The main window has both a menu bar and a toolbar. Together they provide quick access to the functions of Performance Manager. The menu bar contains the following items, which are tear-off menus. If you click the underscored letter in each item, that menu will "tear off" and display separately.

Menus and Menu Commands

• File



New Session

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

Open Session

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

Save Session

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

Save Session As

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

Exit

Clicking "Exit" quits the session.

View



Toolbar

Selects the toolbar for display.

Nodes

Selects the node area for display.

Work Area

Selects the work area for display.

Messages

Selects the message area for display.

Options



Enable Tool Bar Label

Displays a label as the cursor passes over each toolbar icon.

Tasks



Node Management

Provides access to the controls for adding, deleting, and moving nodes and clusters.

Category Management

Metric categories can be made visible or hidden. Visible categories are selectable for monitoring.

Threshold Notifications

Presents a list of activity with a reporting window.

Commands



Configure

The Configure dialog box integrates your commands with Performance Manager.

Move

This dialog enables you to regroup commands in different categories.

Command Category Mgmt

This dialog enables you to add or delete command categories.

Execute



Performance Analysis

These commands detect performance problems and offer corrective advice in four areas: CPU, memory, network, and disk I/O.

System Management

These commands perform tasks on the node they are executing on.

Cluster Performance Analysis


These commands analysis cluster performance.


Help

Overview

Clicking Overview opens the first window of the help volume. From this scroll box you can navigate to any topic.

Tasks

Clicking Tasks opens the Using Performance Manager section of the help volume. From this scroll box you can navigate to any topic.

Reference

Clicking Reference opens a section of the help volume with more information about the functions of Performance Manager than is available from ON Item.

On Item

Clicking On Item changes the cursor to a question mark. Placing the question mark on an area of the GUI and clicking opens a help window with specific information.

Using Help

Clicking Using Help opens the CDE help volume, which explains how the help system works.

About Performance Manager

Clicking About Performance Manager opens the help window containing information about this software version, copyrights, and trademarks.

Toolbar Icons

The toolbar icons are arranged by groups and represent these actions:

• File Group

 New Session

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

 Open Session

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

 Save Session As

Clicking this link displays information on sessions.

Task Group

 Node Management

Provides access to the controls for adding, deleting, and moving nodes and clusters.

 Category Management

Metric categories can be made visible or hidden. Visible categories are selectable for monitoring.

 Threshold Notification

Presents a list of activity with a reporting window.

Command Group

 Configure Command

The Configure dialog box integrates your commands with Performance Manager.

 Move Command

This dialog enables you to regroup commands in different categories.

 Command Category Management

This dialog enables you to add or delete command categories.

Help

On-Item Help

Clicking On Item changes the cursor to a question mark. Placing the question mark on an area of the GUI and clicking opens a help window with specific information.

Overview Help

Clicking Overview opens the first window of the help volume. From this scroll box you can navigate to any topic.