> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.siderolabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Interactive Dashboard

> A tool to inspect the running Talos machine state on the physical video console.

export const VersionWarningBanner = () => {
  const latestVersion = "v1.13";
  const [latestUrl, setLatestUrl] = useState(null);
  const [currentVersion, setCurrentVersion] = useState(null);
  const [isBeta, setIsBeta] = useState(false);
  const parseVersion = v => v.replace("v", "").split(".").map(Number);
  const isGreaterVersion = (a, b) => {
    const [aMajor, aMinor] = parseVersion(a);
    const [bMajor, bMinor] = parseVersion(b);
    if (aMajor > bMajor) return true;
    if (aMajor === bMajor && aMinor > bMinor) return true;
    return false;
  };
  useEffect(() => {
    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
    const {pathname, hash, search} = window.location;
    const match = pathname.match(/\/talos\/(v\d+\.\d+)\//);
    if (!match) return;
    const detectedVersion = match[1];
    if (detectedVersion === latestVersion) return;
    setCurrentVersion(detectedVersion);
    if (isGreaterVersion(detectedVersion, latestVersion)) {
      setIsBeta(true);
    }
    const newPath = pathname.replace(`/talos/${detectedVersion}/`, `/talos/${latestVersion}/`);
    setLatestUrl(`${newPath}${search}${hash}`);
  }, []);
  if (!latestUrl || !currentVersion) return null;
  return <div className="not-prose sticky top-6 z-50 my-6">
      <div className="border border-yellow-500/30 bg-yellow-500/10 px-4 py-3 rounded-xl">
        <div className="text-sm">
          {isBeta ? <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing a <strong>beta version</strong> of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              This version may be unstable.
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View latest stable version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </> : <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing an older version of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View the latest version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </>}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>;
};

<VersionWarningBanner />

Interactive dashboard is enabled for all Talos platforms except for SBC images.
The dashboard can be disabled with kernel parameter `talos.dashboard.disabled=1`.

<iframe
  width="560"
  height="315"
  src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/52Wmkb0H-98"
  title="Talos dashboard overviewr"
  frameborder="0"
  allow="accelerometer;
autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
  referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
  allowfullscreen
/>

The dashboard runs only on the physical video console (not serial console) on the 2nd virtual TTY.
The first virtual TTY shows kernel logs same as in Talos `<1.4.0>`.
The virtual TTYs can be switched with `<Alt+F1>` and `<Alt+F2>` keys.

Keys `<F1>` - `<Fn>` can be used to switch between different screens of the dashboard.

The dashboard is using either UEFI framebuffer or VGA/VESA framebuffer (for legacy BIOS boot).

## Dashboard resolution control

On legacy BIOS systems, the screen resolution can be adjusted with the [`vga=` kernel parameter](https://docs.kernel.org/fb/vesafb.html).

In modern kernels and platforms, this parameter is often ignored. For reliable results, it is recommended to boot with **UEFI**.

When running in **UEFI mode**, you can set the screen resolution through your hypervisor or UEFI firmware settings.

## Summary screen (`F1`)

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/siderolabs-fe86397c/1XV7USLZdOXnbwow/talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1XV7USLZdOXnbwow&q=85&s=d1106126f1ecaa04d741e1d49eab1772" alt="Interactive Dashboard Summary Screen" width="920" data-path="talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-1.png" />

The header shows brief information about the node:

* hostname
* Talos version
* uptime
* CPU and memory hardware information
* CPU and memory load, number of processes

Table view presents summary information about the machine:

* UUID (from SMBIOS data)
* Cluster name (when the machine config is available)
* Machine stage: `Installing`, `Upgrading`, `Booting`, `Maintenance`, `Running`, `Rebooting`, `Shutting down`, etc.
* Machine stage readiness: checks Talos service status, static pod status, etc. (for `Running` stage)
* Machine type: controlplane/worker
* Number of members discovered in the cluster
* Kubernetes version
* Status of Kubernetes components: `kubelet` and Kubernetes controlplane components (only on `controlplane` machines)
* Network information: Hostname, Addresses, Gateway, Connectivity, DNS and NTP servers

Bottom part of the screen shows kernel logs, same as on the virtual TTY 1.

## Monitor screen (`F2`)

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/siderolabs-fe86397c/1XV7USLZdOXnbwow/talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1XV7USLZdOXnbwow&q=85&s=9c36f0b4049308e9e4f6849ffdbe5963" alt="Interactive Dashboard Summary Screen" width="920" data-path="talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-2.png" />

Monitor screen provides live view of the machine resource usage: CPU, memory, disk, network and processes.

## Network config screen (`F3`)

> Note: network config screen is only available for `metal` platform.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/siderolabs-fe86397c/1XV7USLZdOXnbwow/talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1XV7USLZdOXnbwow&q=85&s=08bdc2796c86238cc5fb015e746468ab" alt="Interactive Dashboard Summary Screen" width="920" data-path="talos/v1.12/deploy-and-manage-workloads/images/interactive-dashboard-3.png" />

Network config screen provides editing capabilities for the `metal` [platform network configuration](../platform-specific-installations/bare-metal-platforms/network-config).

The screen is split into three sections:

* the leftmost section provides a way to enter network configuration: hostname, DNS and NTP servers, configure the network interface either via DHCP or static IP address, etc.
* the middle section shows the current network configuration.
* the rightmost section shows the network configuration which will be applied after pressing "Save" button.

Once the platform network configuration is saved, it is immediately applied to the machine.