The document discusses how to use the management tree feature in System Area Manager to view and sort managed systems. It describes how clicking on different health states or sorting by attributes like operating system, function, or location will populate relevant systems in the management tree. It also explains how to expand groups of systems by clicking on the operating system, function, or location name. Finally, it briefly mentions the use of consistent color schemes to represent system health and the ability to filter the tree view by different health states.

1. System Area Manager
Using the Management Tree

2. Management Tree
Click a certain health state in either place
Systems chosen
will populate
here
In the
management
tree
Sort by Operating System, Function or Location
Or click to view all systems in the group
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3. Sorting the Management Tree
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Now that you have added systems you can view them in the management
tree
Clicking one of the health states will populate those systems on the
management tree to the left of the dashboard.
In this example we chose to click the green bar to have all systems with a
“Normal” health state show up in the tree.
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4. Sorting the Management Tree
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In this example we chose to sort by operating system. Of the two total
systems running Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, we chose to look at the
one with a degraded heath state by clicking the 1.
As you can see that system then populated in the management tree on the
left. If that box had 10 systems or even 100 systems they would’ve
populated in the management tree.
This is an easy way to get a quick look at health states either by location,
function, or operating systems running.
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5. Sorting the Management Tree
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You also have the option to click a specific group of systems. In this
example we chose to view both systems running on Microsoft Windows 7
Enterprise.
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6. Expanding the System Area
Manager Tree
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System Area Manager provides
administrators with an overall view of
managed systems, and the capability to drill
down to each system and individual
components.
Click on the name of the operating system,
function, or location to expand the list of
systems in each group. The names and IP
addresses of each system will be displayed
in the left hand window.
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7. Health Colors
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To quickly identify and correct system problems, SyAM Software uses
consistent color schemes to represent the health and functionality of
systems and their components
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8. Filtering
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The Filter by health state for the
managed systems tree view
– This provides a quick way to
identify managed systems that are
in a particular health state.
– Show all managed systems or
systems in one of the following
states regardless of the virtual
grouping they are in.
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Managed system health states to
Filtering by
– Normal, Degraded, Critical,
Shutdown, Unreachable, Agent
stopped, Suspended or Unknown.