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Performing common administration tasks with SP Perspectives that were previously performed using the System Monitor GUI

If you previously used the System Monitor GUI to perform hardware administrative tasks, you now can use the Hardware Perspective to perform the same functions. Table 15 lists the System Monitor GUI function and the corresponding Hardware Perspective function. Note that this table does not provide detailed instructions on performing these tasks using the Hardware Perspective. For more detailed information, see the Hardware Perspective online help.

Table 15. System Monitor to Perspectives cross reference

System Monitor GUI function Equivalent function in Perspectives
All node summaries To monitor the conditions of nodes:
  1. Ensure that the Nodes pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Nodes pane first. Then, click in the Nodes pane to make it the current pane.
  2. Select View > Set Monitoring from the menu bar or click on the Monitoring icon on the tool bar.
  3. Select one or more conditions to monitor. The most common conditions you may want to monitor include hostResponds, switchResponds, and nodePowerLED

The most commonly used all node summaries are available for monitoring using Perspectives. Note that the 3DigitDisplay previously available using spmon, can be seen by selecting Actions > LCD/LED Display. The Nodes pane must be the active pane in the window.

Note that you can add multiple Nodes panes and monitor a different condition in each pane or you can monitor multiple conditions inside one pane.

Node Front menu Variables and controls displayed on the Node Front menu now appear on the Node Status page.
  1. Ensure that the Nodes pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Nodes pane first. Then, click in the Nodes pane to make it the current pane and select a node for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Node Status page. This is the default page.
Node Environment Layout Variables and controls displayed on the Node Environment Layout now appear on the Node Environment page.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Nodes pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Nodes pane first. Then, click in the Nodes pane to make it the current pane and select a node for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Node Environment page.
Node Detail Layout Variables displayed on the Node Detail Layout now appear on the Node Environment page except for the following:
  • type (node supervisor card type) and codeVersion (node supervisor code version) are shown on the Configuration page
  • powerLED (Power) and envLED (Environment LED) are shown on the Node Status page.
To display this information:
  1. Ensure that the Nodes pane is displayed and is the current pane. You might need to add a Nodes pane first. Then, click in the Nodes pane to make it the current pane and select a node for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select either the Node Environment page, the Configuration page, or the Node Status page.
Frame Environment Layout Variables displayed on the Frame Environment Layout now appear on the Frame Status page in the Frame notebook.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a frame for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Frame Status page in the Frame notebook.
Frame Detail Layout Variables displayed on the Frame Detail Layout now appear on the Frame Configuration page in the Frame notebook.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a frame for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Frame Configuration page in the Frame notebook.
Switch Environment Layout Variables displayed on the Switch Environment Layout now appear on the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a switch for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.
Switch Front menu Variables and controls displayed on the Switch Front menu now appear on the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a switch for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.
Switch Detail Layout Variables displayed on the Switch Detail Layout now appear on the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook except for type and codeVersion which are on the Configuration notebook page.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a switch for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.
Switch Diagnostics Layout Variables displayed on the Switch Diagnostics Layout now appear on the Switch Status page of the Switch notebook.

To display this information:

  1. Ensure that the Frames and Switches pane is displayed and is the current pane. You may need to add a Frames and Switches pane first. Then click in the pane to make it the current pane and select a switch for which to view properties.
  2. Select Actions > View or Modify Properties from the menu bar or just click on the Notebook icon.
  3. Select the Switch Status page in the Switch notebook.
Global Controls Information displayed through the spmon Global Controls function is available:
  1. Select the nodes in the Nodes pane for which you want information
  2. Select Actions from the menu bar.
The following actions are available:
  • Power Off, Reset, or Shutdown - to perform a power off with setting certain options such as a straight power off or reset, a shutdown or cshutdown, or fence or fence with autojoin.
  • Power On or Cluster Power On - to power on one or more nodes with the options for performing a straight power on or a cstartup.
  • Change Key Switch - change key switch position on nodes that have a key switch.
  • Fence or Unfence - fence or unfence nodes.
  • Open TTY - to open TTY windows to selected nodes.
  • Run Command - run a command on selected nodes.
  • Network Boot - network boot a node
Topology Not currently supported in Perspectives.

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