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User Interface Overview

This section provides a general overview of the Protector user interface.

User Interface Structure

The Ops Center Protector user interface follows a general pattern for the hierarchical layout of pages. Understanding this hierarchy will help you navigate the UI more effectively, enabling you to locate, create and edit resources quickly and easily.

NoteBefore you can access the Protector UI, you must be granted access by a Protector administrator who will provide you with a user name and password. These credentials must be entered via the Login Page. Depending on the roles assigned to you, your credentials may not allow you access to all areas or functions of the UI.
User interface general hierarchy
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Page TypeDescription
Main BannerThe Main Banner appears at the top of all pages in the user interface and provides links to all the frequently accessed monitoring and administration dashboards and inventories.
Navigation SidebarThe Navigation Sidebar appears at the left of all pages in the user interface and provides links to all the frequently accessed management, configuration and design dashboards and inventories.
DashboardDashboard pages (e.g. Default Dashboard) are used when information needs to be grouped together into related sets of resources and functions. From a dashboard it is possible to view the inventories of resources.
InventoryInventory pages (e.g. Nodes Inventory) list collections of resources of the same type. They can be filtered to display the entire set or a specific subset of those resources. From an inventory page it is possible to create, view and delete resources and perform other available actions on them.
DetailDetail pages (e.g. Node Details) display all the properties of a particular resource. If a resource is a composite of other resources (e.g. policies are a composite of classifications and operations) then its detail page may contain inventories of those sub-resources. From a detail page it is possible to edit the resource and perform other available actions on them.
WizardWizard pages (e.g. Node Type Wizard) are an ordered collection of dialogs that guide the user through the creation or modification of a resource. A dedicated wizard is provided for creating and editing each type of resource. If a resource is a composite of other resources then its wizard may invoke wizards for creating those sub-resources.

User Interface Page Layout

The Ops Center Protector user interface is displayed in a web browser window and is arranged in the following way:
User interface page layout
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ControlDescription
1. BannerThe banner remains visible and active at all times. It contains links to frequently used monitoring and administrative functions. Refer to the Main Banner description for more details.
2. BreadcrumbsThe breadcrumbs remain visible and active at all times. They provide an indication of where you are in the hierarchy of pages and allow easy navigation to related pages. Refer to the Navigation Breadcrumbs description for more details.
3. Pop-up Session NotificationsOne or more color coded session notification messages may appear down the right hand side of the page, these messages are displayed in response to user interaction via the UI:
  • Green - Indicates that the command has been executed successfully.
  • Blue - Indicates that the command has been actioned but the outcome is not yet known.
  • Red - Indicates the command failed.

The session messages are removed after a few seconds, but can be viewed in the Session Notifications list displayed via the Main Banner. When a session notification message appears, check for entries in the Logs Inventory if further information is required.

4. SidebarThe sidebar is available at all times. It contains links to management, configuration and design functions. Refer to the Navigation Sidebar description for more details.
5. Page AreaAll pages relating to the Protector UI appear in this area. Refer to the Inventory Page description for more details.

Following logon, the Default Dashboard is displayed. It presents an overview of the current system status and contains links to the associated pages.

Main Banner

The main banner appears at the top of all pages in the user interface and provides links to all the frequently accessed monitoring and administration functions.

Main Banner
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ControlDescription
DashboardOpens the Dashboard
JobsOpens the Jobs
LogsOpens the Logs
MonitorOpens the Monitor
StorageOpens the Storage Inventory
ReportsOpens the Reports
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The name of the currently logged in user is displayed here.

Opens the menu from which the Settings Wizard Dialog and the logout option can be accessed.Click to logout.
GUID-7FD79887-F88C-4453-9497-FF1A5116E9E0-low.png Session NotificationsClick to view the list of session notification messages. The messages listed here are a cache of the pop-up messages displayed in the web UI. The number of unread error notifications is displayed to the right of the button. All unread session notifications are considered to have been read when the list is opened then subsequently closed. All notifications can be cleared by selecting Clear at the top of the popup list.
NoteIf you have a number of browser tabs open simultaneously, the notifications displayed here are local to the tab in which you are currently working.
GUID-5C3C3980-2408-4A0D-A5BF-23E6780C1CA5-low.png HelpDisplays a menu from which the Online Help dialog and About dialog can be accessed.

Settings Wizard

Controls the presentation of information within the user interface.

User Interface Settings
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ControlDescription
LocaleSelects the locale so that information is presented in accordance with the conventions of the associated culture.
Time ZoneThe time zone to be used to display dates and times on the UI. The Master node's time zone is not changed.
Use 24 hour formatDisplays time in HH:MM:SS format when checked, otherwise AM/PM format is used.
Page SizeSets the number of tiles or table entries displayed per page in the Inventory Page.
Default LayoutSelects tile or table view as the default in all Inventory Pages.
CancelDiscards all changes made to the settings and reverts to those used prior to opening the Setting page.
SaveCommits the new settings. Pages currently open in other tabs and windows will need to be reloaded before the changes are seen by the user.

About dialog

This dialog is displayed when the Help About option is selected from the Main Banner.

About Dialog
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This dialog shows the build number for the Master node. You may need this when communicating with Hitachi Vantara Support.

Online Help dialog

This dialog is displayed when the Help Online Help option is selected from the Main Banner.

Online Help Dialog
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Click the link to open online help versions of the Protector User Guide in separate browser tabs. This also includes Application specific information.

Navigation Breadcrumbs

The breadcrumbs appear at the top of all pages in the user interface and show the hierarchical location of the current page. This allows the user to navigate back to a parent page by clicking on the page name.

Breadcrumbs
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ControlDescription
DashboardThe home page in the hierarchy (i.e. the Default Dashboard).

Click here to navigate directly to the home page.

1st Level Sub-pageThe 1st level sub-page (e.g. Access Control)

Click here to navigate directly to this page.

2nd Level Sub-pageThe 2nd level sub-page (e.g. Resource Groups).

Click here to navigate directly to this page.

If other related pages are available, these are shown in a pop-up menu by clicking the GUID-B76850E6-FD6F-4ACD-A84B-DC11D734F27C-low.png icon to the right of the parent page name. Click on one of the menu items to navigate directly to that page.

Current PageThe currently displayed page (e.g. Create).

Navigation Sidebar

The sidebar is displayed to the left of all pages in the user interface and provides links to all the frequently accessed management, configuration and design functions.

Navigation Sidebar
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ControlDescription
NodesOpens the Nodes Inventory
Node GroupsOpens the Node Groups Inventory
PoliciesOpens the Policies Inventory
Data FlowsOpens the Data Flows Inventory
SchedulesOpens the Schedules Inventory
NotificationsOpens the Notifications Inventory
RestoreOpens the Restore Inventory
Access ControlOpens the Access Control Dashboard
LicensesOpens the Licenses Inventory

Default Dashboard

The Default Dashboard is the home page for the Protector user interface. It displays summary information about system status including jobs, RPO, data flows, alerts and backups. It also provides links to the underlying pages where more detailed information can be found.
NoteWhen accessing the underlying pages from the Dashboard, a filter is automatically applied to the target page so that only the items indicated are displayed.

For example, if 5 Errors are indicated on the Alerts tile, clicking the corresponding text will open the Logs page from the Dashboard with a filter applied such that only error level logs are displayed.

Main Dashboard
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ControlDescription
JobsPlots the number of completed, failed and active jobs by the hour. The chart can be filtered by clicking the legends shown at the top of the tile. Clicking on the coloured part of a bar in the time series opens the Jobs Inventory with the appropriate filter applied.
NoteThe data displayed here will be reset if the hub service is restarted on the master node.
RPOPlots the RPO status for all backups. The chart can be filtered by clicking the legends shown at the top of the tile. Clicking on a segment of the pie chart opens the RPO Report with the appropriate filter applied.
Data FlowsClicking on a counter opens the Monitor Inventory or Data Flows Inventory with the appropriate filter applied.
AlertsIndicates the number of unacknowledged error and warning level log messages, and the number of offline nodes. Clicking on a counter opens the Logs Inventory or Nodes Inventory with the appropriate filter applied.
Backup JobsIndicates the status of backup jobs. Clicking on a counter opens the Jobs Inventory, Jobs Report or RPO Report with the appropriate filter applied.
Pause/Resume Dashboard TransitionWhen additional, user defined dashboards are added to the dashboard set, this button pauses or resumes the periodic transition between them.
Configure User Dashboard SetOpens the Configure Dashboard Set wizard, enabling user dashboards to be added to or removed from the dashboard set.
Manage DashboardsOpens the Dashboard Inventory, enabling new dashboards to be created, edited or deleted.
NoteDashboard creation requires an in-depth understanding of the Protector REST API. Please contact professional services if you need to add new dashboards.

Inventory Page

Inventory pages are used frequently within the Protector UI to manage and access resources. They follow a common layout with controls grouped in a consistent way as illustrated below.
Inventory Page general arrangement (for illustration only)
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ItemDescription
1. Page TitleIdentifies the function or scope of the page.
2. Tile Related ControlsButtons displayed here represent commands that can be applied to items selected in the Tile/Table Area immediately below them. The buttons may be enabled (displayed in black) or disabled (displayed in grey) depending on the number and type of tiles selected.
3. Page or Resource Related ControlsButtons displayed here represent commands that apply to the page in general (e.g. email sender account settings for notifications).
4. Layout Controls

GUID-53A6ECBA-3876-4EAD-A839-CC2F7018221B-low.png Tile View

Information about the resources displayed in an inventory are presented in tile mode.

GUID-59D55923-0C75-4A30-A61E-FD3DAA082078-low.png Table View

Information about the resources displayed in an inventory are presented in table mode.

GUID-B5E256D3-F815-49A9-8EA5-DC99F840B208-low.png Filters

Click this button to toggle the filter controls (5) between hidden or shown.
5. Filter ControlsThe controls displayed here allow the results displayed in the Tile/Table Area to the left to be filtered based on the criteria selected. The filter controls can be hidden or displayed (4). Each inventory has an associated set of filters. In the majority of cases the filters are applied as you select them. For Restore inventories the filters are applied once the Search button is clicked.
NoteIf the display area is limited, the filter controls will be positioned above the Tile/Table Display Area (7).
6. Tile/Table Page ControlsWhen the number of items returned for the given filter criteria exceeds one page, these buttons are displayed to allow more results to be loaded.
7. Tile/Table Display AreaThe items returned for the given filter criteria are displayed here as separate tiles or rows in a table (depending on the display mode selected). Refer to Tile Control for more details about the controls displayed on tiles
8. Select All Items CheckboxAll inventory items passing the applied filter criteria and displayed on the current page only are selected/deselected.

Tile Control

Tiles are used to display the status and details of a resource in an inventory. They also contain a link to the details page for the resource in question and a checkbox to enable the resource to be selected.
Tile general arrangement (for illustration only)
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ItemDescription
1. Select/Deselect Checkbox This control is used to select/deselect tiles. Selected items display a check mark in this control and will have the commands (selected in the control bar above the tile area) applied to them.
2. Supplementary IconsFor some tile types, supplementary icons may be displayed here to convey additional information (e.g. status).
3. Item Type IconEach tile will have a specific icon displayed here to indicate the type of item to which it corresponds.
4. Additional HyperlinkFor tiles that contain other items (e.g. Classifications may contain Filters) additional links to those items may me displayed here. Click the link to open the corresponding page.
5. Item Description and ParametersThe key properties of the resource are displayed here.
6. Item Name and HyperlinkThe name of the item is displayed here. Click on the name to open the corresponding details page.

Button Icons

The following table lists all button icons used in the UI, their control names and their associated functions. The control names are used in the step by step guides described in Data Protection Workflows.
Control Name

(Listed Alphabetically)

Button IconExample
Acknowledge All Error LogsGUID-9232E04C-7819-461A-BCD3-3AD86B828B04-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.
Acknowledge Selected LogsGUID-05D9E836-60EE-4407-BD25-6043D9DD2908-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.
ActivateGUID-CF9E13BB-BA11-404F-AB2E-90527141B614-low.pngSee Data Flows Inventory.
Add to additional Host GroupsGUID-5F6BA675-1ADB-4C0F-B580-7ACA7250E742-low.pngHitachi Block Replications Inventory
AnalyzeGUID-E6FD61CD-EF4F-43EA-87F3-DA2F939E0985-low.pngSee Generation 1 Repository Details.
AuthorizeGUID-2C6F7E2E-8716-421F-8DDF-141841BC472F-low.pngSee Nodes Inventory.
BackGUID-184BF1F9-1159-4CEB-A020-AD7239874605-low.pngSee Monitor Details.
CloneGUID-4934ED1F-7176-41FD-9A68-8E7A31208F18-low.pngSee Access Control Profiles Inventory.
Condensed ViewGUID-D2F254D8-DE7E-48C5-B272-DF92A43B214F-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.

(Green when selected, black when deselected)

Configure Email SettingsGUID-4FAF59EA-55BF-4695-88B3-A22942C6E73E-low.pngSee Notifications Inventory.
Connect ToGUID-419B679D-6360-4BA2-BF08-44CAE6B97C41-low.pngSee Data Flow Wizard.
Create a new itemSee Inventory Page.
Create Log NotificationGUID-8710DEF6-4DBF-49F0-9903-A0297A5C4673-low.pngSee .Logs Inventory
DeactivateGUID-E40CF703-AA92-4BE5-89B4-0D7932D703A1-low.pngSee Data Flows Inventory.
DeauthorizeGUID-6053C78F-82FB-46F7-8B6A-29A4C4FB1998-low.pngSee Nodes Inventory.
Decrease PriorityGUID-101B8ECA-BB8B-4C5C-A9CB-89C4BC4DEC76-low.pngSee Notifications Inventory.
DeleteGUID-C06C9D94-4B99-4317-AFE8-EF7DB67C63CB-low.pngSee Data Flows Inventory etc.
DissociateGUID-CE3C3073-09CD-4FB6-9303-B3738D9AE1B8-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory.
Edit PermissionsGUID-6B363DCE-3699-4730-A0EE-E3237A04681E-low.png

See Data Flows Inventory etc.

EditGUID-2DB31664-7FB9-441F-8595-06A8E5A178EF-low.pngSee Data Flows Inventory etc.
TagsGUID-E5F1CBC8-471E-4699-9E6D-E16DF64C3EA3-low.pngSee GUID-76691653-1F66-4837-9875-5BE481F67FCC#GUID-76691653-1F66-4837-9875-5BE481F67FCC etc.
ExportGUID-52EF29A4-59EA-4BEE-A6AC-B7E1FB7FB0B4-low.pngSee Jobs Report.

See Logs Inventory.

Extended ViewGUID-C34525CE-7C82-47DD-8903-32D045C628B0-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.

(Green when selected, black when deselected)

HelpGUID-5C3C3980-2408-4A0D-A5BF-23E6780C1CA5-low.pngSee Main Banner.
Hide/Show SearchGUID-B5E256D3-F815-49A9-8EA5-DC99F840B208-low.pngSee Inventory Page.

(Green when selected, black when deselected)

Host GroupsGUID-A458008E-7F51-445D-96CE-E5F815D51141-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
Increase PriorityGUID-C4D33EF3-52EC-4289-ABA0-DE3741E1FEED-low.pngSee Notifications Inventory.
JournalsGUID-08478B9A-3B82-49C7-B4E0-F55B79DE019B-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
Logical DevicesGUID-A0719493-D810-448E-9C68-B6F53ED6880A-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
ManageGUID-8E270223-62F5-4D7B-90CF-AF2233B30A3C-low.pngSee Node Details.
More actionsGUID-D3A98120-0DF2-40A2-8BDA-4B191CB63B2C-low.pngSee Jobs Inventory.
MountGUID-FF937C6E-2C7B-44F8-A45E-A600DC6AB088-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Snapshots Inventory.
PauseGUID-675284E8-A248-4896-AF73-1B21BDD60D61-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory.
PoolsGUID-FF5E02CD-6622-4198-8BEE-C817CA396A64-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
Purge Logs. GUID-C06C9D94-4B99-4317-AFE8-EF7DB67C63CB-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.
RefreshGUID-FFE966BD-F36D-4E9F-BD2A-9E70B8F1339E-low.pngSee Generation 1 Repository Details.
Remove from Host GroupsGUID-89E5FAD2-4F55-4F97-8B05-3045A2DDF7D5-low.pngHitachi Block Replications Inventory
Replications or ClonesGUID-1483E565-E095-4E51-9DB9-43432DB51694-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
RestoreGUID-DCA0BBA2-5A53-41C9-93E8-1CAFC8D9CC2A-low.pngSee Gen1 Repository Store Details.
ResumeGUID-9F8C4939-135F-4921-8140-1F9C3F4A1887-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory.
ResynchronizeGUID-2C0F0007-8056-4396-AE2D-84F4B31CEFAF-low.pngSee Gen1 Repository Store Details.
RevertGUID-AFBCEB59-F84E-4D85-8CAB-FEC8888D8375-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Snapshots Inventory.
Select/Deselect itemGUID-68A046A1-7811-4641-8A9D-9799AC2234D2-low.pngSee Tile Control.
Session NotificationsGUID-7FD79887-F88C-4453-9497-FF1A5116E9E0-low.pngSee Main Banner.
Set Expiry Date / Change RetentionGUID-5AF9709C-BC0F-419E-94A9-3D659026ACB2-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Snapshots Inventory.
SettingsGUID-65A481E1-0082-41FB-B84E-9A61FEE70D9A-low.pngSee Main Banner.
SnapshotsGUID-46DBEE2D-A571-4624-A89D-A390E5010D8C-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Device Details.
StoresGUID-AF9D149A-C271-4E56-8092-3F9B822FA875-low.pngSee Gen1 Repository Stores Inventory.
SwapGUID-AFB00824-8A94-4594-91DE-D312A6F1349D-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory.
Transfer RBAC Permissions to Another NodeGUID-29FAFE9E-0588-4A21-B55E-36D44826C114-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory .
Trigger OperationGUID-4A5127B7-C968-4344-A974-6899A3CBD9DE-low.pngSee Monitor Details.
UnmountGUID-3B428D68-FFB0-4672-98C5-291636F41859-low.pngSee Restore Inventory.
UnsuspendGUID-6C024869-FB08-4AA9-92A1-DC08C57CB16E-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Replications Inventory.
Upgrade ClientsGUID-5D95EEC8-1BB8-447B-8E01-6AEADE47FD30-low.pngSee Nodes Inventory.
User Actions GUID-72FE6FBA-9F34-4E7B-8319-0ECDA8A711B2-low.pngSee Main Banner.
User SnapshotGUID-BF8D9748-2BD9-4559-8A4E-CD7B21FFE9F9-low.pngSee Gen1 Repository Stores Inventory.
ValidateGUID-59823DEE-0BAF-4092-BB81-C1413E4CDC31-low.pngSee Gen1 Repository Stores Inventory.
View as listGUID-59D55923-0C75-4A30-A61E-FD3DAA082078-low.pngSee Inventory Page.
View as tilesGUID-53A6ECBA-3876-4EAD-A839-CC2F7018221B-low.pngSee Inventory Page.
View AttachmentsGUID-6AB95331-A302-45BE-96F3-2919650CA28C-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.
View Group NodesGUID-70B9584F-25D7-45E7-A69E-971015DA4C14-low.pngSee Monitor Details.
View Policy etc.GUID-A4CD3CA5-3CA1-4C32-9963-8D3E008064C5-low.pngSee Data Flow Wizard.

(Opens the associated item in a new tab)

View SessionGUID-A59E3959-C86D-4020-AAB0-E67127247523-low.pngSee Logs Inventory.
View The <node name> Node Details GUID-CE3C73CB-223F-400F-8ACD-080C86910E4B-low.pngSee Generation 1 Repository Details.
ExpandGUID-F3994EE7-99EF-4560-AD6B-8FC9ADE162D3-low.pngSee Hitachi Block Journals Inventory

 

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