The Applications Console

The Applications Console lists application instances by host. and displays details of a selected instance.

Applications Console shows the labeled parts of the Applications Console in the Memory Machine application.

Figure 1. The Applications Console

The Applications Console contains the following elements:

MemVerge Application Name
The UI application logo and name (Memory Machine Management Center).
Global Search Icon
Click to search for host group, host, application instance, snapshot, and cluster snapshot names.
Jobs Dropdown
Click to view scheduled jobs. See Viewing Jobs.
Help Dropdown
Click to open the Help Center, the Open API Reference, or the Memory Machine Information Pop-Up.
User Dropdown
Click to log the current user off the Memory Machine Management Center.
Console Selector
Click to choose one of: Global Dashboard, Hosts Console, Applications Console, Alerts Console, Jobs Console, Usage Report Console, or Settings Console.
Application List
A list of clusters followed by a list of application instances. The list of application instances is organized by host.
Clusters List
Shows members of a cluster for applications, such as HazelCast, that support clusters.
Create Cluster Icon
Click to create a new cluster.
Application Instances List
Shows application instances, grouped by host.
Import Snapshot Icon
Click to import a snapshot from a saved export file.
Host Name
The Application Instances List is grouped by host name. Click the Instance Toggle next to a Host Name to expand and collapse the list of instances on that host.
Instance Status
The PID of the instance and its status (running or stopped).
All Actions Dropdown
Click to schedule or clone a snapshot.
Capture Snapshot Button
Click to take a snapshot. Inactive if the process is not running.
Snapshots Tab
Click to view a timeline or list view of the selected instance's snapshots (timeline view shown).
Configuration Details Tab
Click to view the configuration details of the selected instance (not shown).
Metrics Tab
Click to view resource statistics for the selected instance (not shown).
Tmux Session Tab
Shows the command required to open a tty (command-line) interface using a tmux session. This tab is displayed only if the application instance has an attached TTY session.
Timeline Button and List Button
Click to select a timeline view or a list view of the instance snapshots in the Snapshot Display Panel.
The list view (not shown) displays the snapshot label, status, size, timestamp, and whether the snapshot can be deleted (snapshots that have been restored one or more times cannot be deleted). The table also contains controls to restore or delete the snapshot.
The timeline view (shown) displays the application instance's snapshots as a series of dots, connected in chronological order from left (earlier) to right (later). If the instance is still running, a blinking "beacon" icon represents the running process at the right edge of the diagram.
If Show Tree Toggle is "on" then snapshots of multiple process restarts are displayed as branches from a common ancestor snapshot.
Refresh Icon
Click to refresh this display area.
Show Tree Toggle
Toggle display of the snapshot tree in the timeline view. "On" shows all snapshots for the instance, which might contain branches where previous snapshots were restored. "Off" shows only the lineage of the running process, which does not branch.