Introduction to the User Interface
Once Cloudmin is installed, you can login to it by opening a web browser and going to the URL https://mastersystem:10000/ , where mastersystem is the hostname or IP address of the machine on which it is installed. This should bring up a web page with a menu on the left frame, and a display of information about the master system on the right.
The Cloudmin interface is in many ways similar to Virtualmin - managed systems can be selected from a drop-down menu on the left, below which is a list of links for performing various operations on those systems. Below this are menu categories labelled Create System, Add System and Cloudmin Settings. These contain further links for creating new virtual systems, bringing existing virtual or real systems under Cloudmin's control, and editing settings that apply to all managed machines.
At the bottom is the List Managed Systems link, which opens a list of all systems under Cloudmin's control, showing details such as their hostname, current status and virtualization system type. By default, the only registered system will be the machine you are running Cloudmin on.
System Status
Every system managed by Cloudmin has a status, which is determined from either an automatic check (done every 5 minutes), or a manual check triggered by the Refresh Status link. The status can be seen on the left menu directly under the hostname. Possible statuses are :
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Down The virtual system has been shut down, or a physical system is not responding to pings.
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Parent host is down For a virtual system, the machine that hosts it is down.
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No SSH The virtual system appears to be up, but SSH connections fail or timeout.
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SSH login failed The system and SSH are running, but the <tt>root</tt> login credentials known to Cloudmin are incorrect.
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No Webmin The system is up and running, but Webmin is not installed.
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Webmin Down The system is up and Webmin is installed, but it is not running.
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Webmin Login Failed The system is up and Webmin is running, but the credentials for it known to Cloudmin are incorrect.
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Webmin but no Virtualmin The system is up and Webmin is installed and running, but the Virtualmin module is missing.
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Webmin and Virtualmin The system is up, and both Webmin and Virtualmin are installed and available.
The master system will most likely have the status Webmin but no Virtualmin, unless you are also using it to host domains with Virtualmin.