StorNext User’s Guide i
Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

About StorNext File System......................................................................1
About StorNext Storage Manager............................................................1
About Distributed LAN Clients............................................................... 2
Purpose of This Guide.......................................................................................3
How This Guide is Organized.........................................................................3
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings.......................................................................4
Document Conventions....................................................................................5

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Overview 6

Accessing the StorNext GUI.............................................................................6
The StorNext Home Page.................................................................................9
System Monitors.........................................................................................9
StorNext Home Page Drop-Down Menus............................................ 13
StorNext System Status............................................................................16
StorNext Server Status.............................................................................17
Home and Help Links..............................................................................17
Application Link.......................................................................................18
The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages................................................................18
The SNFS Home Page..............................................................................19
SNFS Home Page Drop-Down Menus.................................................. 19