Understanding The User Interface; Menu Bar And Toolbar - D-Link DSN-1100 X Stack User Manual

1.3.1 Understanding the User Interface

Figure 1-1 shows the different areas of the xStack main window. The following sections
describe these areas. For a summary of the commands and menus on the menu bar, refer to
Appendix A.
Menu Bar
and Toolbar
View Panel
Action Panel
Status Bar

1.3.2 Menu Bar and Toolbar

The menu bar appears at the top of the xStack Storage Management Center main window
(see Figure 1-2). The menu bar contains commands for performing activities relative to the
current view. In the Volume View shown Figure 1-1, for example, the Volumes menu
provides commands for managing volumes. Menus and commands change when you switch
views. If you switch from Volume View to Physical Storage View, for example, the Volume
menu changes to Storage and all the volume-related commands in the Volume menu change
to commands relevant to managing the physical storage on the xStack Storage.
The toolbar appears below the menu bar and provides buttons for frequently performed
activities in the current view. If you place the pointer over a button in the toolbar, a tooltip
identifies the button's function. Figure 1-3, for example, shows the tooltip that appears
when the pointer is moved over the Volume View button on the toolbar. The buttons
displayed on the toolbar change depending on the current view. For users who prefer the
toolbar to be hidden, uncheck Show Toolbar on the View menu.
Figure 1-2 shows an example of how the menu bar and toolbar appear in the Volume View.
xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide
Figure 1-1. xStack Storage Main Window
Main Display
Detail Tabs
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