# WLOC Administration Console Online Help

# Get started using the WLOC Administration Console

Before you begin

Install WLOC and learn about how to configure and start the WLOC Controller and Agents. See Installation Guide and Configuration Guide, respectively.

The WLOC Administration Console is started automatically when you start the Controller, as described in Starting and Stopping the Controller and Agents. You can access the WLOC Administration Console, as described in Start the WLOC Administration Console.

Use the WLOC Administration Console to configure, manage, and monitor services in your environment, as described in the following sections.

Step | More Information
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Configure the WLOC resource environment, including the Controller and Agents. | Configure and manage the Controller Configure and manage Agents
Register the Agents with the Controller by creating Agent bindings. | Register Agents with the Controller
Define services and assign policies. | Define services and process groups Define and assign policies
Deploy the services. | Deploy services
View the WLOC inventory of resources, including the services, resource pools, and Agents. | View the inventory of WLOC resources
Monitor events and respond to pending approvals, as required. | Monitor events and pending approvals
Monitor resources in the WLOC environment, such as services, resource pools, and JVMs. | Monitor resources
View and configure log and audit messages. | View and configure log and audit messages
Manage users, groups, and roles to secure the WLOC Administration Console. | Manage users, groups, and roles

The following sections describe the main user interface components of the WLOC Administration Console. A summary of icons that may appear in the console is also provided.

WLOC Toolbar

The WLOC toolbar, located in the upper right corner of the console, enables you to access the Home page, set preferences, log out, and access the console online help. The following table describes each tool in the WLOC toolbar.

Tool | Description
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Home | Navigate to the Home page of the WLOC Administration Console for quick access to pages that enable you to: Configure Controller and Agents. See Configure and manage the Controller and Configure and manage Agents. Configure services and resource pools. See Define services and process groups and Monitor the performance of resource pools. Create policies by defining rules, actions, and action pipelines. See Define and assign policies. Manage security for the WLOC Administration Console. See Manage users, groups, and roles.
Preferences | Access the Preferences page to set preferences in your console environment. For more information, see Set console preferences.
Logout | Log out of the WLOC Administration Console. For more information, see Log out of the WLOC Administration Console.
Help | Display the WLOC Administration Console online help.

WLOC Navigation Bar

The WLOC navigation bar, located on the upper left side of the console, enables you to access pages used to configure and monitor the resources in your environment. The following table describes each tab in the WLOC navigation bar.

Tab | Description
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Home | Navigate to the Home page of the WLOC Administration Console for quick access to pages that enable you to: Configure Controller and Agents. See Configure and manage the Controller and Configure and manage Agents. Configure services and resource pools. See Define services and process groups and Monitor the performance of resource pools. Create policies by defining rules, actions, and action pipelines. See Define and assign policies. Manage security for the WLOC Administration Console. See Manage users, groups, and roles.
Inventory | Access the Inventory pane that provides access to a hierarchical view of resources (agents and resource pools) and services. From the Inventory pane, you can access the following pages: Services page: Organize your Java applications into services. The configured processes for each application are visually organized into their respective process groups. You can drill down to view each underlying process in a group. For more information, see Define services and process groups. Resource Pools page: View the resource pools that have been defined as part of the agent configuration. For more information, see Configure the resource pool for an Agent. Agents page: Configure and manage the state of Agents. For more information, see Configure and manage Agents. You can resize the pane by dragging the portlet resizing icon in the lower right corner of the pane. From the Inventory pane, you can also display an interactive, graphical view of inventory components. For more information, see Interactive view of the WLOC environment. The Inventory pane also allows you to group inventory components to better organize your view of the inventory tree. You can also copy and paste group components between groups. For more information, see Grouping inventory components.
Policies | Define the service level agreements (SLAs) for your services. SLAs specify the deployment and runtime requirements (constraints or rules) for a service and what actions to take when the service operates outside of those constraints. For more information, see Define and assign policies.
Events | Review the events that have occurred since the Controller was started and approve pending actions on existing service policies. For more information, see Monitor events and pending approvals.
Monitoring | Monitor the performance of your services against their SLAs and determine which resource pools are hosting services. For more information, see Monitor resources.
Controller | Configure and shutdown the Controller. For more information, see Configure and manage the Controller.
Agents | Configure and manage the state of Agents. For more information, see Configure and manage Agents.

WLOC Tasks and Events Viewer

The Tasks and Events viewer, at the bottom of the WLOC Administration Console, displays the last 20 events that occurred and also allows you to filter what is displayed. You can also create custom viewing tabs by clicking on the + tab and providing a custom tab name when prompted. For more information about viewing events, see Monitor events and pending approvals.

Icons

The following table summarizes the icons that may appear next to fields in the WLOC Administration Console.

Icon | Description
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| Indicates that a restart is required if you modify the parameter value. Depending on which component you are configuring, you may need to restart the Controller or Agent.
| Notification icon. You can configure notification icons, as described in Define actions.
| Notification icon. You can configure notification icons, as described in Define actions.
| Notification icon. You can configure notification icons, as described in Define actions.