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Configure a Dashboard Portlet

Each Dashboard portlet (also known as a chart) contains the following controls that determine how the portlet is displayed, how the portlet displays the associated data, and what data is displayed in the portlet:

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Configure the Portlet—Enables you to configure the portlet as described later in this topic.

refreshDB

Refresh the Portlet—Click this icon to display the current data for the corresponding portlet.

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Minimize the Portlet—Click this icon to reduce the corresponding portlet to only display the title bar. Click this icon again to restore the portlet to its original size.

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Maximize the Portlet—Click this icon to enlarge the corresponding portlet to fill the web browser. Click this icon again to restore the portlet to its original size.

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Close the Portlet—Click this icon to remove the corresponding portlet from the page. You can restore the portlet by selecting New from the Configure Dashboard drop-down list, and selecting the Dashboard of to which the portlet is assigned.

To Configure a Dashboard portlet

  1. Click the Dashboard link.

    The Dashboard panel describes the currently selected Dashboard.

  2. Click the Configure the Portlet icon in the chart you want to edit.

    The Edit <chart_title> dialog appears.

  3. Edit the information in the following fields (not all fields are available for all portlets), then click Apply to save the changes:
    Chart Title

    Specifies the display name for the selected chart. For example, if you changed the Server Group field to only include the user-defined group Linux/UNIX, you could change the title to reflect the change.

    Chart Type

    Specifies either Pie or Bar.

    Available Server Groups

    Specifies the server groups that can be displayed in the chart. Double-click a server group to move it to the Selected Server Groups column.

    Selected Server Groups

    Specifies the server groups that will be displayed in the chart. If no server group is specified, all server groups are displayed unless otherwise filtered from the chart.

    Available Services

    Specifies the services that can be displayed in the chart. Double-click a service to move it to the Selected Services column.

    Selected Services

    Specifies the service that will be displayed in the chart. If no service is specified, all services are displayed unless otherwise filtered from the chart.

    Virtualization Filter

    Includes three filter check boxes where you can specify whether Non-virtual Servers, VM Hosting Servers, and VM Guest Servers are displayed in the chart. A check mark indicates that the corresponding option is included in the chart.

    Server State

    Includes four filter check boxes where you can specify whether servers with the following states: New, Managed, Unmanaged, Imported are displayed in the chart. A check mark indicates that the corresponding option is included in the chart.

    Available Operating System

    Specifies the operating systems that can be displayed in the chart. Double-click an operating system to move it to the Selected Operating System column.

    Selected Operating System

    Specifies the operating system that will be displayed in the chart. If no operating system is specified, all operating systems are displayed unless otherwise filtered from the chart.

    Note: Some portlets may contain additional fields that enable you to specify or filter other elements from the chart, or to specify a time period to include.

    Your changes are saved and the chart is updated.

  4. Click Close when you are done making changes.

    The Edit dialog closes.