6.4. Hosts Entities

6.4.1. Viewing General Host Information

The General tab on the Details pane provides information on individual hosts, including hardware and software versions, and available updates.

Procedure 6.12. To View General Host Information

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display general information, network interface information and host information in the Details pane.
  3. Click General to display the following information:
    • Version information for OS, Kernel, VDSM, and RHS.
    • Status of memory page sharing (Active/Inactive) and automatic large pages (Always).
    • CPU information: number of CPUs attached, CPU name and type, total physical memory allocated to the selected host, swap size, and shared memory.
    • An alert if the host is in Non-Operational or Install-Failed state.

6.4.2. Viewing Network Interfaces on Hosts

The Network Interfaces tab on the Details pane provides information about the logical and physical networks on a host. This view enables you to define the attachment of the logical network in the Administration Portal to the physical network interface cards of the host. See Section 6.2.3, “Managing Host Network Interfaces” for more information on network interfaces.

Procedure 6.13. To View Network Interfaces on a Host

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Network Interfaces tab.

6.4.3. Viewing Permissions on Hosts

The Permissions tab on the Details pane provides information about user roles and their inherited permissions.

Procedure 6.14. To View Permissions on a Host

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Permissions tab.

6.4.4. Viewing Events from a Host

The Events tab on the Details pane provides information about important events such as notifications and errors.

Procedure 6.15. To View Events from a Host

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Events tab.

6.4.5. Viewing Bricks

The Bricks tab on the Details pane provides information about the bricks as the volume name and the brick directory.

Procedure 6.16. To View Bricks on a Host

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Bricks tab.