Dashboards

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Dashboards provide real-time, top-level views of all critical issues, services and infrastructure. Whereas service containers let you group tests and devices according to business-oriented views, the dashboards provide a more abstract way to organize information. For example, you might create a dashboard to monitor bandwidth across your entire network, or a dashboard that reports which devices are the top resource hogs.

To view the Dashboard

Click Reports > Dashboards and select an organization from the Current Organization drop-down list.

Managing Dashboards

The Dashboards list shows any dashboards you have created, and the ones other have shared with you.

Creating a Dashboard

  1. Click the Create Dashboard icon.
  2. In the Create Dashboard dialog, enter the following:
  • Name - Enter a Dashboard name.
  • Description - Enter a longer description.
  • Visibility - Private or Public.
  1. Click Apply to create the dashboard.

After the dashboard is created, you have to select pods with metrics you want to display.

  1. Select a pod category.
  2. Click the Create link for a pod template.
  3. Enter the Details for the pod instance you are creating. The set of fields can differ, as required by each pod template. Typical fields include:
  • Name
  • Type - Devices, Test, Containers
  • Selection Method - Manual or Automatic. If Automatic you must provide a criterion for automatically selecting items.
  • Limit / Count - Show items with either the greatest or least value.
  • Refresh (min)
  • Graph Period
  • Maximum Value
  • Sort Criteria
  • Sort Direction
  • Row Color
  • Layout
  • Scale
  • Chart Layer Type
  • Data Label
  • Color
  1. Click Apply.

Each dashboard comprises one or more dashboard pods.

  • You can drag and drop your dashboard components to arrange them in the dashboard.
  • Click the maximize/minimize icons to resize a single pod.

Dashboard Row Options

Click a row's option icon to select the following:

  • Set as Default - Displays this dashboard by default.
  • Details - Edits the dashboard's properties.
  • Remove - Deletes the dashboard.