MI Console Overview

Introduced in version 7.0.1, the MI Console is designed to bring most of the command-line functionality into a user-friendly interface, making it easier to administer the Metric Insights application. Key tasks, such as managing SSL certificates, authentication settings, user synchronization, and backups, can now be handled directly through the UI. Future updates will continue to expand these capabilities to ensure that nearly all administrative functions can be managed through the MI Console.

Table of contents:

  • Audit Log
  • Admin Menu
  • GoAccess

    • Access MI Console

    1. Grant Access to MI Console

    NOTE:

    • Access to MI Console can only be granted via the mi-console-access tool.
    • Only Admin users can be granted access to MI Console.
    1. Access the web container: mi-web
    2. Execute mi-console-access allow <username>, providing a valid username.

    You can also revoke a user's access to MI Console by executing the command: mi-console-access deny <username>.

    2. Verify the Result

    Access Admin > Users & Groups > User

    If access has been granted, a note will be displayed indicating that the user has MI Console access.

    3. Log In to MI Console

    Access https://<MI hostname>/console/ or via Admin > Status Monitor > System Stats > MI Console link.

    1. Enter the credentials of the Admin user who has been granted access to the MI Console.
    2. [Sign In]

    4. Authorize via 2FA

    During your first login, you will be prompted to enable two-factor authentication (2FA):

    1. Scan the QR code using your authentication app (e.g., Google Authenticator).
      • NOTE: 2FA is required for every action that changes the system's state or MI configuration. Information about these actions is stored in the Audit Log.
    2. Enter the validation code from your 2FA app.
    3. [Verify]

    Overview

    The Overview tab displays information about all MI application services, including:

    • their status;
    • RAM, CPU, and disk space usage;
    • general information, as well as events related to those services.

    Services

    NOTE: A Seed node may still appear in the Services list, even after it no longer exists, if the system was upgraded from v6. This occurs because the system retains data on previously configured services, including obsolete entries.

    1. Click [+] to expand and view complete information about a service.
    2. The top pane displays general information about the service.

    NOTE: The time displayed is based on the MI application's time zone.

    1. You can [Restart] the service from the UI.
    1. You can set the interval for the RAM and CPU graphs; the default value is 10 minutes.
    2. Disk Space Usage displays information about a volume's path, the volume's filesystem type, and details about disk usage.

    Recent Events

    This table displays information about events related to services. Node Name represents the name of the service, and Service represents the role that the service executes.

    Logs

    NOTE: System Logs contain logs from opt/mi/log; Dataprocessor Logs contain logs from opt/mi/log/dataprocessor.

    Available download options are:

    1. [Download All Logs],
    2. Select a log file from the list and [Download Selected Log].

    Plugins & Drivers

    1. The first three tabs display information about the Plugins, Drivers, and Libs used by the MI application.
    2. You can upload External Libs on the corresponding tab.
    3. The last tab, BI Tools, can be used to ping BI tools' servers and ports to check connectivity.

    Patches

    On this tab, you can upload patches, view a list of the applied patches, and download Patcher logs.

    Backups

    NOTE: See Configure Backups with MI Console for more details.

    Configuration

    General

    Use this tab to override the default maintenance message.

    SSL Certificates

    NOTE: The uploaded Certificate and Key files must match.

    SAML

    NOTE: See Configure SAML with MI Console for details.

    User Sync

    NOTE: See Configure User Sync with MI Console for more details.

    Cron Tasks

    NOTE: The CRON command is not validated by the system; the user is responsible for its input.

    1. [+ Add Task]
    2. Fill in the cron task details. Hover over the information icon to see the accepted format and values for each field.
    3. [Save]

    The Cron Tasks tab can be disabled by setting the environment variable DISABLE_CRON_UI to true within /opt/mi/config/deployment/credentials/console.env and redeploying the console container:

    1. Log in to the MI application host as the root user.
    $ sudo -i
    1. Navigate to the /opt/mi/config/deployment/credentials directory.
    cd /opt/mi/config/deployment/credentials
    1. Open console.env and set DISABLE_CRON_UI to true:
    $ nano console.env
...
DISABLE_CRON_UI=true
...
    1. Redeploy the console container:
    $ mi-control rm --stop console
$ mi-control up -d console

    Timezone

    After installing the MI application, you can change both the MI timezone and the MySQL timezone here. This functionality is equivalent to using the --timezone installer option. Information about timezone changes in Metric Insights is recorded in the audit.log file.

    NOTES:

    • Changing the timezone will restart the corresponding services.
    • Changing the Metric Insights timezone specifically will restart all services, including the MI Console and Chatbot.
    • Changing the MySQL timezone only affects the local MySQL instance.

    Embed Whitelist

    Use this tab to whitelist domains and web applications where MI Application objects can be embedded. This allows MI content to be embedded on the specified sites.

    Audit Log

    This section lists all operations that require a 2FA code. A 2FA code is required for any action that changes the system's state or MI configuration. The operations listed here are permanently stored.

    Admin Menu

    From the Admin menu, configure alerting for service downtime events. Options include email and Slack notifications, or notifying MI Console administrators.

    NOTE: See Configure Notifications for MI Console for more details.

    GoAccess

    Beginning in v7.1.1, MI Console includes a built-in web service analytics dashboard powered by GoAccess. This allows administrators to monitor real-time user activity, traffic trends, and performance metrics without manual setup or external tools.

    NOTE: See Access Web Service Analytics in MI Console (GoAccess Integration) for more details.