The Dashboard provides a summary of HCX operations, data center locations, resource usage, status, and activity.

The Dashboard is the first screen that appears when you open the HCX Service UI.

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The Dashboard highlights various HCX functions in a set of panels. You can change settings related to those panels.

Note:

For HCX installations where the vCenter Servers are in linked-mode, the Dashboard includes information from all vCenter Servers registered to an HCX system.

Panel

Description

Cloud Overview

Lists HCX operations:

  • Number of virtual machines migrated

  • Number of migrations in progress

  • Number of scheduled migrations not started

  • Number of extended networks

  • Number of protected virtual machines for business continuity

Site Pairs

Displays connected site pairs and lists the pair status, Up or Down.

To create a site pair, click New Site Pairing. To view detailed instructions for adding a site pair, see Add a Site Pair.

Active Migrations

Displays ongoing migrations for the selected HCX system.

Use the pull-down menu to change the source site.

Migrations Overview

Summarizes completed migrations for the selected HCX system.

Use the date pull-down menu to display migrations for a specified period:

  • Last 6 Months

  • Last 3 Months

  • This Month

Cloud Resource Usage

For the selected source system, provides a summary view of resource usage for the site pair.

Use the pull-down menu to change the source site.

Alerts

Provides a comprehensive the list of logged Alert messages: Critical, Warning, Info.

For a description of Alert messages and available actions, see Manage Alerts.

Activity Logs

For the selected source system, displays a historical log of system tasks:

  • Job Type

  • Entity Name

  • Percentage of task completed.

  • Task status

  • Task Start Time

  • Task Completion Time

To change the source site or to display tasks by status (All, Running, Failed), select from the pull-down menus .

Use the search field to identify specific tasks or groups of tasks.