Each server pool configured within the environment is displayed as a server pool navigation item within the Server Pools navigation folder. These server pool navigation items are labelled according to the server pool name that is configured within Oracle VM Manager. If a name is not available or not configured properly within Oracle VM Manager, the server pool UUID is allocated as the server pool name. The structure of the navigation provided in the navigation tree is discussed in more detail in Section 3.2, “Summary”.

Clicking on a server pool navigation item in the navigation tree allows you to access different perspectives in the management pane. Each perspective provides its own view of the server pool 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 server pool navigation item offers the following perspectives within the management pane: