Administration Interface

The Zend Server Cluster Manager Administration Interface is very similar to the Zend Server Administration Interface. However, instead of being designed to manage a single server the Zend Server Cluster Manager Administration Interface allows you to perform configuration and management tasks for an entire cluster.

The Administration Interface layout is as follows:

• Monitor Tab - The Monitor tab is the main area for system information and it includes
• Dashboard - The Dashboard page is accessed from Monitor | Dashboard and is the default page after logging in to the Administration Interface. In addition to the general information, there is also a Server Status area for basic information on the servers that belong to your cluster.
• Events Events are a result of the monitoring component checking your system and collecting information about a specific occurrence that indicates that your environment is displaying uncharacteristic behavior. - The Events page is the main display for events that are generated in your cluster. Events are based on the conditions defined in Monitoring Rules. You can use the Events page to perform additional actions to diagnose the problem.
• Jobs Jobs contain information about a specific Job (script to run) that you have set to run in your environment. -  The Jobs page is the main display for jobs (their history and their status) that are scheduled in your cluster.
• Queue Statistics - The Queue Statistics page is the main display for information regarding active Jobs Jobs contain information about a specific Job (script to run) that you have set to run in your environment. that you have defined in your cluster.
• Code Tracing - The Code Tracing page is a central display and management area for all traced information. From this page you can access the code tracing tree and Statistics per trace file (generated by an event) or URL (manually generated from this page).
  Note:
  When you enter a URL the trace will be done through your load balancer to a random server, if you want to do directly to a specific server, specify the server's IP address.
• Rule Management - The Rule Management tab is the main area for configuring performance, monitoring and Queue  features and it includes
• Monitoring - Monitoring Rules page is a central area for defining and activating rules. Rules are used to or alert and collect information about PHP script problems. Each monitoring rule can also be assigned one of the following actions; Save code tracing and send email. Generated events Events are a result of the monitoring component checking your system and collecting information about a specific occurrence that indicates that your environment is displaying uncharacteristic behavior. are displayed in the Events page.
• Caching - The Caching page is the central configuration area for configuring caching rules for specific URLs or URL ranges.
• Recurring jobs - The Recurring Jobs page is the central configuration area to configure jobs to run by URL..
• Cluster Setup - The Setup tab is the main area for configuring your PHP and it includes
• Servers - The Servers page is a central configuration page for creating a clustered environment that will be governed by Zend Server.
• Components - The Components page provides a convenient way to view and configure the components installed in your cluster.
• Extensions - The PHP Extensions page provides a convenient way to view and configure extensions available in your cluster.
• Directives - The PHP Directives page allows you to easily edit your PHP configurations from the Administration Interface. From here, you can view and configure commonly used directives.
• Debugger - The Debugger page is used to enable remote PHP debugging and profiling of Web applications using the Zend Debugger component.
• Monitor - The Monitor page is used to define the different settings for configuring the Zend Monitor component. This component is used to capture PHP events Events are a result of the monitoring component checking your system and collecting information about a specific occurrence that indicates that your environment is displaying uncharacteristic behavior. when they happen and to alert developers and system administrators.
• Session Clustering - The Session Clustering page is used to define, the different settings for the Session Clustering component. This component is used to provide a highly scalable solution for synchronizing session data across a cluster of PHP servers.
• Job Queue A simple and manageable system for off-loading tasks from the synchronous user request, to an external, parallel PHP process. - The Job Queue page is used to define the different settings for configuring the Job Queue Component. This component is used to schedule jobs Jobs contain information about a specific Job (script to run) that you have set to run in your environment. to run a PHP script. This can be done by creating a Job in Recurring Jobs or by using the API.
• Administration - The Administration tab is the main area for configuring your Zend Server system settings and it includes
• Password and License - The Password and License page is used to change your login password and update your license.