HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

that particular server, including server blade name, slot number, and the enclosure in which the server is
located. You can also click a server name to display information about the server. The System Page appears.
The following systems are displayed in the picture view for racks and enclosures:
• Servers or desktops
• Interconnect switch
• Power supply enclosure
Interconnect bays that have no server, desktop, or interconnect switch identified are displayed in the picture
view for enclosures.
View as
You can change the way the picture view page appears. Click the down arrow on the View as dropdown
list, and then select table, icon, or picture view. However, the picture view is only available if you have
already drilled down to a rack or enclosure by clicking the rack or enclosure name on the system table view
page, and then switching back to a table or icon view. Drilling down to a rack or enclosure restricts the
systems to only those that pertain to the rack or enclosure. You can then switch between the other view types.
NOTE: The HP BladeSystem collection does not provide a picture view option.
Quick Launch
The Quick Launch link provides instant access to a short list of frequently used tools. Place your cursor over
the link to expand the menu and view the tools available for the systems that are currently displayed. Selecting
a tool from this list bypasses the target verification page of the Task Wizard, regardless of the Task Wizard
settings. Tools launched with this menu cannot be scheduled. The menu can be customized by clicking the
Customize link in the Quick Launch menu.
Related topics
• System table view page
• Navigating the system table view page
• About racks and enclosures
Creating and editing racks
Creating a rack
When HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) discovers systems, it only displays enclosures. From the picture
view of the enclosure, you can add it to a rack. The racks that you created in the previous release are all
available in the All Racks collection. You can add the enclosure to these previously created racks or you
can create new racks and add enclosures to it. After you create these racks, they are listed in the All Racks
collection. The All p-class Racks and All e-Class Racks collections are no longer available.
To create a rack:
You can create a rack only from the picture view of an enclosure. You can add the enclosure to an existing
rack, or you can create a rack and add the enclosure to it.
1. To access the picture view, navigate to All e-Class Enclosures, All c-Class Enclosures or All
p-Class Enclosures in the System and Event Collections panel.
2. Click an enclosure. The enclosure picture view appears.
Note: In an enclosure under the Identification section, if the Rack name displays Not Available then
the enclosure is not included in any rack.
3. To add the enclosure to a new rack, click Add Enclosure to a rack. The Add to rack dropdown list
appears.
Note: This option is only available if an enclosure is not associated with a rack.
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