Layout and Common Functions
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The Dashboard is where all the monitoring activity carried out by VirtualMetric can be found.
The sections available on the dashboard are:
The top bar to access the Dashboard pages
The Main Dashboard area to show various reports and charts called widgets
The left menu to navigate between pages
Current alarms grouped by their severity
The control section to provide options for reports and charts
VirtualMetric uses the same layout on all reporting and monitoring pages.
You can search clusters, servers, datastores, and objects via the search bar. Click the Magnifier (🔍) button to enable the search bar.
Type your search criteria (IP, Hostname, Clustername, etc.) to see the results. You can click the found objects to navigate to them.
You can resize the elements.
You can change the elements' positions.
You can remove any of the elements.
You can export the widgets and their data.
Click on the Export button to see the chart export options. Here, you can find the following:
Export Raw: Export the usage data in CSV format
Export Json: Export the chart source in JSON format
Export PNG: Export the chart itself in PNG format
Export Widget: Export the widget itself in JSON format
Clone Widget: Create a clone of the widget
Export Query: Export the query that fetches the data
Export SQL: Export the SQL for the query
Expanding the widget opens it on a new tab.
You can zoom in or out to the Y axis.
You can filter the data displayed by the widget.
The columns in the widget can be filtered.
Users can search objects on the dashboard.
Right-clicking the dashboard shows the following available operations:
Add to Favorites: Selecting a dashboard as a favorite displays it under the favorites tab on left panel
Add to Playlist: Dashboards added to a playlist rotate when the list is played
Rename: Change the name of the dashboard
Clone: Duplicate the dashboard
Copy: Copy the dashboard to other users, groups, or everyone.
Share: You can share the dashboard with your organization or with everyone
Scheduler: You can schedule actions for the dashboard
Export: Export the dashboard. This will generate a JSON file
Expand: Display the dashboard in fullscreen mode
Reset: Reset the dashboard, i.e. remove all modifications
Delete: Delete the dashboard
