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diff --git a/doc/01-About.md b/doc/01-About.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd9dd58 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/01-About.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Icinga Cube + +The Icinga Cube is a tiny but useful [Icinga Web](https://github.com/Icinga/icingaweb2) +module. It currently shows host and service statistics (total count, health) grouped by +various custom variables in multiple dimensions. + +![Cube - Overview](img/cube_simple.png) + +It will be your new best friend in case you are running a large environment and +want to get a quick answers to questions like: + +* Which project uses how many servers per environment at which location/site? + * Who occupies most servers? + * How many of those are used in production? + * Which project has only development and test boxes? +* Which operating system is used for which project and in which environment? + * Do we still have Debian Lenny? + * Which projects are to blame for this? + * Do we have applications where the operating systems used differ in staging + and production? +* Which project uses which operating system version for which application? + * Which projects have homogeneous environments? + * Which projects are at a consistent patch level? + * How many RHEL 6 variants (6.1, 6.2, 6.3...) do we use? + * Who is running the oldest ones? In production? +* Which projects are still using physical servers in which environment? + +For Businessmen - Drill and Slice +--------------------------------- + +Get answers to your questions. Quick and fully autonomous, using the cube +requires no technical skills. Choose amongst all available dimensions and rotate +the Cube to fit your needs. + +![Cube - Configure Dimensions](img/cube_move-up.png) + +Want to drill down? Choose a slice and get your answers: + +![Cube - Configure Dimensions](img/cube_slice.png) + +All facts configured for systems monitored by [Icinga](https://www.icinga.com/) +can be used for your research. + +For Icinga Director users +------------------------- + +In case you are using the [Icinga Director](https://github.com/Icinga/icingaweb2-module-director), +in addition to the multi-selection/edit feature the cube provides a nice way to +modify multiple hosts at once. + +![Cube - Director multi-edit](img/cube_director.png) + +Installation +------------ + +To install Icinga Cube see [Installation](02-Installation.md). |