Tile
Description
4 - Rebuild
Indicates if VxFlex OS is currently rebuilding RAID 1 data. A rebuild is usually a result of a recovery
due to failure of a server or a storage device.
The tile displays the rate in which the data is rebuilt, using a large orange font and icon. Capacity that
is still pending rebuild is displayed in small white fonts. In Advanced Dashboard view (controlled by
system User Preferences) more details are displayed on this tile. Hovering over the title displays a
tooltip listing the events that triggered the rebuild operation. Click More details... to open the
Monitor view.
5 - Alert Indicators
Displays the number of active alerts in the system, using the system-wide color codes.
6 - SDCs
Displays the number of SDCs (clients) in the system. The large number in the center is the number of
SDCs connected to the MDM. The defined number includes all SDCs defined in the system (some of
which may be disconnected from the MDM).
7 - Volumes
Displays the number of volumes defined across the system, the free available capacity, and the used
capacity. The amount of free capacity shown on this tile is the maximum amount that can be used for
creating a new volume. This amount takes into account how much raw data is needed for maintaining
RAID 1 and system spares.
Note that the number of volumes and the total capacity include snapshots.
If there are V-Trees undergoing migration, the green migration icon is visible in the top right corner
of the tile. Click the icon to open the V-Tree Capacity Utilization view.
8 - Protection Domains Displays the number and status of all Protection Domains defined in the system. The large number in
the center is the number of Protection Domains. This tile is displayed when the dashboard is filtering
information according to cluster.
8 - Storage Pools
Displays the number and status of all Storage Pools defined in the Protection Domain. The large
number in the center is the number of Storage Pools. This tile is displayed when the dashboard is
filtering information according to Protection Domain.
9 - SDSs
Displays the number and status of all SDSs (servers) in the system. The large number in the center is
the number of SDSs defined in the MDM. This tile is displayed when the dashboard is filtering
according to cluster or Protection Domain. If any SDSs are currently in Maintenance Mode, the
orange maintenance icon is displayed on this tile. The specific SDSs currently in Maintenance Mode
can be identified using the Backend and Alerts views.
9 - Devices
Displays the number and status of all storage devices defined in the Storage Pool. The large number
in the center is the number of devices defined in the MDM. This tile is displayed when the dashboard
is filtering according to Storage Pool.
10 - Management
Displays the status of the MDM cluster, or of an MDM operating in Single Mode (one node). The
status is displayed graphically as a combination of the MDM cluster elements, and an alert icon if
active alerts exist. For more information, see
you hover your mouse pointer over this tile, a tooltip displays the IP addresses, including the Virtual
IP address, used by the MDM cluster or node.
Management (MDM) cluster status
Table 26 Dashboard tiles (continued)
Different icons are used to represent various MDM states.
A tooltip displays the IP addresses used by the MDM cluster or node.
The following figure shows how management nodes are displayed on the Dashboard.
Management (MDM) cluster status
Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node AMS User Guide
VxFlex OS GUI Features
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