Graphical user interface features

This section describes the graphical user interface (GUI) features. The following figure is a sample screen shot of the GUI.

The GUI includes the following six regions:

Banner. The banner provides a link to the Home page and, a link to Sign Out of HP SIM, and it displays the user that is currently signed in.
System Status panel. This panel provides uncleared event status, system health status information, and an alarm to notify you of certain events or statuses. The System Status panel can be customized for your environment. If you do not need to view this panel at all times, you can collapse it by clicking the minus sign in the top right corner of the panel. To expand the panel, click the plus sign again. If the System Status panel is collapsed and an alarm is received, the panel expands to show the alarm.
Search panel. The search feature enables you to search for matches by system name and common system attributes. You can also perform an advanced search for matches based on selected criteria. See the HP SIM User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for information about search criteria. If you do not need to view this panel at all times, you can collapse it by clicking the minus sign in the top right corner of the panel. To expand the panel, click the plus sign again.
System and event collections. System and event collections enable you to view all known systems and events of a specific subset. A collection can be private, visible only to its creator, or shared, visible to all users. HP SIM ships with default shared collections only. See the HP SIM User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for information about customizing and creating new collections.
Menus. The HP SIM menus provide access to tools, logs, software options, and online help. The Options menu is primarily targeted for users who administer the HP SIM software. If you lack authorization to use these tools, you might not be able to access this menu.
Workspace. The workspace displays the results of your latest request. It can contain a collection, tool, or report. Some tools launch a separate browser window or X Window terminal instead of displaying in the workspace. This area contains the Home page when you sign in to HP SIM. By default, the introductory page is the Home page. The introductory page provides information and tips about HP SIM and links to frequently used features. You can customize HP SIM to display a different page as the Home page. See “Customizing the Home Page” for information on selecting a different introductory page.
The four default sections on the introductory page include the following:
- Do this now to finish the installation: This section only appears if the following conditions are met:
  The user has full configuration rights.
  The user has not disabled this section from the Home Page Settings page.
- Monitor. This section provides links to common monitoring tasks, including locating and tracking systems and events.
- Manage. This section provides links to frequently used tools and features available from the menus above the workspace. These links provide access to inventory reports, software and firmware deployment, discovery, event handling, integrating custom commands, and authorizations.
- Did You Know You Can...? This section provides useful tips and shortcuts, where you can learn more about HP products, service offerings, and software.
  This section appears if you have not disabled it from the Home Page Settings page.

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