The administration console is used to centrally manage all Zimbra servers and accounts. From the console you can provision accounts, configure global settings, manage domains and servers, see usage statistics, and download the Migration Wizard.
The far left column can be used to quickly go to one of the following areas:
Accounts,
to see the list of provisioned accounts and to add and edit accounts.
Servers, to see the list of servers and to edit the server
configuration.
Server Status, to see a list of servers and services and
whether they are running or not.
Help Desk that has links to documentation, release notes,
and the Zimbra forum.
Downloads that has links to Zimbra migration and import executable
files.
Log out.
Navigation pane. The navigation pane separates functions into following areas.
Addresses. Addresses include Accounts, Aliases, Distribution Lists, and Resources. When you select a function, the content pane lists the details by domain.
Configuration. Server functions that can be configured, including Class of Service, Domain, Servers, Zimlets, Admin Console extensions, and Global Settings.
Monitoring. The monitoring functions include Server Status, Server Statistics, Mail Queues, and Backups.
Content pane. The content pane is right of the navigation pane. When you click a function, the content pane changes to reflect that function's view.
Tool bar. The bar immediately above the content pane. Accounts, Class of Service, Domains, and Servers display their specific tool bar options.
Search bar. Use the search bar above the content pane to quickly search for specific accounts, aliases, distribution lists, resources, and domains. Click Advanced to create a more advanced search query.
Status box. This is the box on the bottom left of the window. Various Zimbra messages and the time display here.
Do not use the browser's Back and Forward buttons to navigate through the Zimbra administration console. To navigate in the administration console, select from the navigation pane to move to new functions and then use the tabs within that function to move from one page to the next, or use the Zimbra Back and Forward buttons on the toolbar to move to additional pages in a list.
Accounts. Each account's email address, display name, and status are displayed in the content pane by domain. In Accounts, you create and manage user accounts, change passwords, view an account's mail, and restore an account that has been deleted or corrupted.
Aliases. All aliases for accounts are displayed. In Aliases, you can create and manage user aliases and move aliases.
Distribution Lists. Distribution lists and the status, enabled or disabled, are displayed. You can create and manage Distribution Lists from here.
Resources. Lists location or equipment that can be scheduled for a meeting. You can create new resources and set the scheduling policy for the resource.
Class of Service. All classes of service (COS) that have been defined are displayed. As a minimum, the default COS is displayed. You can create and edit COS.
Domains. Domains in the Zimbra environment are displayed. You can create and manage domains, set the GAL mode, LDAP URL, Virtual Hosts, and the authentication mechanism to use for that domain. You can create a domain Documents account and configure permissions for the Documents notebooks.
Servers. The servers, the host name, and description are displayed. You can edit and delete server records for the installed servers.
Zimlets. Zimlets can be deployed and managed from the administration console.
Admin Extensions. Admin extensions can be deployed and managed from the administration console.
Global Settings. The configuration for the global settings for security, address book, MTA, POP, IMAP, anti-spam, and anti-virus protection can be changed. These settings are used when server, personal options, and COS settings are not set. Current Zimbra license information can be found in Global Settings.
Server Status. The current status for each server and service is displayed, including Zimbra MTA, Zimbra LDAP, Zimbra Store, SNMP, and the anti-virus and anti-spam services.
Server Statistics. Both system-wide and server-specific data about the inbound message volume, message count, anti-spam and anti-virus activity, and disk usage for messages processed in the last 48 hours, and the last 30, 60, and 365 days can be viewed. Server specific data includes mailbox quota information.
Mail Queues. Shows the number of messages on the Zimbra MTA that are in the Deferred, Incoming, Active and Hold queues.
Backups. Backup sessions for each server are displayed. Incremental and full backup sessions can be started, and you can abort a backup session that is in progress.
