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= GENI Monitoring How-to =

This provides and overview of available [http://genimon.uky.edu/ GENI Monitoring] by doing a walk-trough of the system to answer common user questions. Each sections high-light potential ways to answer the user question 

== GENI Monitoring Layout ==

When you first login to the GENI Monitoring system, you will be presented with the following page:

[[Image(GENIMonMain.jpg, 60%)]]

Functions are as follows:

 ![1] All monitoring functions are available from the ''Main Navigation'' in the left side of the page.[[BR]]
 ![2] Status information is displayed in the main panel of the page. Initially displays the ''Dashboard''. [[BR]]
 ![3] Hides the ''Main Navigation'' on the left side of the page. Most navigation is possible using the main page panel.[[BR]]
 ![4] User ID/Operations. Provides access to 'logout' and 'profile', where you can change your password.[[BR]]
 ![5] Allow search within the area shown in the panel.[[BR]]
 ![6] Allows search across all areas of monitoring.[[BR]]

== Monitoring Data by User Type ==

The data available to you is based on the user type associated with your account.  The following user types are available:

 - Admin - User has all administrative functions and can see all data 
 - Operator - Has privileges over monitoring data, but no administrative access.
 - Experimenter - User can only see their own data, and has no access to other user data.

Following is a table that highlight which function are available by user type:


||'''Main Navigation function'''||'''Admin'''||'''Operator'''||'''Experimenter'''||
||(User) Administration         || Yes       || No           || No               ||
||GENI Alerts                   || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Objects - Users          || Yes       || Yes          || No               ||
||GENI Objects - Slices         || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Objects - Slivers        || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Objects - Checks         || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              || 
||GENI Stores - Aggregates      || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Stores - Authorities     || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Stores - Check Stores    || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Hardware - Nodes         || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Hardware - Interfaces    || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Hardware - Links         || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||
||GENI Hardware - VLANs         || Yes       || Yes          || Yes              ||


== Finding an Experimenter Slice ==

Information about Slices is based on your user role. ''Administrator'' profiles have access to all slices while ''operators'' and ''experimenters'' have access only to slices in their GENI project. (SHOULD THIS NOT BE TRUE??? IT IS NOT AT THIS TIME).

To find a slices simple select the "slice" icon in the ''Dashboard'' or via the navigation panel (''GENI Objects->Slices'').  Both result in the main panel listed all active slices, you may further narrow down your search by typing the project or slice name in the search box at the top right hand corner of the main panel.


= Traffic Statistics =


 
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