MDM device status conditions MDM device attributes Viewing Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) attributes

baseThis topic lists the status conditions that IBM Director displays for Multiple Device Manager (MDM) supported storage devices.

MDM uses the following types of status icons to indicate the state of managed devices in the IBM Director Group Contents pane. ESS icons are used here as an example:

Figure 6. Device icon
ESS Device icon
Indicates that the device is reachable and operating normally
Figure 7. Grayed device icon
ESS grayed icon
Indicates that MDM can no longer connect to the CIMOM associated with this device.
Figure 8. Warning icon
ESS warning icon
Indicates that the status of the device is currently unknown to MDM. The device was previously discovered under a CIMOM, and the CIMOM is still reachable, but the device is not.
Figure 9. Error icon
ESS error icon
Indicates that the device is reachable through the CIMOM and that an error status has been detected on the device.

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