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Cluster Management Console

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The Cluster Management Console is the administration UI for the Managed Cluster. Use it to manage the Managed Cluster infrastructure and all environments hosted on it. The Cluster Management Console is separate from the monitoring environment UI. Only users with cluster admin permissions can access it.

Cluster Management Console
Cluster Management Console

Home

Home displays the Dynatrace Managed deployment overview, with a graphical representation of your deployment at a glance.

  • Environments—Displays the number of active environments. Links to Environments.
  • ActiveGates—Displays the number of Cluster ActiveGates and Environment ActiveGates. Links to Deployment status.
  • Cluster nodes—Displays the number of Cluster nodes.
  • Last backup—Displays the date and storage location of the last backup.
  • Events—Displays the number of log events.
  • Users—Displays the number of users and user groups.
  • Dynatrace Mission Control—Provides access to Mission Control proactive support.

Deployment status

Deployment status provides an overview of your Managed Cluster infrastructure.

Cluster nodes

  • For details on a Cluster node, expand its row.
  • To install a Cluster node, select Install cluster node.

ActiveGates

  • For details on an ActiveGate, expand its row.
  • To install a Cluster ActiveGate, select Install Cluster ActiveGate.

Network zones

  • For details on a network zone, select its name in the table.

Environments

Environments displays a table of all Dynatrace environments you manage.

  • To find an environment, use the filters.
  • To open an environment's details page, select the environment name.
    • To change an environment-specific setting, select for that setting.
      Sections include:
      • Capability settings
      • Storage settings
      • Cluster overload prevention settings
      • Assign environment permissions to user groups
    • To go to the selected Dynatrace environment, select Go to environment.
    • To disable the selected Dynatrace environment, select > Disable environment.
    • To export the configuration of the selected Dynatrace environment, select > Export configuration.

Events

Events lists log events by message and timestamp.

  • Filter the table by:
    • Severity level
    • Timeframe
    • String search
  • Page through the table with the controls under the table.

User authentication

User authentication links to user-related settings.

  • User accounts—Lists user accounts. Select a user to view details and group assignments and permissions. For details, see user and group management.
  • User groups—Lists user groups. Select for a group to configure the group name, permissions, and policies. For details, see user and group management.
  • Policy management—Lists policies. Select a policy in the Actions column to view or edit it.
  • User sessions—Lists user sessions. For details, see user sessions.
  • Password policy—For details, see password complexity rules.
  • User repository—View and edit user repository settings. For details, see LDAP.
  • Single sign-on settings—For details, see SAML settings and OpenID Connect settings.
  • Login page—For details, see sign-in customization.

Settings

Settings links to Managed Cluster settings.

  • Public endpoints
  • Internet proxy—For details, see configure internet proxy.
  • Emails
    • SMTP server—Configure how email notifications for the Managed Cluster are delivered. For details, see configure SMTP server connection.
    • Email notifications—Configure email notification recipients.
  • Preferences—For details, see configure Managed Cluster preferences.
  • Remote access permissions—For details, see configure remote access.
  • API tokens—For details, see Cluster API tokens and authentication.
  • Backup—For details, see back up and restore a Managed Cluster.
  • Service Providers
  • Automatic update—For details, see update a Managed Cluster.

Licensing

Licensing displays account and licensing information.

To verify your connection to Mission Control, select > Check Mission Control connection.

Audit log

Audit log lists events triggered by the Managed Cluster and selected configuration changes for all environments.

This table shows only changes related to cluster-wide configuration, licensing, storage quota, and permissions. For all environment audit log entries, use the Audit Logs API.