The goal for this lab is to install the Cockpit system management software on a system. Once the base Cockpit install has been completed, you will check to see which modules were installed and install the Software Updates module along with a few others. The last step of this lab will be to confirm Cockpit is accessible via the default port, log into the console and confirm the Software Updates and other modules were installed and are accessible.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Connect to the server and install Cockpit
- Use
yumto install thecockpitpackage.
- Use
- Review available Cockpit packages and install additional modules
- Use
yum listto see which Cockpit modules have been installed. - Install the packages for
cockpit-dashboard,cockpit-doc,cockpit-packagekit, andcockpit-storaged.
- Use
- Confirm optional modules were installed and check for Operating System Updates
- Launch a web browser and connect to the server via the public IP address using HTTPS on port
9090. - Check each of the optional modules and confirm they were installed.
- Check for available OS updates using the
Software Updatesmodule.
- Launch a web browser and connect to the server via the public IP address using HTTPS on port
