Users Guide

Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 205
Perform the following steps to configure your own user account with the Home > User Info page:
1. In the User Information section, enter the following information:
 Name—Enter the ID by which you log into and operate in AWMS.
 Email Address—Enter the email address to be used for alerts, triggers, and additional AWMS functions
that support an email address.
 Phone—Enter the area code and phone number, if desired.
 Notes—Enter any additional text-based information that helps other AWMS users or administrators to
understand the functions, roles, or other rights of the user being created.
Monitoring and Supporting AWMS with the System Pages
The System pages provide a centralized location for system-wide AWMS data and settings. Apart from Triggers,
Alerts, and Backups pages that are described elsewhere in this chapter, the remaining pages of the System section
are as follows:
 System > Status—Displays status of all AWMS services. Refer to “Using the System > Status Page” on
page206.
 System > Event Log—This useful debugging tool keeps a list of recent AWMS events, including APs coming
up and down, services restarting, and most AWMS-related errors as well as the user that initiated the action.
Refer to “Using the System > Event Log Page” on page207.
 System > Configuration Change Jobs—Manages configuration changes in AWMS. Refer to “Using the
System > Configuration Change Jobs Page” on page207.
 System > Firmware Upgrade Jobs—Displays information about current and scheduled firmware upgrades.
Refer to “Loading Firmware Files to AWMS” on page50.
 System > Performance—Displays basic AWMS hardware information as well as resource usage over time.
Refer to “Using the System > Performance Page” on page208.
Stats Select the specific data you would like to see in the header. Note: This field only appears
if you selected Yes in the previous field.
Severe Alert Threshold Configures the minimum severity of an alert to be included in the Severe Alerts count.
Note: The severe alerts count header info will only be displayed if ‘Severe Alerts’ is
selected in the Stats section above. Note: This field only appears if you selected Yes in the
Customize Header Columns field.
Include Device Types Configures the types of devices that should be included in the header stats. If a device
type is not selected then it will not be included in the header stats. This field only appears
if you selected Yes in Customize Header Columns.
Customize Search/Search
Preferences
Set to No by default; when set to Yes, you can select which search categories to display
when search results are returned.
Default Number of Records per
List
Defines the number of rows to appear in any list by default. If a row count is manually set,
it will override the default setting.
Reset List Preferences Reset all list preferences including number of records per list, column order and hidden
column information.
Customize Columns for Other
Roles
Allows admin users to determine the columns that should be displayed and the order they
should be displayed for specific user roles. To customize lists for other users, navigate to
that list and select Choose Columns for roles above the list. Make the desired column
changes; select the roles to update and Save.
Console Refresh Rate The frequency in which lists and charts automatically refresh on a page.
Table 119 Home > User Info Fields (Continued)
Field Description