Portal Server provides a browser interface called the management console. The management console allows portal administrators to do the following:
Manage multiple portals and their operations
Set up and manage containers and channels
Delegate management of Portal Server resources to non-administrators
Customize the Desktop for end users
Enable end users to personalize the Desktop
Manage multiple search servers
Track both end-user and system activities
End-user clicks on the Desktop
Configuration settings, statistics about channel actions, and statistics about Desktop requests and responses
Runtime information about the Portal Server and the Secure Remote Access server
For more information about the management console, see Chapter 7, “Portal Server Management Console.”