The Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization Administration Portal consists of contextual panes and menus and
can be used in two modes - tree mode, and flat mode. Tree mode allows you to
browse the object hierarchy of a data center while flat mode allows you to view
all resources across data centers in a single list. The elements of the
graphical user interface are shown in the diagram below.
Key Graphical User Interface Elements
- Header
The header bar contains the
name of the currently logged in user, the Sign Out button, the About button,
theConfigure button, and the Guide button. The About shows
information on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, the Configure button
allows you to configure user roles, and the Guide button provides a
shortcut to the book you are reading now.
- Search
Bar
The search bar allows you
to build queries for finding resources such as hosts and clusters in the Red
Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment. Queries can be as simple as a list
of all the hosts in the system, or more complex, such as a list of resources
that match certain conditions. As you type each part of the search query, you
are offered choices to assist you in building the search. The star icon can be
used to save the search as a bookmark.
- Resource
Tabs
All resources can be managed
using their associated tab. Moreover, the Events tab allows you to
view events for each resource. The Administration Portal provides the following
tabs: Data Centers, Clusters, Hosts, Networks,Storage, Disks, Virtual
Machines, Pools, Templates, Volumes, Users, and Events,
and a Dashboard tab if you have installed the data warehouse and
reports.
- Results
List
You can perform a task on
an individual item, multiple items, or all the items in the results list by
selecting the items and clicking the relevant action button. Information on a
selected item is displayed in the details pane.
- Details
Pane
The details pane shows
detailed information about a selected item in the results list. If no items are
selected, this pane is hidden. If multiple items are selected, the details pane
displays information on the first selected item only.
- System/Bookmarks/Tags
Pane
The system pane displays a
navigable hierarchy of the resources in the virtualized environment. Bookmarks
are used to save frequently used or complicated searches for repeated use.
Bookmarks can be added, edited, or removed. Tags are applied to groups of
resources and are used to search for all resources associated with that tag.
The System/Bookmarks/Tags Pane can be minimized using the arrow in the upper right
corner of the panel.
- Alerts/Events
Pane
The Alerts tab
lists all high severity events such as errors or warnings. The Events tab
shows a list of events for all resources. The Tasks tab lists the
currently running tasks. You can view this panel by clicking the
maximize/minimize button.
- Refresh
Rate
The refresh rate drop-down
menu allows you to set the time, in seconds, between Administration Portal
refreshes. To avoid the delay between a user performing an action and the
result appearing the portal, the portal will automatically refresh upon an
action or event regardless of the chosen refresh interval. You can set this
interval by clicking the refresh symbol in top right of the portal.