Using the Status Tray on a target device
The Virtual Disk status tray provides device and product edition information on the target device. The purpose of this tool is to aid in the management and troubleshooting of virtual disks.
Note:
This tool is installed automatically during the installation process.
Starting the Virtual Disk status tray
To manually start the Virtual Disk Status tray, double-click on the Status Tray icon in the System Tray. The Virtual Disk Status Tray dialog box appears.
Using the General tab
The following list describes each field on the General tab.
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vDisk Information:
Status: Indicates the current state of the virtual disk. Values include:
Active (target device is accessing this virtual disk) Inactive (target device is not accessing this virtual disk)
Server: Indicates the IP address and port of the Provisioning Server providing access to the virtual disk.
Boot from: Indicates if this virtual disk is set to boot from a local hard drive or from a virtual disk.
Virtual Disk: Represents the name of the virtual disk accessed by the target device.
Mode: The current access mode for the virtual disk. Values include:
- Read only
- Read and write
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Version:
Edition identifies the edition and provides version and server-pack information.
Build identifies the specific product build and compile date.
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Preferences:
Prompt status message in system tray: Enable this option if you want the virtual disk Status Tray to automatically start when the user logs into the target device.
Show icon in system tray: To indicate connection status to the virtual disk, enable this option and the icon appears in your Windows system tray when this program runs.
Using the Statistics tab
The following list describes each field on the Statistics tab.
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Boot Statistics:
Boot time: The number of seconds elapsed during the boot phases of the operating system. This value does not include the POST, BIOS, PXE, DHCP, or TFTP.
Retries: The number of packet retries that occurred during the boot phases.
Bytes Read: The total number of bytes read during the boot phases.
Bytes Written: The total number of bytes written during the boot phases.
Throughput: A value calculating the overall throughput of the software during the boot phases. Throughput = (Bytes Read + Bytes Written)/Boot Time (in seconds).
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Session Statistics:
Uptime: The length of time the target device has been booted (HHHH:MM:SS)
Retries: The total number of retries.
Bytes Read: The total number of bytes read.
Bytes Written: The total number of bytes written.
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Diagnostic Statistics:
Uptime: The length of time the target device has been booted (HHHH:MM:SS)
Retries: The total number of retries.
Bytes Read: The total number of bytes read.
Bytes Written: The total number of bytes written.
Setting Virtual Disk status tray preferences
On the General tab of the Virtual Disk Status dialog, the tray can be configured to run automatically when the target device starts, or started manually. Choose to have the Virtual Disk Status tray icon appear in your system tray.
To configure the Virtual Disk Status Tray, choose from the following methods:
- Configure the tray to appear automatically as each target device starts.
- Add the Virtual Disk Status tray icon to your system tray.
Configuring the tray to appear automatically as each target device starts
- Start the Virtual Disk Status Tray, and then select the General tab.
- Select Automatically start this program under Preferences. The tray starts automatically the next time the target device boots.
Adding the Virtual Disk status tray icon to your system tray
- Start the Virtual Disk Status tray, and then select the General tab.
- Select the Show icon in System Tray check box under Preferences. The Virtual Disk Status tray icon appears in your system tray the next time the target device boots.