Administrator Guide

Viewing Storage Center Information
Summary Information
Unisphere connected directly to a Storage Center provides summary information for that single Storage Center. To view summary
information for the Storage Center, use the Storage Center SUMMARY page.
Unisphere Central connected through a Data Collector provides summary information for all of the Storage Centers managed by the Data
Collector. To view summary information for all of the Storage Centers, use the Unisphere Central HOME dashboard.
Storage Center Widgets
The following widgets provide summary information for an individual Storage Center or multiple Storage Centers, depending on your
configuration. The Storage Center widgets can be rearranged on the page.
Widget Description Home Page
(Multiple Storage
Centers)
Storage Center
Summary Page
(Single Storage
Center)
Inventory Summary information about the objects associated with the
Storage Center or Storage Centers. Information includes
numeric totals and graphical status indicators for each object.
x x
Alerts Summary of the most recent alerts detected by the Storage
Center or Storage Centers. Alert information includes numeric
totals and graphical status indicators for each alert. Clicking
View All opens the Alerts View, which provides a list and
description of all alerts.
x x
Volumes Percent Full A graphical representation of the amount of disk space being
used in each volume.
x x
Volumes Full Forecast Volumes that are estimated to be full within 7 days, 14 days,
and 28 days.
x x
Disk Space Usage Graphical representation of the total raw space on the system
which includes the available space and spare space. Available
space does not include RAID overhead.
x x
Available Space Usage Graphical representation of the available space on the system
which includes the consumed space and free space. Free
space does not include RAID overhead.
x x
Top Used Disk Folders Graphical representation showing used disk space versus
available disk space by disk folder, including the threshold
level. The threshold level is the point at which a disk space
warning is triggered.
N/A x
Hardware Image of the hardware and identifying information such as IP
addresses and firmware version. Clicking (Settings)
opens the Storage Center settings dialog box.
N/A x
Front End IOPS Transfer rate of read and write operations between the
Storage Center and the host for the selected time frame. The
arrow in the upper-right corner brings you to a page that
provides more detailed information about IOPS.
N/A x
Back End IOPS Transfer rate of read and write operations between the
Storage Center and the drives attached to the system. The
N/A x
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