Custom

Under the Platform header of Dashboards, Custom Dashboards allows the user to create a bespoke view(s) to quickly retrieve a customizable set of data in one location. Each custom dashboard is comprised of one or more widgets (a component that displays data) and multiple custom dashboards can be defined.

Global Filters

The time filter allows user to control the time period of which data is displayed.

1. Click in the Global Filters field.
   
2. Select one of the following:
   • Hour
   • Day (default)
     

Dashboards

A dashboard is comprised of widgets, used to display desired data back to the user.

View an Existing Dashboard

To view an existing dashboard, click the drop-down in the View section and select an existing dashboard view. The data associated with the dashboard view is displayed on the page.

Edit an Existing Dashboard

1. Click the drop-down in the View section and select an existing dashboard view.  
2. Click Configure. The Configure Dashboard Views page opens.
3. Click the Edit button next to the dashboard view you want to edit. The Configure Agent Dashboard page opens.
4. Make changes, as needed, to the dashboard view.
   • You can change the name of the dashboard view.
   • You can add to (or remove) the agents you want to monitor.
   • You can select a different platform(s).
5. Click one of the following:
   • Save - to save the changes you made in Step 4 and return to the previous Custom page.
   • Configure - to open the agents configuration section of the Configure Agent Dashboard page.

1. Click on an agent that you are monitoring.
2. Make changes, as needed, to the dashboard name, agent name, metric name(s), and metric type(s). You can also remove an agent using the Delete button. 
3. Click Save.

Delete an Existing Dashboard

1. Click the drop-down in the View section and select an existing dashboard view.  
2. Click Configure. The Configure Dashboard Views page opens.
3. Click the Delete button next to the dashboard view you want to delete. The Remove Dashboard dialog opens.
4. Click Remove. Or, click Cancel. The following message appears
5. Click X to close.

Configure a New Agent Dashboard

To configure a customized dashboard view:

1. Click Configure in the View section. The Configure Dashboard Views page opens.
2. Click New View. The Configure Agent Dashboard page opens. 
3. Enter the following information to create a new dashboard view:

4.  Click one of the following:

• • Create - to save the new dashboard view and return to the previous Custom page.
  • Configure - to open the agents configuration section of the Configure Agent Dashboard page.

1. Click on an agent that you are monitoring.
2. Make changes, as needed, to the dashboard name, agent name, metric name(s), and metric type(s). You can also remove an agent using the Delete  button. 
3. Click Save

When the new dashboard view is created, the following data is generated:

• Monitored Agents
• Server Metrics
• Application Metrics
• Network Metrics
• Active Alarms

5. In the Monitored Agents panel, click on an agent to view status and metrics data for that agent.

6. In the Server, Application, and Network Metrics section, click on a drop-down to view a histogram with metrics for that application or device.

7. In the Active Alarms section, click on the highlighted number to view a list of the active alarms. You can select an alarm and either acknowledge or snooze the alarm.