Each storage repository configured within the environment is displayed as a repository navigation item within the Repositories navigation folder. These repository navigation items are labelled according to the repository name that is configured within Oracle VM Manager. If a name is not available or not configured properly within Oracle VM Manager, the repository UUID is allocated as the repository name. The structure of the navigation provided in the navigation tree is discussed in more detail in Section 4.2, “Summary”.

Clicking on a repository navigation item in the navigation tree allows you to access different perspectives in the management pane. Each perspective provides its own view of the repository within Oracle VM Manager. Most of the perspectives also include separate perspective toolbars that enable you to perform various configuration or management tasks specific to the view currently displayed within the management pane. A repository navigation item offers the following perspectives within the management pane: