The LibMON Home Page

The LibMON Home Page is the first page you see each time you open LibMON. This page graphically illustrates dynamic library event and summary information.

The content area of the LibMON Home Page is divided into two management areas:



The dominion field at the top of the LibMON Home Page displays the name of the server. To the right of this field are the Help icon and the Stick Page Push Pin icon. These icons appear on each LibMON Web page. For more information about these and other fixed window elements, see TABLE 1.

Using the Menus

You can access four menus from the LibMON Home Page:



The LibMON Home Menu

The options on this menu allow you to customize the library page layout, refresh the library information, and navigate to the Contact List Page.

Menu Item
Description
Properties
Opens the LibMON Home Page Properties dialog box, which allows you to change how the library information is displayed in the library management area. For more information about this dialog box, see To Select the Library Page Layout.
Refresh
Updates the contents of the library management area.
Contact List
Opens the Contact List Page. See To List the Contacts for a description of this page and how to use it.


The Create Menu

This menu includes options for creating new libraries and contacts.

Menu Item
Description
Library
Opens the Library Device Name dialog box, enabling you to create a new library to be managed by LibMON. After installing LibMON, use this option to create the library description for the library being monitored.
Contact
Opens the Create Contact Property Book dialog box, which allows you to add contacts to the Contact List Page.


The View Menu

This menu provides options that allow you to change the display attributes and sort order for the selected management area.

Menu Item
Description
Display
Opens the Display Attributes dialog box, which allows you to choose the display attributes shown in the selected management area.
Sort
Opens the Sort Order dialog box, which allows you to specify the sort order for the selected management area.



Note - LibMON maintains a set of preferences for each LibMON user. The settings you choose in the Display Attributes and Sort Order dialog boxes will be used each time you log in to LibMON.

The Selected Menu

The options on this menu vary depending upon the management area or object type selected.


Note - Some items on the Selected menu are available to admin level users only. These options do not appear on the menu if you are logged in as a guest.

Note - If a management area is selected, but no object within the management area is selected, the Selected menu is not available.

If a library is selected, the following menu options are available:

Menu Item
Description
Properties1
Opens the Library Property Book Page for the selected library.
Physical View
Displays the Physical View Page for the selected library.
Logical View
Displays the Logical View Page for the selected library.
Delete1
Deletes the selected library.
Library Online1, 2
Places the library online.
Library Offline1, 2
Places the library offline.
Library Selftest1, 2
Initiates an actuator self-test of the library.
Firmware Download1, 2
Downloads the selected firmware file to the selected library.
1 These options are not available to guest level users.
2 These options are available only for the following libraries: the Sun StorEdge L1000, the Sun StorEdge L1800, the Sun StorEdge L3500, and the Sun StorEdge L11000.


If an event is selected, the following menu options are available:

Menu Item
Description
Properties
Opens the Event Property Book Page for the selected event. This option is not available if more than one event is selected.
Delete1
Deletes the selected event.
1 This option is not available to guest level users.


Using the Library Management Area

The left side of the library management area provides summary information for each managed library in either a large icon or table format, depending on the setting of the Library Page Layout option. To access this option, select Properties from the LibMON Home menu. The available settings are:




Note - For more information about the Library Page Layout option, see To Select the Library Page Layout.

A library is considered available when LibMON is able to communicate with the tape library successfully--without any errors indicating a warning or failure condition. When a library is not available, LibMON displays the library image or library icon against a red background.


Note - When a library is not available, you cannot navigate to the Property Book Page, Physical View Page, or Logical View Page for that library.

At the right side of the library management area are two buttons: Physical View and Logical View. These buttons provide links to the Physical View and Logical View Pages. For more information about these pages, see The Physical and Logical View Pages.


Note - These buttons are active only when a library is selected and available.

Using the Event Management Area

The event management area, at the bottom of the LibMON Home Page, summarizes the library and LibMON system events logged by the server. The events are displayed in table format.

Each row in the table corresponds to an event in the log. By default, the icon in the first column indicates the event category:



Subsequent columns are user-configurable, as defined in the Event Display Attributes dialog box. For more information, see To Set the Event Display Attributes.

The Event manager automatically updates the contents of the event management area when LibMON detects a new event. LibMON adds new events to the table in the order specified in the Event Sort Order dialog box.

For a complete list of library events that are reported to LibMON, refer to the SCSI specification information provided in the library documentation.