Add New Widget

The Dashboard can be customized by adding various kinds of widgets.

To add a new widget, click on the Add Widget button.

Import Widget

Widgets that were prepared beforehand can be imported into the dashboard.

• Import API Query: VirtualMetric is an API-based application. Every component has an API. To see the API of a widget, you have to expand the widget. Copy the API and paste it to the Query field.

Example:

https://devapi.virtualmetric.com/API/Query/Read?columns=inventory:host:name,counter:host:439,counter:host:172&groupBy=host&output=top&allowDBPaging=yes&orderDir=desc&topRows=10&rowsPerPage=10&title=Top+Memory+Usage&icon=fa+fa-memory&export=html&liveMode=3&legendposition=3&tooltipinteraction=0&access_token=***********************

• Import Widget: An exported widget can be imported to the dashboard by adding content to the Request Content field.

Example:

{"IsSystem":false,"ModuleID":0,"LiveMode":1,"ChartType":3,"RecordStatus":1,"SqlQueryStatus":0,"TimeZone":20,"Forecast":-1,"TopRows":0,"DefinitionID":0,"Interval":-1,"RefID":0,"ID":0,"UseExternalAPI":false,"ChartProperties10":null,"ChartProperties09":null,"ChartProperties08":null,"ChartProperties07":null,"ChartProperties06":null,"ChartProperties05":null,"ChartProperties04":1,"ChartProperties03":1,"ChartProperties02":1,"ChartProperties01":1,"SqlQuery":null,"APIToken":null,"APIUser":null,"APIAddress":null,"Unit":"max","Aggregate":"no","OrderDir":"desc","OrderBy":"default","DrillDown":null,"FilterColumn":null,"Filter":null,"GroupBy":"object","ObjectFilter":"genericwebsite-8194","Columns":"inventory:genericwebsite:name,counter:genericwebsite:952","IconName":null,"LanguageKey":"website content","Name":"website content"}

• Import Template: VirtualMetric offers some prepared widgets that can be imported. Select Source, Level, and Template, and then click Submit.

Add Widget

VirtualMetric offers various widgets.

• Empty widget: You can create an empty widget. Select a Type, an Icon, and add a Title. After adding the empty widget, you have to edit the widget.

• Notes: Add your notes from the widget to the Notes field.

• Clock: To add a clock widget, you must select a Mode (Analog or Digital) and Time Zone.

• Calendar: To add a calendar widget, you must select a Time Zone.

• Markdown: Add your markdown expression to the Markdown field.

• Editor: Edit your expression in the Editor field. You can also write your notes in HTML format by clicking the < > (View Html) option.

• Video: Youtube and Vimeo videos also can be added to the dashboard. It should be in the embed format.

• Title: Add a title.

• URL Address: Add a URL address.

• Heatmap: VirtualMetric also offers a heatmap that shows the general health of the servers. You must select and size the icons. You can also filter the server.

• Realtime: A line chart, showing the metrics in realtime, can be added to the dashboard. By default, it will show the process load, but you can change it by editing the widget.

• Alarms: VirtualMetric alarms and alerts can be shown on the dashboard. You can change how you display the alarms (table, chart, etc.) and filter.

• Analytics: The log table can be added to the dashboard. You must add the log query to the SQL Content field.

• Network Map: A map of the network can be added to the dashboard. You can change how it is displayed with the fields displayed in the following image.

• Network Path: The network path can be shown on the dashboard.

Example: