Administrator Guide

Set GUI Communication Policies
You can set policies for managing connections between your workstation and the Group Manager GUI.
1. Click Tools.
2. Click User Preferences.
3. Click the Communication tab.
4. Select your preferences and click OK.
Set Alarm Policies
You can set alarm policies to control problem notication.
1. Click Tools.
2. Click User Preferences.
3. Click the Alarms tab.
4. Select your preferences and click OK.
An alarm indicates a potential problem with your array.
Display NAS Cluster Alarms
NAS cluster alarms help you discover and correct problems before they disrupt operations. You can display alarms by severity or by
category.
NOTE: A problem with a NAS controller does not always generate an alarm, but it will generate an event message.
Display by Severity
1. Click Group, expand Group Conguration, and then select the NAS cluster.
2. Click View alarms.
Display by Category
1. Click the Up arrow in the corner of the Alarms panel, which is located at the bottom of the Group Manager GUI window, to
open the Alarms panel.
2. Click the Critical tab to display the critical alarms. Click the Warnings tab to display the warning alarms.
Set Advanced Policies
You can select options for setting data validation, debugging policies, and software updates. You can also set advanced policies to
control problem notications.
1. Click Tools.
2. Click User Preferences.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Select your preferences and click OK.
Monitor Events
Event messages help you monitor group operations and correct problems before they disrupt operations. The group generates a
message when a signicant event that requires corrective action occurs in the group (for example, when hardware fails or replication
Post-Setup Tasks
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