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How to Customize OneView Displays

Customizing OneView displays includes:

• Setting up tables
• Configuring alerts
• Displaying tables
• Sorting tables
• Configuring data updates
• Saving settings
• Changing the default display
• Loading settings

Set Up Tables

To set up tables

1. Click Configure.

   The Table Configuration dialog box opens.

2. Complete one of the following options:
   • Select Existing Table. Choose a table from the list box.
   • Select New Custom Table. Enter a name in the Table Name field.
3. Select components to display in the table.
4. Select the fields to display in the table. Specify the order in which the fields are displayed by selecting a field and using the up or down arrow to position the field. The available fields are determined by the type of component(s) selected for the table.

   Note: The value for some of the fields can be displayed as a continuously increasing number (reset when the component is restarted) or as an average since the last update period. To view the average value, select a field name with /sec appended to it.

5. Click OK.

   Note: Make sure to save the table after configuring it.

More information:

Save Settings

Configure Alerts

To configure alerts

1. Click Configure.
2. Click the Alerts tab.
3. Select a field from the left list box. This list box contains all of the fields in the currently loaded tables.
4. Select an operator from the middle list box.
5. Specify a value for the field that you selected in step 3.
6. Optionally, select Highlight the table cell to have OneView highlight the specified table cell when the specified criteria is met.
7. Optionally, select Pop up a warning message to have OneView display a pop-up window when the specified criteria is met.

Display Tables

To display tables, select a table from the View Table list box in the main viewer page. When you select a table from this list, OneView displays the selected table below the existing table.

To hide a table, click the Hide button.

Sort Tables

You can sort the data in each column in a table in ascending or descending order. Sorting columns helps organize a table. For example, sorting a table based on Status enables you to view all inactive components grouped together.

Note: An arrow in the column heading indicates which column is sorted.

Configure Data Updates

By default, OneView updates data every thirty seconds. You can:

• Modify the amount of time that passes between automatic updates
• Configure the OneView to update data only when you refresh the browser

To configure data updates

1. Click Updates.

   CA SiteMinder® opens the Updates dialog box.

2. Select one of the following:
   • Live Updates--Updates the data after a specified period of time. Specify the time interval in seconds.
   • Manual Updates--Updates the data when a user refreshes the page.
3. Click OK.

Save Settings

Saving a setting saves:

• Table definitions
• Main page display
• Table sorting
• Update rate

To save settings

1. Click Save Settings.

   CA SiteMinder® displays a dialog box where you can name the settings.

2. Enter a name in the text box.
3. Click OK.

Change the Default Display

To change the default display

1. Rename the defaults file in siteminder_installation\monitor\settings.
2. In the OneView Monitor console, configure the settings.
3. Save the settings as defaults.

Load Settings

To load settings

1. Click Load Settings.

   CA SiteMinder® displays a dialog box where you can select settings to load.

2. Select a setting from the list box.
3. Click OK.