Elastic Server Manager provides a consolidated view of what's happening on your Elastic Server and how the individual components are operating. For those of you who've spent some time in the Elastic Server factory, you know that custom assemblies can include a boatload of components, each one with its own administrative needs. Elastic Server Manager lets you start/stop servers, check logs, assign user permissions, time sync, and more. One-click access to critical data such as uptime and memory usage can be a great thing when you're being hounded with questions.
New with this release is a secure web services API, accessible via SOAP and REST. Developers can connect additional web service-enabled programs to the management features automatically built-in to every Elastic Server. This magic is enabled by Elastic Server "rubberbands," those small, springy software components that connect all or part of an Elastic Server to an outside monitoring system. Wire up your homegrown monitoring program to Elastic Server Manager's front-end and manage all of your systems in one place. Logging on to the console or SSHing works just fine, but if a clean GUI maintenance utility is what you crave, then you'll marvel at Elastic Server Manager's at-a-glance information and utility. The Elastic Server Manager tool is free for account holders.Check it out
There are several ways to view this new feature.
- Gaze upon the fantastic-looking static screenshot above
- Watch the screencast demo posted below. It takes you through each feature step-by-step (6.0 minutes, .mov) You can also view a full-screen version of the demo on our site.
- Click around our live demo hosted on Amazon (username: admin, password: admindemo). This site will be up for one month.
- Watch Elastic Server Manager at work on your custom-assembled virtual server. Create your server now.
