System Settings and Logout menus
Dimmer
Widget
node. Some tiles on the Dashboard may be dimmed if they are not relevant for the
node that you have selected.
The System Settings menu lets you do the following:
Open the System Settings window, where you can configure and modify security,
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IP addresses, SRS and SNMP connectivity, user passwords, licensing, vCenter and
discovery of new components. For more information, see
settings
on page 237.
Add nodes to the system, as described in the VxFlex Ready Node AMS Deployment
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Guide.
Upgrade system components, as described in the VxFlex Ready Node AMS Upgrade
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Guide .
The non-disruptive operation can upgrade the following firmware components:
VxFlex OS components (MDM and TieBreaker, SDS, SDC, LIA, and RFcache)
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DAS Cache
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Operating system patches
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VxFlex OS AMS and VxFlex OS GUI
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BMC (iDRAC)
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Node firmware (Storage controller, NIC, disk)
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BIOS
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All VxFlex OS software and hypervisor upgrades (including security patches) in the
AMS environment must be orchestrated by AMS, as described in the VxFlex Ready
Node AMS Upgrade Guide . Upgrades performed using any method other than AMS
may impact the AMS management capabilities in general, and orchestrated
upgrades in particular.
The Logout menu lets you do the following:
View the username of the user currently logged in to the system (default)
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Log out of the system
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The Dimmer button
dimmer, only tiles that are essential for real-time monitoring are lit. You can
temporarily light up the dimmed tiles by hovering the mouse pointer over them.
The Widget button
condensed display of the storage system. The widget floats on your desktop, allowing
you to visually monitor your system while using other applications. The widget displays
the Capacity tile, Workload activity, Rebuild/Rebalance activity, and Alerts indicators.
When the dashboard is minimized to a widget, the Full-Screen button is displayed in
the top-right-corner, as shown in the following figure. This button toggles the display
back to full dashboard mode.
toggles the dimmer feature on and off. When you use the
reduces the dashboard size to a widget containing a
Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node AMS User Guide
VxFlex OS GUI Features
Modifying system
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