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The display frames are 2 side by side frames, The left frame is commonly called the Command frame. It will contains a summary of any hosts that currently have any problems (i.e. any service that is red.) The right Display frame will contain various displays that are select from previous displays or the links on the Command frame.
The tool bar has controls to switch between the Groups and Hosts view modes of the two Display frames. The tool bar may also have other controls added by your the Administrator.
The host name is a link that will bring up the full status display for the host in the Display frame. The problem field under the host name is a link to the service display page for that host. It will be displayed on the Display Frame. The updated field is the date and time that the status of that service updated. The contact field (if present) is a link that will bring up a custom CGI program that will allow you to send a message to the people responsible that host.
If you click a group name link, you change the group of hosts that you are viewing. The web browser window will be redrawn to reflect the new group of hosts. At the bottom of the <Spong Groups> display is a section that allows you to select a custom group of hosts to display. You select all of the hosts that you want to be in your custom group from the list of hosts. Then click in the Show Hosts button to redraw the browser window and display the your customized group of hosts.
This section will only be displayed in the Hosts view mode.
Each host is a row in the table with services being the columns of the table. The current status of each service is a colored block or a icon depending on how spong-service is configured. The statuses are represented by the color: RED - critical, YELLOW - warning, GREEN - normal, PURPLE - status is output of date, BLUE - service has active acknowledgement, NOTHING - service is not checked.
The host name in the first column is a link to Host Services display the host. The service names in the first row of the table are links to Help page for that service. The Help page has a description of the service and the ramifications if the service is in a warning or critical status. The service status colored block or icon is a link to the <Service Status> display for the host/service.
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