SmartConsole components, capabilities, and navigation

SmartConsole, in a single security domain environment, consists of the following:

1. A global toolbar
2. A session management toolbar
3. Objects, Validations, and Sessions panes (right vertical tabs)
4. Logged-in administrator's pending changes or publish status
5. Management server(s) status and actions
6. A task information area
7. A What's new popup recall and management CLI
8. A navigation toolbar (left vertical tabs)
9. A navigation content area (populated according to the navigation toolbar selection)

All these elements can be seen in the following screenshot:

Figure 7.9 – SmartConsole main elements

Let's take a look at the functionality that each of these elements is responsible for.

Global toolbar

The global toolbar is comprised of three segments: the main SmartConsole menu [A], Objects [B], and Install Policy [C].

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