VMware Aria Operations provides a list of widgets or views that you can add to your dashboard to monitor specific metrics and properties of objects in your environment.
Where You Add Widgets or Views to a Dashboard
To create your dashboard, from the left menu, click . From the Dashboards panel, click Create to add a dashboard. Toggle between the Views and Widgets option to add a widget or view to the dashboard.
To edit your dashboard, from the left menu, click . From the Dashboards panel, select the dashboard you want to edit and select .
How to Add Widgets or Views to a Dashboard
In the widgets list panel, you see a list of all the predefined VMware Aria Operations widgets or views. Drag the widget or view to the dashboard workspace in the upper panel.
To locate a widget or view, you can enter the name or part of the name of a widget or view in the Filter option. For example, when you enter top, the list is filtered to display the Top Alerts, Top-N, and Topology Graph widgets. You can then select the widget you require.
Most widgets or views must be configured individually to display information. For more information about how to configure each widget, see Widgets in VMware Aria Operations.
How to Arrange Widgets or Views in a Dashboard
You can modify your dashboard layout to suit your needs. By default, the first widgets or views that you add are automatically arranged horizontally wherever you place them.
- To position a widget or a view, drag the widget or view to the desired location in the layout. Other widgets and views automatically rearrange to make room.
- To resize a widget or a view, drag the bottom-right corner of the widget or the view.
- To maximize or minimize a widget or a view, use the maximize and minimize options in the top-right corner.
