Web Interface Setup

To use the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to your SUSE Manager URL in a browser. Sign in to the Web UI using your SUSE Manager Administration account.

While you are using the Web UI, click the icon to access the documentation for that section.

The first time you sign in to the Web UI, complete the setup wizard to set your user preferences. You can access the setup wizard at any time by navigating to Admin  Setup Wizard.

After the initial setup is complete, signing in will take you the Home  Overview section. This section contains summary panes that provide important information about your systems.

The Tasks pane provides shortcuts to the most common Web UI tasks.

The Inactive Systems pane shows any clients that have stopped checking in to the SUSE Manager Server. You will need to check these clients.

The Most Critical Systems pane shows any clients that require software updates. Click the name of a client in the list to be taken to the Systems  System Details section for that client. From this page, you can apply any required updates.

The Recently Scheduled Actions pane shows all recent actions that have been run, and their status. Click the label of an action to see more detail.

The Relevant Security Patches pane shows all available security patches that need to be applied to your clients. It is critical that you apply security patches as soon as possible to keep your clients secure.

The System Groups pane shows any system groups you have created, and if the clients in those groups are fully updated.

The Recently Registered Systems pane shows all clients registered in the past thirty days. Click the name of a client in the list to be taken to the Systems  System Details section for that client.