Keywords: LSA

# Server Dashboard

The Server dashboard is the default landing page in the LSI Storage Authority software. The Server dashboard displays the overall summary of the server and the devices attached to it. You can troubleshoot, configure, maintain, and monitor the controllers from the Server dashboard. The following figure and table describe this page.

Some of the features listed below may not be applicable to all the controllers. For example, some controllers support the RAID feature, and some controllers do not support it. For a comprehensive list of features that are supported for a specific controller, see LSI Storage Authority Feature Comparison Matrix.

Figure 1. Server Dashboard

Table 1. Server Dashboard Description
Callout | Description
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| Main Navigation – The main navigation window helps you to traverse among the various views. This navigation is available across all of the pages in the software. The description follows: : Helps you to navigate to the Server dashboard from any page in the software. Select Controllers: Lists the controllers that you are monitoring. The color-coded controller status icons (red, amber, and green) indicate the health status of all the controllers based on their criticality. Click a controller to navigate to its dashboard. Username: Displays the name of the user. Click @Settings to perform initial settings. Click Send Feedback to email your feedback to the Avago Technical Support using your Gmail or Microsoft Outlook accounts. Click View Server Profile and expand the + button to view the server configuration such as the server IP, server name, OS Name, OS version, OS architecture, and the version of the LSI Storage Authority software that is installed. You can also view the controller information such as controller hardware, enclosure of the controller, and information about the physical drives and virtual drives associated with the controller. Click Logout to exit from the software. : Lets you enable or disable system messages. : Displays the LSI Storage Authority software context-sensitive help.
| Controller Status – Description as follows: Displays the status of all of the controllers that are connected to the server. It displays the total number of controllers and status icons based on their criticality: Critical: Indicates that a critical error exists on the controller and the controller needs immediate attention. Needs Attention: Indicates that an error exists on the controller that needs attention, however, not immediately. Optimal: Indicates that the controller is operating in an optimal state. Displays critical issues of failed devices and provides recommendations for troubleshooting. Additionally, you can see contextual links, which helps you to easily locate the device and initiate troubleshooting. Based on the criticality of the controller, the LSI Storage Authority software displays information about that particular controller in the controller information pane. For example, if a controller is in the critical state, that controller is opened by default. If you want to view information about other controllers, click the respective Controller Status icon. Click View All Controllers to view information about all of the controllers. Download Server Report – Enables you to download the server report, which contains consolidated information about the server and all of the devices connected to it. OS Information – Displays the server’s operating system information.
| Controller Information: Displays information about the controller. Controller Status: When multiple controllers are connected, the controllers are sorted based on the Bus device function. The controllers are indexed with numbers 0, 1, 2, and so on. Controller summary Controller properties Controller issues Controller event logs Allows you to perform the following tasks: Configure the controllers. See Configuration. Download diagnostics. Update the controller firmware. View, download, and clear event logs. Perform various operations on the controller. See Managing Controllers Navigate to any of the controllers to see its specific view by clicking on the appropriate controller.