HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

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

“Monitoring systems, clusters, and events” for information about customizing and creating new

collections. See “Default shared collections” for more information about the default shared collections

shipped with HP SIM.

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.

NOTE: To maximize the workspace, click the Maximize link next to the Help icon ( ). To restore

the workspace to its original size, click Restore Size.

The four default sections on the introductory page include the following:

• Do this now to finish the installation: This section appears only if the following conditions are

met:

• The user has

administrative rights

• The user has not disabled this section from the Home Page Settings page.

• Monitor This section provides links to common monitoring tasks, including locating and tracking

systems

and

events

• Manage This section provides links to frequently used tools and features available from the

menus above the workspace. These links provide access to inventory reports, software and firmware

deployment,

discovery

, event handling, integrating custom tools, and

authorizations

• Did You Know You Can...? This section provides useful tips and shortcuts, including where you

can learn more about HP products, service offerings, and software.

This section appears if you have not disabled it from the Home Page Settings page.