3.2.2. Using the Navigator
The Navigator enables you to locate resources (that is, hardware pools, virtual machine pools and smart pools), displaying the resources as nodes in their existing context. You can also use the Navigator to add or delete pools.
The Navigator displays the hardware and virtual resources in a hierarchy. Hardware and Pools can have several levels of hardware and virtual machine subpools. Smart Pools are listed in a separate pane above the toolbar. To view sub-pools, click the Expand button on the parent pool.
Hardware Pools display as follows in the hierarchy:
Virtual Machine Pools nodes display as follows in the hierarchy:
Smart Pools display as follows in the hierarchy:
To navigate to a resource:
Click on the Hardware Pool in the navigator. The Summary page and the Hardware resource menu display in the Content Pane.
Click on the Expand icon to display the virtual machine pools, or hardware sub-pools attached to the hardware resource.
Click on a Virtual Machine Pool in the Navigator. The page and the Virtual Machines menu display in the Content Pane.
Click on a Smart Machine Pool in the Navigator. The page and the Smart Pools menu display in the Content Pane.
To manage resources from the Navigator, use the Navigator menu at the bottom of the panel.
Add Hardware Pool
Add Virtual Pool
Add Smart Pool
Delete Selected Pool
To add a hardware pool or sub-pool, click the button. The new hardware pool displays in the Navigator.
To add a virtual machine pool, click the button. The new Virtual Machine pool displays below the selected node.
To add a smart pool, click the button. The new Smart pool displays below the selected node.
To delete a pool, click the button. The selected pool is removed from the browser tree.