For each rack, you can view the status of all managed devices
in the rack.
Procedure
Complete the one or more of the following action to view the status
of all devices in a rack.
- From the Lenovo XClarity Administrator menu bar, click . The dashboard page is displayed with an overview and
status of the all managed devices and other resources, including racks.
- From the XClarity Administrator menu bar, click . The Racks page is displayed.
The Racks page shows each rack as a
thumbnail image with the name of the rack, the number of managed devices
that are in the rack, and the status of the device with the highest
severity.
Note: You can sort the list by rack name, number of
devices in the rack, or by severity to make it easier to find specific
racks. Sorting is ordered from left to right, top to bottom. In addition,
you can filter the racks by severity by clicking on the following
icons in the toolbar or enter a rack name in the
Filter field to further filter the racks that are displayed.
- Critical alerts icon ()
- Warning alerts icon ()
- Normal alerts icon ()
- From the All Racks page, click the
rack name or double-click a rack thumbnail to display the graphical
view and properties for that rack.
The rack view is a graphical view of
the front rack that shows each device in the rack, including chassis,
rack servers, top-of-rack switches, and fillers. A status icon on
each device indicates the current status of that device.
From
this page, you can perform the following actions:
Add or remove devices in the rack by clicking Edit
Rack.
Note: When you change the components in the rack,
there might be a short delay before the information appears in the XClarity Administrator interface.
Modify device and filter properties (including the name, location,
and URL to launch the management web interface) by clicking the device
or filler, and then clicking the Edit Properties in the device summary pane.
View the management controller web interface for a device or
filler by clicking the device or filler, and then clicking the Launch URL link in the device summary pane.
- Display a summary or detailed status for a device or component:
- Click a device or component in the rack to display the
status summary and properties and status for the device or component.
- Double-click a device to display the device details
page.
Procedure
You can change the rack numbering order preference (see Setting inventory preferences).