Server Dashboard

The server dashboard is the default landing page in the HPE MR Storage Administrator. The server dashboard displays the overall summary of the server and the devices attached to it. You can troubleshoot, configure, maintain, and monitor the controllers from the Server dashboard. The following figure and table describe this page.

Figure 1. Server Dashboard

Table 5. Server Dashboard Description

Callout	Description
1	Main Navigation – The main navigation window helps you to traverse among the various views. This navigation is available across all of the pages in the software. The description follows: : Helps you to navigate to the server dashboard from any page in the software. Select Controllers: Lists the controllers that you are monitoring. The color-coded controller status icons (red, amber, and green) indicate the health status of all the controllers based on their criticality. Click a controller to navigate to its dashboard. Click @Settings to perform initial settings. Click View Server Profile and expand the + button to view the server configuration such as the server IP, server name, OS Name, OS version, OS architecture, and the version of the HPE MR Storage Administrator that is installed. You can also view the controller information such as controller hardware, enclosure of the controller, and information about the drives and logical drives associated with the controller. : Lets you enable or disable system messages. : Displays the HPE MR Storage Administrator context-sensitive help.
2	Controller Status – Description as follows: Displays the status of all of the controllers that are connected to the server. It displays the total number of controllers and status icons based on their criticality: Critical: Indicates that a critical error exists on the controller and the controller needs immediate attention. Needs Attention: Indicates that an error exists on the controller that needs attention, however, not immediately. Optimal: Indicates that the controller is operating in an optimal state. Displays critical issues of failed devices and provides recommendations for troubleshooting. Additionally, you can see contextual links, which helps you to easily locate the device and initiate troubleshooting. Based on the criticality of the controller, the HPE MR Storage Administrator displays information about that particular controller in the controller information pane. For example, if a controller is in the critical state, that controller is opened by default. If you want to view information about other controllers, click the respective Controller Status icon. Click View All Controllers to view information about all of the controllers. OS Information – Displays the server’s operating system information. Download Support Log – Lets you download the support log, which contains consolidated information about the server and all the devices to which it is connected.
3	Controller Information: Displays information about the controller. Controller Status: When multiple controllers are connected, the controllers are sorted based on the Bus device function. The controllers are indexed with numbers 0, 1, 2, and so on. Controller summary Controller properties Controller issues Controller event logs Lets you perform the following tasks: Configure the controllers. See Configuration. Download diagnostics. Update the controller firmware. View, download, and clear event logs. Perform various operations on the controller. See Managing Controllers Navigate to any of the controllers to see its specific view by clicking on the appropriate controller.