# Database Fleet Overview

The "fleet" dashboard is the central inventory for all your monitored database topologies. It provides a hierarchical, at-a-glance overview of the health, status, and configuration of your entire database environment.

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## Understanding the Dashboard Columns

### **NAME Column**

This column displays the logical names of your databases and the individual server nodes within each topology. It also contains important status and quick-access icons.

#### **Status Icons**

| Icon     | Applies To                            | Meaning                                                                                          |
| -------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 🟢 Green | Aggregated Topology, Server, MaxScale | The component and all its members are running correctly.                                         |
| 🔴 Red   | Aggregated Topology, Server, MaxScale | One or more members in the topology are down or not functioning properly.                        |
| ⚫ Gray   | Server                                | The server's status is unknown. This typically happens if the MaxScale node managing it is down. |

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**Quick-Access Icons**

This icon (<img src="/files/DOXkU1vNQzYnfiaP1rHM" alt="" data-size="line">) is a shortcut that takes you directly to the detailed Grafana monitoring dashboard for that specific node or topology.
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### **TYPE Column**

This column shows the role of each node as automatically detected by Enterprise Manager (e.g., `Primary`, `Replica`, `MaxScale`, `Galera Node`, `Standalone Server`).

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If this column shows `'-'`, it indicates an issue. For instance, in a Primary/Replica topology, a server expected to be a `Replica` that shows `'-'` is likely not replicating correctly from the primary.
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### **LAST METRIC AGE Column**

This column shows the time elapsed since the agent on that node last reported metrics.

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If the age is 5 minutes or greater, it indicates a problem. Verify that the `mema-agent` is installed, running, and can communicate with the Enterprise Manager server on that host.
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## Interacting with Your Databases

You can perform actions on your databases and nodes using the three-dot menu (⋮) on the far right of each row.

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{% step %}
**Accessing the MaxScale GUI**

* Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to a MaxScale node.
* Select "Manage MaxScale".
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{% step %}
**Configuring SSO in `maxscale.cnf`**

To enable SSO, add the following parameters to your MaxScale configuration file (`maxscale.cnf`) on the MaxScale host:

```ini
[maxscale]
# ... other settings ...
admin_host=0.0.0.0
admin_oidc_url=https://<Enterprise Manager Host Name>:8090
admin_oidc_client_id=admin
admin_oidc_client_secret=mariadb
admin_oidc_ssl_insecure=true
```

| Parameter                  | Description                                                                      |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `admin_oidc_url`           | URL for Enterprise Manager server that includes hostname or IP address and port. |
| `admin_host`               | Must be set to `0.0.0.0` to allow external connections from Enterprise Manager.  |
| `admin_oidc_client_id`     | Default credentials used by Enterprise Manager to request the access token.      |
| `admin_oidc_client_secret` | Default credentials used by Enterprise Manager to request the access token.      |
| `admin_oidc_ssl_insecure`  | Skip TLS certificate verification in case certificates aren't configured         |
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