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<title>Front Panel</title> 
<h1>Front Panel</h1>

The Front Panel is the main window of the Cluster Monitor.  It
graphically displays the configuration and status of the cluster. <p>

<img src="clustmon/front_panel.gif">
<br>
<br>

(A
    <a href="clustmon/front_panel_full_size">full size picture</a>
of the Front Panel is also available)  <p>

The Front Panel has three areas: the
    <a href="clustmon/fp_menu_area">Menu Bar</a>,
the 
    <a href="clustmon/fp_picture_area">Graphical Picture</a>
and the
    <a href="clustmon/fp_footer_area">Footer</a>. <p>
The menu bar has four menus that are used to perform tasks or display
other Cluster Monitor windows.<p>

The graphical picture of the cluster
shows all the components and subcomponents in your cluster and the
current status of each component.<p>

The cluster to be monitored can be specified in the
    <a href="clustmon/select_cluster_dialog">Select Cluster dialog</a>
or on the
    <a href="clustmon/command_line">command line</a>.
While the Cluster Monitor is connecting to the nodes, the
    <a href="clustmon/conn_status_dialog">Connection Status dialog</a>
is displayed. <p>

Moving the pointer over a component or subcomponent in the graphical
picture displays the name of that object in the footer.  If you have
the 
    <a href="clustmon/item_props_dialog">Item Properties dialog</a>
in "Follow" mode, it will also get updated with the full details.  Or
you can get the properties of a single item by pressing the
<b>Props</b> key while the pointer is over it or selecting
<b>Properties >> Item Properties...</b> from the menu bar.<p>

The 
    <a href="clustmon/message_viewer">Message Viewer</a>
window supplements the information displayed on the Front Panel.  When the graphical picture in the Front Panel highlights a faulty component or subcomponent, you can use the Message Viewer to see the specific messages generated by the faulty device. <p> 
