About the Portal Server Management Console

The Portal Server management console is a Java^TM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE^TM) application that:

• Is accessible through a web browser

• Logs messages to a debug log according to configured debug level

• Logs setting changes that include name and value pairs

• Provides online help with step-by-step instructions for performing management tasks

The Portal Server management console enables portal administrators to manage a variety of functions, including tasks for the following:

• Multiple portals and Portal Server instances

• The Portal Server Desktop

• Search server

• Secure Remote Access server

• Single Sign-On (SSO) adapters

The management console also enables portal administrators to perform the following activities:

• Track end-user behavior to identify how end users interact with various Portal Server components

• Track end-user behavior to help diagnose, troubleshoot, and analyze issues related to end-user activities

• Obtain runtime statistics about Portal Server's Desktop and Secure Remote Access components

• Log information about Portal Server applications