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Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:
- To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon (
). - To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon (
).
Comparing the Global Manager Versions
The current version of Global Manager is similar in many ways to the "classic" version of Global Manager, but there are also some configuration and functionality differences between the two versions.
For more information about the classic version of Global Manager, see
The following table compares the configuration requirements and capabilities of the two versions:
| Configuration Requirements and Functionality | Global Manager | Classic Global Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Supported in SL1 version |
Yes | No |
| Supported in SL1 version 10.2.x | Yes | Yes |
| Supported in SL1 versions 10.1.x and earlier | No | Yes |
| Requires installation of the ScienceLogic Global Manager PowerPack | Yes (v3.0.1 or later) | Yes |
| Can use an All-In-One Appliance as a stack entry point | Yes | Yes |
| Can use a Database Server as a stack entry point | Yes | Yes |
| Can use an Administration Portal as a stack entry point | No | Yes |
| Can be used in the current SL1 user interface ("ap2") | Yes | No |
| Can be used in the classic SL1 user interface | No | Yes |
| Requires access to TCP port 443 and UDP port 161 | Yes | Yes |
| Requires the user’s username and password to be the same on both the Global Manager system and its stacks | Yes | Yes (In addition, must also have the same user ID.) |
| Requires the Global Manager system and its stacks to all be on the same SL1 version/patch | Yes | Yes |
| Requires a wildcard DNS entry that can be resolved by users' browsers for SNMP discovery | No | Yes (see next row for caveat) |
| Allows users to define a stack-specific hostname for Global Manager proxies if wildcard domains cannot be used | No | Yes |
| Enables you to use run book actions for automatic stack discovery | Yes | Yes |
| Enables you to use SNMP and manual Dynamic Application alignment for stack discovery | Yes | Yes |
| Includes a button for manually adding stacks to the Global Manager system | No | Yes |
| Includes a page that lists all of the stacks in your Global Manager system | Yes | Yes |
| Enables you to "drill down" to individual stacks from the Stacks page | No | Yes |
| Enables you to view devices from all of the stacks in your Global Manager system and "drill down" to manage devices on their native stacks | Yes (To manage a device, click on the Device Investigator.) | Yes (To manage a device, click the graph icon ( ) or wrench icon ( ) from the Device Manager page.) |
| Enables you to view and create dashboards that display data aggregated from all of the stacks in your Global Manager system | Yes | Yes |
| Enables you to view and respond to events from all of the stacks in your Global Manager system | Yes | Yes |
| Enables you to install or manage PowerPacks across stacks | No | Yes |
| Enables you to update software across all of the stacks in your Global Manager system | No | Yes |
| Enables you to add worker nodes to the Global Manager system for load balancing | No | Yes |