User`s guide

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Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
Adaptec Storage Manager provides multiple ways to work with its menus and windows.
Most menu options are available by:
● Selecting items from the menu bar.
● Clicking buttons on the tool bar.
● Right-clicking on components in the main window. (Only tasks and windows associated
with a specific component are available on right-click menus.)
For simplicity, the tasks in this
User’s Guide are explained mainly using menu bar options.
About the Actions Menu
Most of the main tasks in Adaptec Storage Manager are available from the Actions menu on
the menu bar. Options that appear on the Actions menu vary, depending on which type of
component is selected in the main window. For instance, managed systems, disk drives, and
hot spares each have specialized Actions menus.
For an overview of all Actions menu options, see What options are on the Actions menu? on
page 165.
Overview of the Main Window
The main window of Adaptec Storage Manager has three main panels—left, right, and
bottom—in addition to the other features shown in this figure.
The left panel always shows the Enterprise View; the bottom panel always shows the event log.
Different information, or views, appear in the right panel depending on which component is
selected in the Enterprise View. (In this example, a controller is selected in the Enterprise View,
and the right panel displays the Physical Devices and Logical Devices Views.)
Tool Bar
Menu Bar
Physical Devices
View
Logical Devices
View
Enterprise
View
Event Log
Direct
Attached
Storage
branch