More Info in Cockpit-Dashboard

[flatspin (Ralf Jeckel)]

As now cockpit is officially the new server manager, I’d like do give some wishes about cockpit dashboard.
I know, the dashboard shouldn’t be overloaded, but I think some infos are missing.

I’d like to have some more information in the dashboard:

1. last update of antivirus databases
2. IPs of Interfaces, the role (green, red,…) and the status (up, down)
3. time and success of last backup
4. raid status, if raid is used

The dashboard should give a quick overview about the status of the server and I think these infos are essential to the servers health status. There is more than enough space for this infos.

What do you think?

BR Ralf

EDIT: and a brief discstatus report would be fine.

[pike (Michael Kicks)]

And data about the system (more than CPU and ram size)

[m.traeumner (Michael Träumner)]

@flatspin

What do you think?

I think these are great points. Let’s have a look what feature brings. Perhaps @giacomo can say something more, if it is planned.

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@flatspin

What do you think?

We already discussed something like this somewhere else but I couldn’t find find the thread

All Cockpit apps has a dashboard: each one full of info like the ones you are searching for.
So if something is missing, it should be added on the corresponding application.

The main dashboard could display extra general info, but honestly I do not know what in particular could be useful.

[NLS (Nick Sardelianos)]

Just seeing the title I vote yes.
NethGUI is much better in this respect I think.
Esp. the simple link to read all logs.

[flatspin (Ralf Jeckel)]

I think you mean this thread:

Building Cockpit together

The idea is to move the relevant info inside each module, so the backup status is reported inside the backup page. The global UI should contain only system-wide data. You already can do it from the “Settings” page. Colors and design are from upstream project: https://www.patternfly.org/ In the normal daily use, most users didn’t ever used IPv6. Adding such feature is a huge huge huge work, and until now it seems it doesn’t worth the effort. We will for sure study it for NS 8, but I can…

There were more people thinking like me and I think we should reevaluate this.
The idea to have all info in the applications is right. Should be so.

But to jump to 5 or more different apps to get an clear overview about the status of the machine would be an inacceptable pain IMO!

[NLS (Nick Sardelianos)]

Maybe NS8 (or is it possible in NS7 too?)… if there was a standard way to add a box to Cockpit dashboard page? Then add-ons could utilize this.

[pike (Michael Kicks)]

CentOS 7 will be EOL during 2024.
There’s still a lot of time to migrate 7.7 Cockpit Edition in a non beta version for all components and modules…

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@flatspin

There were more people thinking like me and I think we should reevaluate this.
The idea to have all info in the applications is right. Should be so.

We are working on Cockpit for more than one year with a different dashboard behavior in mind, just to improve the user experience. I’m aware that we can’t make everyone happy
I’m not saying that the Dashboard can’t changed or improved, but I believe that core devs are not going to reimplement the Dashboard anytime soon.

As always, I’m willing to help anyone else who want to work on it.

[federico.ballarini]

@giacomo Yesterday my testing server was full I didn’t notice it. I think that adding disk status (raid and space) on Dashboard can be very helpful.
Apart from this we can also improve it by showing a notice if last backup wasn’t successful.

I think it’s not necessary to show network interfaces on system dashboard.
And I don’t know about antivirus.

Maybe can be helpful also Multi Wan status.

What do you think?

[pike (Michael Kicks)]

@federico.ballarini

(raid and space)

A little example on a useful and compact way to view disk status

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@federico.ballarini

I think that adding disk status (raid and space) on Dashboard can be very helpful.

It could be helpful, but we already have the same info in other panels.

@pike

A little example on a useful and compact way to view disk status

Indeed, this would be really nice to show in the dashboard, but I’d leave the backup aside.

@dev_team what do you think?

[edoardo_spadoni]

We can add a new card in the Dashboard page near the Memory ones that includes Disk status ?

But I don’t like too much this solution, I prefer to keep the Disk information in the Storage page

[federico.ballarini]

I think that disk space and raid status are important as memory and swap…

[pike (Michael Kicks)]

@edoardo_spadoni

But I don’t like too much this solution, I prefer to keep the Disk information in the Storage page

Adding info into one place don’t mean that has to been removed from another one…

[flatspin (Ralf Jeckel)]

Cool man, this one’s new! Thanks!

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@federico.ballarini did the great job!

[oneitonitram (MrGenius)]

youve got high disk usage

[rowihei]

Hallo together,

some days ago I had to use the New-Admin-Cockpit the first time. Some things are better then in the old version, but I don’t like the new dashboard…
At the old dashboard we can see all IMPORTANT information at one look !
The new dashboard has a better DESIGN, but the admins need an OVERVIEW !
Why we need the very beautiful circular charts ? They need too much space on desktop.
And it’s not useful if we have to look in 4…18 other sites to control the system status !
Please think about these !
Hope really it will be better in the future …

[m.traeumner (Michael Träumner)]

@rowihei

Hope really it will be better in the future …

It would be nice if there will be a chance to choose the widgets you want to show, like on the smartphone.