Customizing the Server Admin Environment

DMain Work Area: Shows status and configuration options. This looks different for each service and for each context button selected.

EAvailable servers: Lists the local-network scanner, which you can use to discover servers to add to your server list.

FAll Servers: Shows all computers added to Server Admin, regardless of status.

GServer: Shows the hostname of the managed server. Select to show a hardware, operating system, active service, and system status summary.

HService: Shows an administered service for a server. Select to get service status, logs, and configuration options.

IGroup: Shows an administrator created group of servers. Select to view a status summary for all grouped computers

For more information, see “Grouping Servers Manually” on page 129.

JSmart Group: Shows an automatic group, populated with servers that meet a predetermined criteria.

For more information, see “Grouping Servers Using Smart Groups” on page 129.

KAdd button: Shows a pop-up menu of items to add to the Server list: servers, groups, and smart groups.

LAction button: Shows a pop-up menu of actions possible for a selected service, or server, including disconnect server, share the server’s screen, and so forth.

MRefresh button: Allows you to send a status request to all computers visible in the Server list.

NService Start/Stop button: When a service is selected, this button allows you to start or stop the service, as appropriate.

OAction bar: Shows buttons and pop-up menus with commands to act on selected servers or services in the Server list. Click this to save or revert setting changes you’ve made. This contains the Add button, Action button, service start and stop buttons, and save and revert buttons.