You can set a number of options that affect the behavior and display of Spotlight on Unix via the Spotlight on Unix Options window.
Each of the pages within the Spotlight on Unix Options window Disks and Other covers one aspect of Spotlight on Unix behavior.
To open the Spotlight on Unix Options window
Click View | Options.
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Use this option... |
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Control the display of disk information on the specified Spotlight on Unix drilldown pages. |
Spotlight is powerful diagnostic and problem-resolution tool for Unix and Linux operating systems. Its unique user interface provides you with an intuitive, visual representation of the activity on your host machine.
For information on Spotlight on Unix, see these sections
| Section |
Description |
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| Background Information |
Introductory material to Spotlight on Unix. |
| Connect to a Unix System | Create / Modify / Delete connections to Unix systems. |
| Home Page | The Spotlight home page shows the flow of information and commands between various sub-components and the size and status of internal resources such as processes, disk files and memory structures. |
| Alarms |
Spotlight alerts you to problems with your system by issuing an alarm. You can configure Spotlight in the level of severity that constitutes an alarm, to disable an alarm, and the actions Spotlight takes on raising the alarm. |
| Drilldowns | When you have isolated a problem, you can display a drilldown page, whose charts and tables provide a detailed breakdown of the underlying statistics. |
| View | Options | Customize Spotlight. |
| Troubleshooting | Solve problems using Spotlight. |
For information on using Spotlight applications See
Use the Unix Filesystem Metric option in the Spotlight on Unix Options window to configure how disks are represented in the Disk Activity panel on the Spotlight home page. The Disk Activity panel represents the logical disks in the system you are analyzing.
To set the Unix Filesystem Metric option
Choose one of the following options:
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Display Fullest Filesystem |
For the current Spotlight connection, choose this option to display the details of the disk with the least available space. When you choose this option, the associated label in the lower half of the Disk Activity panel displays the text Least Space. |
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Display Following Filesystem |
Choose this option to select a specific disk. Use the drop-down list to choose which disk whose details will be displayed. When you choose this option, the associated label in the lower half of the Disk Activity panel changes to Disk Space. |
This section identifies general problems that you may encounter when using Spotlight on Unix, and details how to address those problems. If you do not find a solution in this section then check the Spotlight on Unix Release Notes.
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