User Interface¶

The interface at a glance¶

The the user interface is divided into two areas: The navigation area (1. Blue) and the content area (2. Red). The navigation area of openITCOCKPIT always remains the same while the content of the selected page is always displayed in the content area (2).

In addition to a search function (2) and the time of day (7), the upper navigation bar contains further short links to various actions

Button to pop out/close the main menu
Search bar with the option to search for hosts, services, UUIDs and IP addresses
Subscription badge - only visible for unregistered and community editions
System Health
Export button
Indicates whether a new openITCOCKPIT version is available. Only visible when a new version is available.
Displays the Message of the day
Current (server)time
Language selection box
Log-out

System health¶

The system health display provides a quick overview of the status of the openITCOCKPIT server. Warnings and critical states, such as insufficient hard disk space, critical memory utilisation and services that are not running, are displayed here. If the display is empty and green, everything is in order and the server is running as expected (see screenshot).

Message of the day¶

In order to inform all users or selected user groups about a certain event at the same time, openITCOCKPIT offers the ability to create a Message of the Day. This message is always displayed automatically after logging in.

In addition, the Message of the Day can be displayed by clicking on the menu item (7).

The configuration for the Message of the Day can be found as a separate item under User Administration

System times¶

The user interface is able to display two different times.

This happens automatically as soon as the local user time (1) differs from the server time (2). Adjustments to the user time zone can be made in the user's profile.

In addition to listing all menu items, the main menu in openITCOCKPIT also offers the ability to search through the menu (1). To do this, just click once on the button. This makes it much easier to find individual menu items.

Below this you will also see your username displayed. The golden crown indicates that administrator rights are available for this user. Clicking on the username will take you to the user profile.

Below the main menu you will find some additional buttons (3):

links to an overview that allows you to send anonymised statistics to the openITCOCKPIT developer team.
leads to the support overview page. There you have the ability to report bugs as well as get commercial support.
links to an overview of the available subscriptions for obtaining commercial support and enterprise modules.
links to an overview page that contains further links to various documentation.

The page menu button can always be seen at the bottom right of the screen and contains two functions that can be used on any page in openITCOCKPIT.

displays the page in full-screen mode.
scrolls automatically to the top of the current page.

Profile¶

In the profile overview, you have the ability to make adjustments to your own user profile.

Profile information¶

In addition to being able to change your name, email address and telephone number, you can adjust various settings that change the list displays, browser displays and more.

Displays status information about the monitored objects in the top navigation bar. Header stats
The recursive browser takes into account the nested elements in the browser below the currently selected container.
The length of lists affects the list items displayed on a page. This setting has a global effect on all lists.
The display language for the user can also be changed here.
The user's desired date format.
The user's time zone.

Profile picture¶

To upload a profile picture, you can simply drag and drop the desired picture into the field provided. Uploading and saving is then carried out automatically.

Changing passwords¶

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This option is only available for local users. Users added via LDAP must change their password via the operating system or an LDAP account manager tool.

To change your password, you can use this form. To do this, you must have your old password ready and be ready to assign a new password. The requirements for the new password are at least 6 alphanumeric characters and at least one digit.

API keys¶

You can create API keys – which are used for authenticating with the openITCOCKPIT API – via your profile. You can find out how to create an API key in a separate article

Browser¶

The browser provides a user-visible overview of all containers, their hosts and the status of the hosts and services.

The host and service status display shows by default only the status of the hosts and services that are in the currently selected container.

Using the recursive browser setting in your profile settings, the overall status of all hosts and services visible to a user can be displayed.

Host browser¶

The host browser provides an overview of the current status of the host and its services. It also provides detailed status and device information, a timeline and, if modules are installed, even more additional information about the host.

The navigation bar links to various actions on a host

Resetting the check time¶

This resets the check time of the host. This has the same effect as resetting the check time in the status information.

Object documentation¶

Documentation on the host can be entered here

Notifications¶

To get an overview of all notifications sent to the host, click this button

History¶

The history contains the results for each host check including date, check attempt, status type and the output

Status history¶

The status history contains the results of each time the host changes its status.

Confirmation history¶

The confirmation history contains all confirmations regarding the host status.

Editing hosts¶

The host can be edited here

More actions¶

Service list¶

Here you will find an overview of all available services for the host

Assigning service template groups¶

You can create service template groups in openITCOCKPIT that are composed of a number of service templates. These groups can then be assigned to a host using this same option. In the form that appears, you can select the appropriate service template group as well as the services to be created. This makes it possible to very quickly create the appropriate services for a host. The configuration must then be exported for the changes to take effect.

openITCOCKPIT Agent Discovery¶

This can be used to set up an openITCOCKPIT agent. You will be redirected to the Agent Wizard.

Checkmk recognition¶

A checkmk discovery can be started here.

Status information¶

The status information contains status-relevant data. In addition to the check parameters and notification settings, this includes a bar that shows the status of the current host. This bar reflects the current status colour and contains information on how long the host has been in this status, when the last check was, when the next check will be, and the status type. You also have the option of performing various actions here.