Health, Usage, and System Details

Cockpit collects system health, usage, and hardware details from the host in real time. Using the panels on the Overview page, Cockpit administrators can find relevant information about the system's health, resource usage, and hardware configuration.

The following table provides a brief description of each panel appearing on the Overview page.

Panel	Description
Health	The Health panel on the Overview page provides a general assessment of the system's health, including an indication of any failed services.
Usage	The Usage panel on the Overview page provides a graphical presentation of how the system CPU and memory resources are used. Clicking the metrics and history link displays a further information about the CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network usage. Note: The cockpit-pcp package is required to display the performance metrics on the system.
System Information	The System Information panel on the Overview page identifies information about the system hardware. Clicking the view hardware link displays more information about the hardware components detected on the system.
Configuration	The Configuration panel on the Overview page identifies general host configuration settings (host name, system time and date, and so on). Cockpit administrators, as needed can edit these settings to meet their needs. For more details about these settings, see General Host Configuration Actions