Main Window

The VEA Main Window and Tabular View consists of:

• Object Tree and Grid
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Status Area

Main Window and Tabular View



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The toolbar can be separated from and reattached to the main window (this is known as docking). The grid can be replicated in a separate window.

Object Tree and Grid

The VEA main window is divided into two main panes:

• Left Pane (Object Tree)
• Right Pane (Grid)

Object Tree

The following object groups typically appear as nodes in the object tree:

• Bridges/Routers
• Fabrics
• Groups
• Hosts – Any host machines connected to the current VEA client session.
• Hubs
• Storage, including enclosures and unenclosed storage
• Unidentified Adapters

Grid

The right pane contains a grid, which is a tabular display of objects and their properties. The grid displays objects that belong to the group icon that is currently selected in the object tree (left pane).

The splitter is the vertical bar that separates the object tree from the grid. You can resize the left and right panes by pressing and holding the mouse button over the splitter and dragging the splitter to the left or right.

Menu Bar

The menu bar at the top of the main window contains the following menus:

• File

The File menu establishes new host connections, disconnects current host sessions, provides access to an object Properties window, handles page setup, executes print and print preview functions, or exits VEA.

• Tools

The Tools menu allows you to:

• Initiate the setting Preferences dialog
• Manage User Profiles
• Maintain the VEA Error Console
• Actions

The Actions menu is a context-sensitive menu that launches tasks on a selected object. It is inactive until you connect to a host. The Actions menu is dynamic and changes its options based on the type of object that is selected. When an object is selected, the Actions menu provides access to tasks appropriate for the selected object.

• Window

The Window menu gives you access to the Tear off feature. This allows you to copy views displayed by the VEA Client into new windows. You can then view details of several different object types at the same time, and to correlate relationships between them.

Window -> Tear off

Then select the view to be displayed in a new window from the drop-down menu.

• Help

The Help menu provides access to online help for VEA.

Toolbar

The toolbar provides quick access for performing some of the program's most common tasks.

The toolbar handle is the thin bar next to the toolbar. You can use the toolbar handle to separate the toolbar from the main window or move the toolbar to the bottom, side, or top of the main window. To reposition the toolbar, press and hold the mouse button over the toolbar handle and drag the toolbar to its new location.

Status Area

The status area is at the bottom of the main window. When an object fails or experiences an error, an alert (error) icon appears in the status area. The Alert Monitor window provides details about the error. You can access the Alert Monitor window by double-clicking on the alert icon in the status area.