action you perform. One minute before
auto-signout you are prompted to continue using SMU.
Tips for using the help window
• In the main panel, clicking the help icon displays help for the last-selected item, whether it is a
component in the Configuration View panel or a subpanel in the main panel.
• In the help window, clicking the arrowed border displays or hides the help contents pane.
• A topic remains displayed until you browse to another topic in the help window, display help for a
different item in the main window, or close the help window.
• If you have viewed more than one help topic, you can click the arrow icons to display the previous or
next topic.
System concepts
About user accounts
The system provides three default user accounts and allows a maximum of 12 user accounts to be
configured. Any account can be modified or removed except you cannot remove the user you are signed in
as.
User accounts have these options:
• User Name. A user name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in the system. A name cannot
include a comma, double quote, or backslash.
• Password. A password is case sensitive. A password cannot include a comma, double quote, or
backslash. Though optional, passwords are highly recommended to ensure system security.
• Access Level. Select Monitor to let the user view system settings, or Manage to let the user view and
change system settings.
• User Type. Select Standard to allow access to standard functions, or Advanced to allow access to all
functions except diagnostic functions, or Diagnostic to allow access to all functions.
Table 2 SMU communication status icons
Icon Meaning
SMU can communicate with the Management Controller,
which can communicate with the Storage Controller.
SMU cannot communicate with the Management Controller.
SMU can communicate with the Management Controller,
which cannot communicate with the Storage Controller.