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Figure 3 – Sorting and filtering
even hide them. Further, you can define
conditions to filter rows of objects,
enabling you to view only the objects you
want to see. You can then select from the
table the image with which you want to
work.
When you enable single object selection,
the table displays radio buttons to allow
you to select one item. When you enable
multiple object selection, the table displays
check boxes to allow you to make multiple
selections. You can control this capability
by toggling off or on the single object
selection check box under User Settings
on the Controls tab.
After you select the images, you can
launch the task in several ways. You can
use the Task Pad Area, the Tasks button
at the top of the table, or the context menu
icon, which is displayed next to the object
name. Note that the task launched is the
same task regardless of whether you select
the classic style interface or the tree style
interface.
The Status Bar presents an “at-aglance”
view of overall system status
including all managed systems and the
HMC. The Status Overview icon is
always present; clicking it displays more
granular status information in the Work
Area.
Figure 4 - Status information on the HMC
More icons appear if Exceptions,
Hardware Messages, or Operating
System Messages exist. See Figure 4.
Clicking any of these icons displays the
list of objects with that condition in the
Work Area. For example, if an LPAR
and a server are in unacceptable state, the
Exceptions icon appears. Clicking on it
displays those objects in the Work Area.
Summary
HMC Version 2.9.0, which is available with
the IBM System z9 server, takes advantage
of new technologies to provide a number
of enhancements. We integrated these
enhancements while at the same time
preserving the existing operations of the
HMC with which you were familiar. The new
tree style user interface implements many
usability improvements for the presentation of
system resources and task navigation.
You can find more information about
the HMC through Resource Link ,
which includes HMC documentation and
education modules and courses.
For answers to your questions or
a demonstration, contact your IBM
representative. We welcome your feedback
and would like to partner with customers
interested in providing feedback on the
HMC user interface.
February 2006 z/OS HOT TOPICS Newsletter, Issue 14 19