Platform

The Platform tab appears in Admin on a self-managed DataMind OS installation. It shows the state of every service, applies DataMind OS and Installer updates, and reads the container logs of the installation.

Open the Platform tab

In the sidebar, click Admin.
In the tab row, click Platform. The header reads Platform, with the line "Services, updates and container logs of this DataMind OS installation".
Choose a tab. Each has its own page:

Tab	What it holds
Services	Every service and its state, with restart and stop actions and the jobs they start. See Platform services.
Updates	The check for newer images, DataMind OS updates and the Installer's own update. See Update DataMind OS.
Logs	Reading, following and downloading container logs. See Read container logs.

Note

The Platform tab is not available on phones. A phone opens Minds instead.

Who can open the Platform tabs

The Platform entry appears when at least one of your roles grants a platform view permission. Each tab then opens only with its own:

Tab	Opens with
Services	View Platform Services
Updates	Check For Platform Updates
Logs	View Container Logs or View Sensitive Container Logs

Who can do what

Permission	What it lets you do
View Platform Services	Open Services and see the state of every service.
Restart Platform Services	Restart a service.
Stop Platform Services	Stop a service.
Check For Platform Updates	Open Updates and see whether updates are available.
Execute Platform Update	Pull images, update DataMind OS and update the Installer.
View Container Logs	Read the logs of the application containers.
View Sensitive Container Logs	Read the logs of every container, including the data tier. Those logs can contain connection strings and query text.
Export Container Logs	Download logs.

Reading and downloading are granted separately, and a download never covers more containers than your log permissions do.

Platform Administrator holds all of these permissions. Platform Viewer is read-only: service state, application logs and update availability, without stopping services, running updates or the data-tier logs. Assign permissions on a role, as described in Roles and permissions; the full list is in the permission reference.

On a managed installation

If DataMind manages your installation, the page shows DataMind OS with the version this installation runs, and the line Services and updates are managed by DataMind. Services and Updates are then hidden, and only Logs remains.

If your installation does not include the platform controls at all, the Platform entry does not appear. A Platform address you open directly answers Updates are managed by DataMind instead of showing the tabs.

When the page cannot load

The tab depends on the platform's control plane. While a tab loads, the page draws the panel's outline; when the control plane cannot answer, a note takes the data's place and offers Retry.

You see	What it means
No control plane behind the gateway	The control plane is not running here or was not deployed with this installation.
Control plane can't reach its backend	The control plane is running, but the part of it behind this view is not answering.
Control plane not reachable	The control plane did not answer at all.

Click Retry once the problem is fixed. If it keeps failing, ask your administrator to check the installation. The messages and fixes are listed in Administration troubleshooting.

While a maintenance job runs

The installation handles one maintenance job at a time; while a job runs, restart, stop and update actions wait for it to finish.
While the Installer is replaced, a notice explains that service controls and updates are unavailable until it comes back. See Update DataMind OS.

Questions, answered

I do not see the Platform tab. Why?

Either your installation does not include the platform controls, or none of your roles grants a platform view permission (see Who can open the Platform tabs above). Ask an administrator to check your role. On a phone, the tab is not available at all.

Why does the page say services and updates are managed by DataMind?

DataMind runs the services and updates for this installation, so Services and Updates are hidden and only Logs remains. The notice also shows the version this installation runs. You do not need to do anything here.

Can I open the Platform tab on a phone?

No. The Platform tab is not available on phones; a phone opens Minds instead. Use a computer for the platform pages.

What do I need to open each tab?

View Platform Services opens Services, Check For Platform Updates opens Updates, and View Container Logs or View Sensitive Container Logs opens Logs. You see the tabs you may open, and no others.

Why can't the Platform tab load?

The page needs the platform's control plane to answer. If it cannot, the tab keeps the panel's outline and shows No control plane behind the gateway, Control plane can't reach its backend or Control plane not reachable, with a Retry button. Retry after the problem is fixed; if it keeps failing, ask your administrator to check the installation.

Where do I see which version my installation runs?

In Admin > Platform. On an installation DataMind manages for you, the notice shows DataMind OS with the version and the date it was built. On a self-managed installation, the Updates tab lists the digest each service runs, so you can compare it with the published one (Update DataMind OS).

Why are service controls and updates unavailable?

While the Installer is replaced, service controls and updates are paused, and a notice on the tab explains this; everything returns when the Installer is back. While any maintenance job runs, restart, stop and update actions wait for it to finish. See Update DataMind OS.