Dashboard and Component Overview
- 1 Accessing the Dashboard
- 2 Dashboard Components
- 2.1 Capacity
- 2.2 License
- 2.3 Services
- 2.4 Data Protection
- 2.5 Cluster Security
- 2.6 Hardware
Before accessing the dashboard components, make sure you have updated your default password and default license.
The Single Node Swarm Dashboard provides a centralized interface for monitoring the health, status, and configuration of your deployment. It offers a high-level summary of key system components, enabling you to quickly assess operational status and respond to potential issues.
Accessing the Dashboard
To access the Single Node Swarm dashboard:
Log in to the system. (using the default credentials (storage/password) for the first-time login only)
After the default login, update your password and then log in again. Learn more about updating your password.
Once logged in, the system redirects you to the dashboard screen:
Dashboard Components
Each section of the dashboard displays real-time information about a specific aspect of the system. Here's an overview of each component:
Capacity
Get insights into total usable capacity, used capacity, available capacity, and a circular progress bar representing used and available data storage. If the used data capacity is:
Threshold Alerts:
Usage Level | Alert | Pie Chart Color |
|---|---|---|
≥ 75% | The alert message is displayed depending on whether the license or hardware capacity needs to be increased. | Amber |
≥ 90% | Add more storage capacity (critical) | Red |
Important
Ensure adequate storage is maintained to avoid system shutdown or failures.
License
Track your current license status, including total licensed capacity, available licensed capacity, and expiration details.
Threshold Alerts:
Usage Level | Alert | Pie Chart Color |
|---|---|---|
≥ 75% | Upgrade license | Amber |
≥ 90% | Upgrade license (critical) | Red |
Click More Info to view full license details.
Refer to the License Management Guide for further instructions.
Services
Monitors operational status of all services:
Fully operational
Limited service(s) operational
Service(s) attention required
Click More Info to view detailed service statuses.
Refer to the Services Details guide to know the detailed health status of each service running on the cluster.
Data Protection
Monitor that your data is fully protected, partially protected, or showing some critical issues. In case of partially protected and critical issues, the system shows a More Info option. On click, it displays a status drawer showing the cause of this situation and what action would be required to keep it fully protected.
Cluster Security
Displays configuration status of key security settings, including:
Swarm Software Auto Update
System Remote Access (SSH)
Security Updates
Security Patches
Access Control
Click More Info to open the status drawer. This status drawer includes:
The cause of reduced security
Required action
Info
Only an admin user can take action from the status drawer. The button remains hidden for the non-admin user.
For example:
If SSH access is enabled, the dashboard will prompt you to click Update Cluster Security. See the complete guide to configure the cluster security.
Hardware
Monitors the health status of hardware components:
Healthy
Address hardware issues
Hardware issues need attention
Click More Info to view the health status of the hardware.
For more information, refer to the Hardware Monitoring Guide.