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The Dashboard Menu Tab: Use the main menu tabs to navigate through the product. You can click the Dashboard tab to navigate to your dashboard from any place in the product.2
Dashboard Menu Buttons: Use the menu buttons for the following:l Adding new dashboard tabs.
l Adding new gadgets to a dashboard.
l Restoring the product defaults to your dashboard. NOTE: This action will remove all gadg-ets and tabs that you added from the dashboard.
l Refresh the data in your gadgets.
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Dashboard Navigation Tabs: Each tab represents a unique dashboard. Click a dashboard name to navigate to that dashboard.4
Right-Click Menu Options: Use the right-click menu options to customize the Dashboard view.5
Divider Bar: The Divider Bar allows you to adjust the size of each column. To activate the divider bar, place your cursor in the space between the columns. Click and hold the divider bar to move the columns left or right.6
Gadget: The information displayed in a gadget will vary from gadget to gadget. You can do the following in a gadget:l View the performance and activity of one or more devices in a network.
l Filter the data by clicking a column header.
l Edit the way in which data is displayed in a gadget.
l Move the gadget up in the Dashboard view when you click the gadget title bar.
l Remove the gadget from your dashboard by clicking the Close link.
You can customize your dashboard by doing the following:
l Create new dashboard tabs to organize your gadgets. For example, you can create a new dashboard that will display only gadgets that are related to call path data.
l Add new standard gadgets or add custom gadgets that you created.
l Edit or remove any of the existing tabs or gadgets.
l Move gadgets around in the Dashboard view using drag and drop functionality. You can also click on the gadget title bar to move it up on a dashboard.
l Resize the widths of columns and gadgets by moving the divider bar left or right.
Every Foglight NMS user can customize his or her own dashboard to fit their needs. The dash-board that you customize will be available to view only by you. Other Foglight NMS users can-not see your customized dashboard.
Dashboard Tab Right-Click Menu Options
You can use the right-click menu options to manage the tabs and gadgets on each dashboard.
l Configure Columns
Defines the number of columns on a dashboard. Existing gadgets on the dashboard are automatically resized based on the number of columns you select.
l Clear Gadgets
Removes all gadgets from the selected dashboard.
l Rename Tab
Changes the name of the selected dashboard tab.
l Close Tab
Permanently removes the selected dashboard and all the gadgets contained within it.
See Also
Adding Gadgets to Your Dashboard Adding Dashboard Tabs
Creating Custom Gadgets Editing Gadgets
The Dashboard view offers a wide range of gadgets to present any data being collected about your network. Every gadget takes you through a similar and intuitive configuration wizard that allows you to easily and quickly set one up.
The following table lists all the available gadgets to add and view on a dashboard. Click a gadget name for more information.
Gadget Name Description Location of Gadget
Active Directory Monitors the performance counters for the active direc-tory server.
Application Per-formance Alerts In Process Displays a detailed list of triggered alerts. Alerts and Logs Average Latency Chart Displays the average latency of one or more nodes by
charting the ping results.
Device Availability
Average Latency Gauge Displays the average latency of a node based on response time and average packet loss.
Device Availability
Average Latency List Displays the average latency of a list of one or more nodes by showing the response time and a color indi-cator bar.
Device Availability
Average Latency Text Displays the average latency of a node by changing the color of the text to green or red.
Device Availability
Configuration Backup Displays the current device configuration file and allows you to compare it to a previous configuration file.
Alerts and Logs
Call Path Jitter Chart Monitors call path jitter via IP SLA on Cisco routers. VoIP Call Path Latency Chart Monitors call path latency via IP SLA on Cisco routers. VoIP Call Path MOS Chart Monitors call path MOS via IP SLA on Cisco routers. VoIP Call Path Packet Loss Chart Monitors call path packet loss via IP SLA on Cisco
routers.
VoIP
Call Path Statistics Monitors call path statistics via IP SLA on Cisco routers. VoIP
CPU Chart Monitors the CPU usage percentage of a device. Device Performance CPU Gauge Monitors the CPU usage percentage and average usage
percentage of a device.
Device Performance
Gadget Name Description Location of Gadget
CPU List Monitors the CPU usage percentage of one or more devices within a network.
Device Performance
CPU/Memory Chart Monitors the CPU and memory usage percentage of a device.
Device Performance
CPU/Memory Gauge Monitors the CPU and memory usage percentage of a device.
Device Performance
CPU/Memory List Monitors the CPU and memory usage percentage of one or more devices.
Device Performance
CPU/Memory Status Monitors processor and memory usage. Device Performance Device Alerts - Active Displays the alerts triggered for any given device. Alerts and Logs Device Alerts - All Displays the alerts triggered for any given device. Quest System Info Device Notes Displays notes about any given device. Quest System Info Dial Manager ConfigurationDisplays dial manager configuration via IP SLA on Cisco
routers.
VoIP
Dial Manager Phone Chart Displays dial manager phones via IP SLA on Cisco routers.
VoIP
Dial Manager Registration Status
Displays dial manager registration status via IP SLA on Cisco routers.
VoIP
Discovered Devices TBD Network Interface
Disk Volume Chart Monitors the disk utilization on a hard drive of a spe-cific device
Device Performance
Disk Volumes Monitors the disk utilization of each drive as a percent of capacity for a device
Device Performance
Installed Applications Displays installed applications via SNMP (some devices will require Telnet or SSH)
Device Performance
IP Configuration Displays the IP Configuration information for a device. Device Performance IP SLA Overview Displays dial manager registration status via IP SLA on
Cisco routers.
VoIP
Memory Chart Monitors the memory usage percentage of a device. Device Performance
Memory Gauge Monitors the memory usage percentage and average usage percentage of a device.
Device Performance
Memory List Monitors the memory usage percentage of one or more devices in a network.
Device Performance
MS Exchange Monitors the performance counters for the MS Exchange server.
Network Interface Chart Monitors the network interface performance for a device.
Device Performance
Network Interface List Monitors the network interface performance for a device.
Device Performance
Network Statistics Sum-mary
Displays network statistics through SNMP. Device Performance
Network Traffic Flow Displays the NetFlow, sFlow, JFlow, and ptFlow traffic for a switch or a router.
Network Performance
Open Source Web Viewer Allows you to choose a browser-based open source net-work management tool or web site to display.
Application Per-formance
Quest Log Information Displays all the log files generated in a single view. Quest System Info Policy Scheduled Actions Displays all the scheduled actions in a single view. Quest System Info Running Processes Shows all the processes that are currently running on a
device.
OS Details
SNMP Traps TBD Alerts and Logs
Software Inventory Provides a list of all the applications installed on a device.
OS Details
SQL Server Monitors the performance counters for SQL Server. Application Per-formance Syslog Displays all the collected syslog messages for a specific
device.
Alerts and Logs
Gadget Name Description Location of Gadget
System Information Displays detailed system information for a device. OS Details Top 10 - Average CPU
Usage
Monitors the CPU performance of a list of one or more nodes.
Top 10
Top 10 - Average Memory Usage
Monitors the memory performance of a list of one or more nodes.
Top 10
Top 10 - Average Packet Loss
Displays the average packet loss of a list of one or more nodes.
Top 10
Top 10 - Disk Volume UsageDisplays the highest average disk volume usage as a percentage of drive capacity for a list of devices.
Top 10
Top 10 - Highest Average Latency
Displays the highest average latency of a list of one or more nodes.
Top 10
Top 10 - Network Interface Usage
Displays the highest network interface usage for a list of nodes.
Top 10
Top Network Traffic:
Applications
(for one or multiple tar-gets)
Shows network traffic data, organized by application and dependent on the scope that you select when you create the gadget.
Top 10
Top Network Traffic:
Convs
(for one target)
Shows network traffic data, organized by conversation and dependent on the scope that you select when you create the gadget.
Top 10
Top Network Traffic:
Domains
(for one or multiple tar-gets)
Shows network traffic data, organized by domain and dependent on the scope that you select when you create the gadget.
Top 10
Top Network Traffic: End-points
(for one or multiple tar-gets)
Shows network traffic data, organized by endpoints and dependent on the scope that you select when you create the gadget.
Top 10
Virtual Machines Displays VMware ESX Server virtual machines. VMware VMware Host Summary Displays a summary of VMware ESX Server host
infor-mation.
VMware
VoIP Active Calls Displays active calls through IP SLA on Cisco call man-ager.
VoIP
VoIP Call History Displays call history through IP SLA on Cisco call man-ager.
VoIP
VoIP Phone Status Displays VoIP phone status through IP SLA on Cisco call manager.
VoIP
Windows Event Logs Displays all event logs collected for a device, including application, security, and system event logs.
Alerts and Logs
Windows Services Displays critical windows services information, such as status and start type.
OS Details
Wireless Access Point Displays information about key variables of a wireless access point, such as signal strength and quality.
Wireless Performance
Wireless Access Point List Displays information about all wireless access points on a network.
Wireless Performance
Wireless Clients Chart Shows how many wireless clients are connected to a wireless access point within a given time frame.
Wireless Performance
Wireless Clients List Displays key variables for each client connected to a wireless access point.
Wireless Performance
Wireless Traffic Chart Shows the amount of received and transmitted net-work traffic generated by a wireless device within a spec-ified interval of time.
Wireless Performance
See Also
Adding Gadgets to Your Dashboard