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You can change the way items appear in Storage Administrator
windows. This section describes how to use the Customize window
to customize the way the Storage Administrator appears. The Customize Window | |
The Customize window displays current user preferences for
the components of the Storage Administrator and allows you to change
these settings. The Customize window contains a set of tabbed pages,
each of which contains preference options for a particular aspect
of the Storage Administrator. You can display a different page by
clicking on the appropriate tab label. You can use the Customize window as follows: To display the Customize window, choose
Options > Customize (from the main window) or click on
the Customize button in the toolbar. To change preference settings, make the appropriate
selections in the Customize window, then click OK. This changes
the settings for all tabs in the Customize window. To reset the settings
to the previous settings, click Reset (before you click OK). When you change preference settings, the customization
change icon appears in the tab label of the tab that contains changes.
This icon disappears when you click OK, Apply, or Reset. The customization change
icon also appears in the status area of the main window. To save your preference settings and apply them
to future Storage Administrator sessions, choose Options > Save
Customization. You can also save your preference settings by clicking
the customization change icon in the status area. If the Auto-Save Preferences on Exit preference is
set (in the General tab), the Storage Administrator will save all
of your preference settings when you exit the Storage Administrator
session via the File menu. The Storage Administrator saves user preferences in user's_home_directory/.vmsa/VMpreference.prf on the machine where the client is running. To reload your previously saved preferences, choose
Options > Load Customization.
The Customize window contains the following preference tabs: The following sections summarize the preference settings available
in each of these tabs. Set the following general preferences: Set Text Field Input to Replace
Mode | Set user input to replace
mode. This highlights any existing text in a field and replaces
that text with the new text. | Show Task Options | Show/hide optional settings
in task dialog boxes. | Show Confirmation Dialogs | Show/hide confirmation
dialogs for tasks that may have serious consequences (such as data
loss). Confirmation dialogs require users to confirm that a task
should be performed. Confirmation dialogs typically appear for tasks
that remove objects. Note: If you hide confirmation
dialogs, most tasks are performed immediately and without any form
of confirmation. | Auto-Save Preferences
on Exit | Save all current user
preferences when the user exits the Storage Administrator via File > Exit. | Flush Images | Draw images slightly slower
than usual to prevent the X server from growing. This is recommended
if you plan to leave the Storage Administrator running for long periods
of time. | Dynamic Splitter | Redraw the contents of
the window panes while the splitter is being moved to resize the
panes. | Default Display Unit | Set the default size unit
for areas that display object sizes. If Best Choice is set, the
Storage Administrator uses an appropriate size unit. | Summary Decimal Precision | Set the decimal point
precision for object sizes displayed in the grid and other areas that
display summaries. | Task Decimal Precision | Set the decimal point
precision for object sizes displayed in task-related dialog boxes and
areas that display detailed information. |
Set the following preferences for the main window: Show Status Bar | Show/hide the status bar
area (at the bottom of the main window). The status bar displays alert
icons when failures or errors occur. | Show Command Launcher | Show/hide the Command
Launcher. The Command Launcher contains a list of selectable tasks. | Dock Command Launcher | Attach/detach the Command
Launcher and the main window. | Docked Command Launcher
Height | Set the height of the
Command Launcher portion of the main window. |
Set the font size, family, and style for the following: User Font | Set the font for user
input and objects displayed in the tree and grid. | System Font | Set the font for labels,
menus, buttons, and other items displayed by the Storage Administrator. | Grid Heading Font | Set the font for grid
headings. | Grid Heading Highlight Font | Set the font for grid
headings that are highlighted for sorting purposes. | Toolbar Font | Set the font for the toolbar
buttons. | Graphical Display Font | Set the font for objects
in the Volume Layout Details window. |
To access the Font Selector, click
Change. Change the font size by sliding the Size slider. Use the
Family and Style menu to change the font family and style.
Set the following preferences for colors: Background Color | Set the background color
for all Storage Administrator windows. | Foreground Color | Set the color for foreground
text in Storage Administrator windows. | Tree/Grid Color | Set the background color
for the tree and grid. | Connecting Line Color | Set the color for the
lines that connect items in the tree. | Selection Color | Set the color for selected
items. | Selection Foreground Color | Set the color for foreground
text in selected items. | Focus Highlight Color | Set the color for the
item that has input focus. | Link Color | Set the color for links
(such as the links to tasks in the Command Launcher). | Projection Color | Set the color for the
lines that show object relationships in the Volume Layout Details window. |
To access the Color Selector, click
Change. Change colors by clicking on a color in the color wheel
or sliding the Red, Green, Blue, and Brightness sliders to the appropriate
positions.
Set the following preferences for colors in the Object View
window: Disk Titlebar Color | Set the color of the titlebar
for disks in the Object View. | Disk Body Color | Set the background color
for disks in the Object View. | Disk Gap Color | Set the color for gaps
(free space) on disks in the Object View. | Plex Gap Color | Set the color for gaps
in plexes in the Object View. | Dissociated Subdisk Color | Set the color for dissociated
subdisks in the Object View. | Odd Column Color | Set the color for odd-numbered
columns in volumes in the Object View. | Even Column Color | Set the color for even-numbered
columns in volumes in the Object View. | Plex Body Color | Set the background color
for plexes in the Object View. | Dissociated Plex Color | Set the color for dissociated
plexes in the Object View. | Volume Titlebar Color | Set the color of the titlebar
for volumes in the Object View. | Volume Body Color | Set the background color
for volumes in the Object View. | Unavailable Volume Color | Set the color for inaccessible
volumes in the Object View. | Object Border Color | Set the color for object
borders in the Object View. |
To access the Color Selector, click
Change. Change colors by clicking on a color in the color wheel
or sliding the Red, Green, Blue, and Brightness sliders to the appropriate
positions.
Set the width and height (in pixels) for the following windows: Task Request Monitor Window Volume Layout Details Window Dissociated Object View Window
If you resize one of these windows via your window manager,
the Geometry preference for that window changes to the new size automatically. Set the following tree and grid preferences: Display Full Path | Display path information
in the tree and grid. | Auto Scroll Grid | When an object is added
or changed, scroll through the objects until the new/changed object
is visible in the grid. | Double-Click Always Displays
Properties | When the administrator
double-clicks on an object, always display the properties window
for the object. If this preference is not set, double-clicking on
an object with children (such as a disk group) displays the object's
children instead of its properties window. | Splitter Position | Move the splitter to adjust
the relative sizes of the tree and grid panes. | Column Header Alignment | Align column headings
above the data in each column (best fit) or at the left, right,
or center of each column. | Selector Tree/Grid Width | Set the width (in pixels)
of the tree and grid in browse dialog boxes that contain a tree and
a grid. | Selector Grid Width | Set the width (in pixels)
of the grid in browse dialog boxes that contain a grid only. | Visible Selector Rows | Set the number of rows
displayed in the tree and grid in browse dialog boxes. |
Set the following preferences for the toolbar: Show Toolbar | Show/hide the toolbar. | Position | Place the docked toolbar
at the top, bottom, or side of the main window. | Presentation | Display icons and/or labels
on the buttons in the toolbar. |
Set the following preferences for the Volume Layout Details
window: Compress Display | Compress the graphical
display of objects so that details are hidden. | Projection on Selection | When an object is selected,
highlight objects that are related to or part of that object. | Subdisk Projection | When a subdisk is selected,
highlight other subdisks on the same disk. |
Set the following preferences for the Object View window: Use Volume Basic Mode | Display volumes in basic
mode by default. | Expand Volumes Within Mode | Display expanded view
of volumes (layout mode) by default. | Use Disk Basic Mode | Display disks in basic
mode by default. | Expand Disks Within Mode | Display expanded view
of disks (layout mode) by default. | Enable Drag and Drop | Allow administrators to
move subdisks by dragging subdisk icons to new locations within
the Object View. | Splitter Position | Move the splitter to adjust
the relative sizes of the volume and disk panes. | Start Drag Tolerance | Set the number of pixels
the mouse must move before drag and drop is activated. |
Set the following preferences for accessing and displaying
host machines: Connect | Automatically connect
to the specified host(s) at Storage Administrator startup. | Default Host | Use this host machine
as the default host. | Auto-Expand | In the main window's
object tree, expand the specified host node and display the hierarchy under
that host. |
To specify a host machine, click Add
and type the host machine name in the Hosts column of the grid.
To select a preference for the host, click in the appropriate column.
Check marks indicate which preferences are selected for the corresponding
host. To turn off a host preference setting, click on the appropriate
check mark. To remove a host machine from the host preferences
list, select the host and click Delete. To clear the settings for all hosts in the preferences
list, click Clear. To turn on the Connect setting for all listed hosts,
click Connect All. To change a host name, select the host and either
click the Edit button or use the following keys:
F2 | Insert mode | Any key | Replace mode | Return | Apply change | Esc | Cancel change |
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