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Functional Overview

The CA Virtual Assurance graphical user interface consists of a navigation pane on the left and a data pane on the right. Use the tabs at the top of the panes to switch between the following functional areas:

Dashboard

Provides a high-level view at the current status of your virtual environment and associated physical resources. Drag modules from the navigation pane to the data pane to configure the Dashboard.

Resources

Provides details about the resources discovered in your environment. For detailed information about a monitored resource, click it in the navigation tree. To discover new resources, select Data Center from the navigation tree and open the Quick Start tab.

You can use the following features from the Resources tab:

Reporting

Lets you create reports about specific aspects or characteristics of the environment. You can select predefined or custom reports from the left pane.

Administration

Lets you configure CA Virtual Assurance components, administer user groups, or access management.

Note: For more information, see the Administration Guide and the Online Help for further details.