Hardware displays the topology of the network in a tree-like component displaying all the different hardware and channels the discovery process found. The tree depth is limited to only three levels. These levels are Host, Hardware, and Channel.
Not all hardware discovered has these levels. For example, a SATA Drive will not contain any channels.
Click the arrow icon next to the appropriate level to collapse or expand the levels (branches) on the tree. By default, all levels are collapsed when the Hardware tree is initially rendered. But when you expand branches and position within the tree, the state remains as the default the next time a new session starts. A black arrow pointing bottom right indicates that the branch is expanded, while a white arrow pointing right indicates the branch is collapsed.
Navigate the Hardware tree with the mouse or keyboard:
The tree display is a dynamic component. Depending on the discovery process, Hardware branches and leaves can disappear or appear at any time as you disconnect or reconnect hardware or networks go down and up. The Hardware tree display changes to reflect this situation. Hardware such as SATA hard drives constantly update their space availability as it changes.
The current position in the tree displays with a blue colored bar over the item. When you select an item, the other sections (Properties and Channels) change their content to display that information.
You can minimize the Hardware section. The entire Hardware section, including Properties, minimizes to make additional space for other sections. Click the double left arrows on the Hardware section header. Once minimized, no information regarding these sections is visible. However, they can still change dynamically. Click
Maximize in the toolbar section to redisplay the full sections.
Properties displays context sensitive information on the type of hardware you select. The level you select determines exactly what appears. For individual modules, such as a CX23-R or MX module, the following information displays:
For the CX23-R, the green LED flashes at a frequency of 2Hz until you click Stop or restart the device.
Sample Rate Domain
You can view and change the MX module’s current Sample Rate Domain setting. There are two settings: Decimal and Classic. If this setting changes, the MX module uses the configuration setting, and a prompt to reboot the MX module occurs. If you do not exercise the reboot option, manually reboot the MX module.
MX modules
Currently, the MX modules that use the CX23-R and EX23-R are:
Storage devices
The Properties frame displays the following Storage devices information:
Graphical representation of the used/available space
You can minimize this section. Unlike the Hardware section, only the Properties section minimizes. Press the down arrows button on the header to minimizes it, and press the up arrows button maximize it.
This is the main section in the Hardware display and occupies all remaining space on the page. You can only resize this section and cannot minimize it. The interface is a read-only Spreadsheet Interface and many of the spreadsheet features are available.
The entire content of this section is dedicated to displaying the channels contained in the branch of the Hardware tree you select. This could be all the channels on a single device or an individual channel. You can select one channel or an entire branch of channels.
Click an individual channel row to select it. The branch of the Hardware tree where this channel appears automatically expands and positions itself to this channel. Also, the Properties section displays properties for this channel. All other channels are omitted from the Channels display.
Default columns that display are:
Double-click any single row to display the reading in a dialog box where you can copy it to the cut and paste buffer.