Chapter 3. WebYaST Control Panel¶
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After performing the initial setup as described in Chapter 2, Initial System Setup, the WebYaST control panel is shown when you log into an appliance with WebYaST. The control panel contains the following parts:
3.1. The Header¶
The header in the top part of the WebYaST control panel screen shows the name of your appliance, hostname, your username, and the selected WebYaST interface language. You can find the link in the upper right corner for secure logout.
![[Note]](admon/note.png) | Changing the Interface Language |
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The language of the WebYaST interface (locale) is automatically selected according to the browser settings. It can be also changed manually by clicking the language name in the header and selecting a new language in the list. | |
3.2. The System Status Area¶
The overall status of the system is indicated by the big circle in the left. This circle integrates the status information from the two main sections to the right (the circle is green if both sections are green):
- System status
The left indicator shows the health of the system. If it is green, the system is healthy. The health information is determined by data from the module and the user-defined limits set there. For more information about the module, see Section 4.4, “Monitoring System Status”.
- System Updates
The right indicator shows the status of system updates. If it is green, the system is up to date and no action is necessary. If updates are available for installation, the indicator turns red.
To install available updates, click the link showing information about the updates to start the WebYaST module. With this module, you can see the list of available updates and choose which updates to install. For more information about the module, see Section 4.3, “Managing System Updates”.
Both fields are periodically updated. The default update interval is 5 minutes.
| Changing Status Update Intervals |
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For changing the default status update intervals, see the vendor documentation. | |
3.3. Rebooting and Shutting Down¶
You can find buttons for rebooting and shutting down the appliance just right of the system status area of the main screen.
To reboot or shut down the appliance, click or and confirm the action with . You will be logged out from the system.
3.4. The Configuration Area¶
In the bottom part of the control panel, icons of WebYaST modules are shown. Click these icons to start individual modules. For more information about individual modules, see Chapter 4, WebYaST Configuration Modules.
When you log in, only frequently used WebYaST modules are shown. To show all available WebYaST modules, click . You can also show only modules related to system, network or user accounts by clicking the appropriate buttons.