HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 with Update 1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux HP Part Number: 418811-005 Published: April 2009 Edition: 5.3.1

Graphical user interface features
The GUI includes the following six regions:
1. Banner The banner provides a link to the Home page, a link to Sign Out of HP SIM, and displays
the user that is currently signed in. Click the minimize icon in the top right corner to minimize the banner.
To maximize the banner, click the maximize icon.
2. System Status panel This panel provides uncleared event status, system health status information,
and an alarm to notify you about certain events or statuses. You can customize the System Status
panel for your environment. If you do not need to view this panel at all times, you can collapse it by
clicking the minus sign in the top right corner of the panel. To expand the panel, click the plus sign. If
the System Status panel is collapsed and an alarm is received, the panel expands to show the alarm.
You can enlarge the panel clicking the Open in new window icon ( ) to display a separate large
window that you can resize and view from across a room without sitting at the HP SIM terminal.
3. Search panel The search feature enables you to search for matches by system name and common
system attributes. You can also perform an advanced search for matches based on selected criteria.
To speed the search process, as you enter system information in the search box, a dropdown list appears
listing systems that begin with the text you are entering. You can select from the dropdown list or continue
to enter the information. See the HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide at http:/
/h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for information about
search criteria. If you do not need to view this panel at all times, you can collapse it by clicking the
minus sign ( ) in the top right corner of the panel. To expand the panel, click the plus sign ( ).
4. System and Event Collections panel System and event collections enable you to view all known
systems and events in a specific management environment. A collection can be private, visible only to
its creator, or shared, visible to all users. HP SIM ships with default shared collections only. See the HP
Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/
servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for information about customizing and creating new
collections.
5. Menus The HP SIM menus provide access to tools, logs, software options, and online help. The
Options menu is primarily for users who administer the HP SIM software. If you lack authorization to
use these tools, you might not be able to access certain menus.
6. Workspace The workspace displays the results of your latest request. It can contain a collection, tool ,
or report. Some tools launch a separate browser window or X Window terminal instead of displaying
in the workspace . This area contains the Home page when you sign in to HP SIM. By default, the
introductory page is the Home page. The introductory page provides information and tips about HP
SIM and links to frequently used features. You can customize HP SIM to display a different page as the
Home page. See “Customizing the Home Page” for information about selecting a different introductory
page.
60 Using the graphical user interface