Admin Dashboard¶

The Admin Dashboard provides a visual overview of the functions and performance of the Plixer Scrutinizer environment. It is the default view opened when clicking on the Admin text in the web interface header.

This page comprises the following interactive dashboard gadgets:

System: CPU
Displays system performance metrics in timelines or charts
Click on a metric to switch views.
Click on the Vitals icon to view server health.

Storage: Free Disk System
Displays available storage per collector
Click on a storage element to switch views.
Click on the Vitals icon to view OS health.

Services: Collector
Displays the status of system services per collector
Hover over a chart element to view additional details.
Click on the Vitals icon to view exporter health.

Configuration Status
Shows the overall configuration progress for Plixer Scrutinizer and can be expanded to show the detailed configuration checklist
Click on a configuration item to view its current status and accept/decline the item.
Click the Launch icon to open the relevant documentation page for an item, or hover over the Dependencies icon to see other related or required configuration items.

User Activity

Shows activity for individual users in a timeline

Note

  • Click the X button to close the expanded tables for the vitals gadgets. To collapse the configuration checklist, click the progress bar a second time.

  • A configuration status dashboard gadget is also included in the default Welcome dashboard for Plixer Scrutinizer installs.

Vitals LEDs

Three notification LEDs for system vitals are persistent across all admin pages/views and can be used to monitor the general health of the Plixer Scrutinizer environment.

These LEDs correspond to the following system components/functions, from left to right:

  • Server

  • Software

  • Exporter

Hovering over an LED will display additional details related to the component’s current statuse. Each LED also functions as a shortcut to return to the admin dashboard with the corresponding vitals gadget expanded.

Admin Menu tray

The Admin Menu tray is the main access point for administrative functions in Plixer Scrutinizer. The tray can be opened from any admin page/view by clicking on the three-dot button.

The admin tray search field supports lookahead searching and can be used to quickly find settings, configuration views, or help descriptions that match the entered string.

Note

Admin views marked with a [-> are still only accessible via the Classic UI of the web interface.