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Viewing host hardware topology

This topic describes how to view hardware topology information about a server, including front, middle, and rear panel views, vSAN disk details, power supply, and health status information. You can also perform operations on the topology.

Before you begin​

  • Only ThinkAgile VX models support the hardware topology function. For more information, see Supported machine types and functions.
  • Ensure that the current server has been managed by XClarity Administrator, and XClarity Administrator has been registered with this system.

Procedure​

Click Resources () > Hosts to enter the host management page. Click a host name to enter the host details page.

Viewing topology information​

  • Front panel​

    Provide a virtual view of disks installed in the server's front panel slots, and display the status of the power LED, location LED, and system error LED.

    • Disk location: displays the serial number of the slot where a disk is located. A slot without any disk installed will be shown as .
    • Disk status: Different colors represent different disk states.
      • Green: normal
      • Yellow: warning
      • Red: critical
    • Disk type: displays the usage status of a disk in vSAN, which can be cache disk, capacity disk, unclaimed disk, vSAN direct disk, and unqualified disk.
    • Disk group information: Click a disk on the topology. If the disk belongs to a vSAN disk group, other disks in the same vSAN disk group will be highlighted with a solid blue line.
  • Middle panel​

    Provide a virtual view of disks installed in the server's internal panel slots.

  • Rear panel​

    Provide a virtual view of disks and power supply modules installed in the server's rear panel slots.

    • Power module: Different colors represent different operating states of power supply modules.
      • Red: critical
      • Dashed line: empty
      • Green: normal
      • Yellow: warning

Viewing disk details​

  • The disk list below the topology diagram will list detailed information about physical and logical disks, including Slot, Type, Model, Controller, Status, Capacity, Media and Health Status. Click Go to the hardware alert log page to view more health status information.

  • Click a controller name to view controller details.

View operations​

Click the View operations drop-down box to perform the following operations:

  • Refresh the hardware topology: updates hardware topology information.
  • Show disk icon legends: displays disk icons in the topology view to represent different disk types, including cache disk, capacity disk, unclaimed disk, vSAN direct disk, unqualified disk, and empty slot. To hide the icon legends, click the button again.
  • Show disk groups: displays disk groups on disks in the topology view. To hide disk groups, click the button again.

Host operations​

Click the Host operations drop-down box to perform the following operations:

  • **Host LED**: On: Turn on the host LED.
  • **Host LED**: Off: Turn off the host LED.
  • **Host LED**: Blink: Make the host LED blink.