--- title: "The Global Administrator User Interface" slug: "the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1" tags: ["Portal"] updated: 2026-11-04T14:37:45Z published: 2026-11-04T14:37:45Z canonical: "kb.ctera.com/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Global Administrator User Interface The portal interface consists of the following elements: **Top bar** – The list of portals in a drop-down menu and the user name at the top right. Clicking the avatar or administrator initials next to the name displays additional options, such as access to online help. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9UPU0XUC.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) **Navigation Pane** – To navigate between pages to manage the portal and the portal version. **Content area** – Displays the page content. ## The Main Dashboard ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-V0BMENTP.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) The dashboard includes [Portal Overview](/v1/docs/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1#portal-overview), [License Management](/v1/docs/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1#license-management), [Services](/v1/docs/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1#services), and [Platform Monitoring](/v1/docs/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1#platform-monitoring) tabs and a [Notifications](/v1/docs/the-global-administrator-user-interface-4-1-1#viewing-notifications-in-the-main-dashboard) section. ### Viewing Notifications in the Main Dashboard The dashboard displays a summary of active notifications. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-AL7W929T.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) For details of all notifications in the **Notifications** page, click on **All Notifications**. For more details about notifications, see [Managing Notifications and Email Templates](/v1/docs/managing-notifications-and-email-templates-7-1-1). ### What's New The dashboard initially displays what's new in this release. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-MCJ788TL.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) To hide the **What's New** section, click **Dismiss**. **Note** You can redisplay the **What's New** content by clicking **What's New**. ## Portal Overview The **Portal Overview** tab displays an overview of users, devices, and storage. ### Users and Devices The **Users and Devices** panel displays the total number of users and devices registered to all the team portals and the overall status of the devices. It also shows how many edge filers are offline. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-W7OR2S65.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ### Storage Summary The **Storage Summary** panel displays storage nodes for the portal, the physical storage used, the cloud storage used, and the last time that the storage summary was generated. The summary is updated with the information from the [storage reports](/v1/docs/managing-reports-6-1-1#viewing-the-storage-report). ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-J0E8ZUQ2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ### Storage Trends Storage trends over time for the different cloud storage types: primary, provisioned primary, secondary, and provisioned secondary. In addition, the primary and secondary storage limits are displayed. In the **Period** drop down, select the time period to display: week, month, or year. To filter the graph click a type to either hide it or display it. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-KBZ6JPTQ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ### Users A summary of the number of users and new users over time. In the **Period** drop down, select the time period to display: week, month, or year. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-5ZXA2MLS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ### Storage Nodes The total storage used and the last time that the storage summary was generated. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-E2XBB541.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ## License Management The **License Management** tab displays an overview of licenses and the license trends. ### Licenses Overview A summary of what is licensed and the license quotas and current use in GB and the percentage used. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Z3BDEE46.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) Click **View Licenses** to display the [License](/v1/docs/managing-the-ctera-portal-license-5-1-1) page. ### Licenses Trends License usage showing both the provisioned licenses and actual licenses in use. Click the type of license to see the trend for that license type. To filter the graph click **License In Use** or **Provisioned Licenses** to either hide or display the specific trend. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-FNHWSUOF.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ## Services The status and activity of the data [services](/v1/docs/ctera-services-2-1). Clicking **>** to the right of a service displays the service page. For example, clicking **>** for the **Antivirus** service displays the **Antivirus** page. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2L81R2M9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) ## Platform Monitoring Platform monitoring is per server. For details, see [Monitoring a Server](/v1/docs/monitoring-a-server). ## Filtering Searches Pages with a search option can also include a filter option, with a down arrow enabling choosing a filter. For example, the **Administrators** page can be filtered using the username, first name, lastname, or email address. The **Plans** page search option does not include a filter capability. | Filter Option | No Filter Option | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-3D4Y3DQN.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-H4H56IUT.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D) | ## Navigating Between Portal Views **To navigate between the administration view and a specific virtual portal view:** - In the view drop-down in the top bar select **All - Administration** or the virtual portal you want to manage. You can start typing the name of the portal in the drop-down to filter the names displayed in the drop-down. **Note** If there are too many portals to list in the drop-down, you can also choose **Main > Portals** in the navigation pane of the administration view and scroll to the portal you want. For information about administering each team portal, see the [Team Administrator Guide](/v1/docs/83x-team-administrator-guide).