Home Overview

The Tasks pane lists the most common tasks an administrator performs via the Web interface. Click any link to reach the page within SUSE Manager that allows you to accomplish that task.

The Inactive Systems list provides a list of all systems that have stopped checking into SUSE Manager.

The Most Critical Systems pane lists the most critical systems within your organization. It provides a link to quickly view those systems and displays a summary of the patch updates that have yet to be applied to those systems. Click the name of a system to see its System Details page and apply the patch updates. Below the list is a link to View All Critical Systems on one page.

The Recently Scheduled Actions pane lists all actions less than thirty days old and their status: failed, completed, or pending. Click the label of any given action to view its details page. Below the list is a link to View All Scheduled Actions on one page, which lists all actions that have not yet been carried out on your client systems.

The Relevant Security Patches pane lists all available security patches that have yet to be applied to some or all of your client systems. It is critical that you apply these security patches to keep your systems secure. Below this list find links to all available patches View All Patches. You may also view patches that only apply to your systems View All Relevant Patches.

The System Group Name pane lists groups you may have created and indicates whether the systems in those groups are fully updated. Click the link below this section to get to the Main Menu  Systems  System Groups page, where you can choose a Group Name to use with the System Set Manager.

The Recently Registered Systems pane lists all systems added to SUSE Manager in the past 30 days. Select a system’s name to see its System Details page. At the bottom of the Recently Registered Systems pane select the View All Recently Registered Systems link to view all recently registered systems on one page.