The Enterprise Management Window must be open if you want to:
Monitor the condition of storage subsystems included in your management domain.
Have the ability to send alert notifications (e-mail or SNMPtraps) to a designated network management station.
The Enterprise Management Window is Java-based software that runs on a StorageManagement Station. A Device Tree in the left pane of the window presents a picture of the management domain, showing discovered and added devices and their status conditions. A Device Table in the right pane presents more detailed information for each storage subsystem. The Enterprise Management Window provides the following primary storage management functions:
Provides the ability to sort rows in the Device Table according to different criteria.
Stores your Enterprise Management Window view preferences and management domain data in local configuration files. The next time you open the Enterprise Management Window from this storage management station, data from your configuration files is used to display your custom management domain and other view preferences.
Monitors the condition of storage subsystems and reports a high-level status using appropriate icons. For more information, see Monitoring Storage Subsystem Health Status.