Table 30 Drop-Down Menu Options Accessible from the Topology* (continued)

Menu Option

Description

 

 

Delete Element

Removes an element and its discovery instance from the system. It also

 

removes other elements discovered through the removed element. See

 

”Deleting Elements from the Product” on page 78.

 

Important: If you are blocking pop-ups in a Netscape or Mozilla Web

 

browser and you use the right-click menu to delete an element from System

 

Manager, the Delete window is blocked and you are unable to delete the

 

element. You must disable the popup blocker before you can delete the

 

element.

 

 

Adding a Custom

Lets you run a custom command on an element, for example to start an

Command

executable or a script. See ”Adding a Custom Command” on page 259.

 

 

Group together

Lets you group “Discovered” hosts and storage systems.

with other

See one of the following topics:

elements

• ”Grouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 252

 

 

• ”Grouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 254

 

 

Ungroup into

Lets you ungroup “Discovered” hosts and storage systems.

multiple

See one of the following topics:

elements

• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 253

 

 

• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 255

 

 

Recalculate

Lets you know about topology changes. The management server contacts the

Topology

elements on the topology list (Discovery > Topology) to determine topology

 

changes. The management server uses this updated information to redraw the

 

topology.

 

 

Change Fabric

Lets you change the name of the fabric. See ”Changing the Fabric Name” on

Name

page 255 for more information.

(Only Available

 

from the List Tab)

 

 

 

*Additional menu items may appear for types of Automators and Advisors, such as Reachable Storage. The descriptions of the right-click menu options for a fabric appear in the following section, since these menu options are only accessible from the List tab.

When you right-click a fabric in the List tab, you are shown the following options:

•Change Fabric Name - Type the new fabric name in the Change Fabric Name window. Then, click OK.

•Go to Properties - Displays the properties of the fabric. See ”Viewing Element Properties” on page 275 tab for more information. It also provides access to the Events and Provisioning Manager tabs. The Events tab displays events occurring within the fabric. The Provisioning

236 Viewing Element Topology and Properties