Work area

This topic describes the Work area of the SAN File System console.

All user input and product content is displayed through panels in the work area. Panels contain static information and interface elements that you interact with, such as text fields and tables.

Note: If you refresh the panel, any information entered or selected in the work area will be erased.

There are two types of panels that can be displayed in the work area, main task panels and sub task panels. Both main task and sub task panels can also display in-page messages that provide information and warnings. The in-page messages are detailed in later sections of this topic. Panel types are described below.

Table 1. SAN File System panel types
Panel type Description
Tabular Panels containing a table. The tables may be:
  • multi-selection with check box selectors for each row
  • single-selection with radio button selectors for each row
  • non-selection with no row selection mechanism
List Panels with a simple two-column list. List panels are used for showing “Detail” views, which are typically accessed by selecting a link from a row on tabular panel.
Form Panels containing text entry fields, radio buttons, check boxes, drop-down lists, or any combination. Form panels are most commonly used in SAN File System wizards.
Notebook tab Panels consisting of a list of rows, or “notebook tabs” that you can select for viewing additional details relating to the resource-task from which they originate. For example, if you select the Storage Pools task, then from that main task panel, select a particular storage pool on which to view properties, you will go to a “notebook tab” panel with individual “tabs” for General Settings, Current Volumes, Available LUNs, and Details relating to that storage pool.
Note: Additional information about notebook tab panels is provided later in the “Property notebook” section.
Confirmation Panels consisting of only a simple message box to verify the action that you just selected and its possible results. There are two types of confirmation panels:
Warning
Provides details of the potentially negative consequences of certain actions, such as losing data.
Informational
Provides task implications that do not involve potentially negative consequences.

Parent topic: Tasks and panels

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