Using views

You can either begin monitoring the system using the default views, or you can add, change, or delete views before monitoring the system. The following sections describe how to use existing views or create and configure views from the Web-based System Monitor. A view is a Web page that contains one or more monitors. Several default views are included in the installation of the Web-based System Monitor. You may use these default views or create new views. Before you can create and configure views, you must log on to the Web-based System Monitor. For instructions on logging on to the Web-based System Monitor, see Logging on to the Web-based System Monitor.

This section covers the following topics:

Using default views

Creating new views

Configuring existing views

Configuring existing views

Using default views

The default views that are shipped with the Web-based System Monitor are described in Table 3. The table describes which monitor or monitors are contained in the view, as well as which display option is used. For descriptions of default monitors and samples of display options, see Table 1 and Sample display options, respectively.

Table 3. Default views
Default view Monitor(s) and display options
System Overview System Overview monitor displayed in a table tree
Connector
  • Business Objects monitor displayed in a table
  • Connector Subscriptions monitor displayed in a table

Collaboration Overview Collaboration Statistics monitor displayed in a table
Collaboration
  • Collaboration Events monitor displayed in bar chart, and
  • Event Rate monitor displayed in a meter

Collaboration History
  • Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a bar chart
  • Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a line chart

Connector Overview Connector Statistics monitor displayed in a table
Maps and Relationships
  • Map Status monitor displayed in a table
  • Relationship Status monitor displayed in a table

Server Statistics
  • Historical Server Statistics displayed in a stacked bar chart
  • Database Connections displayed in a table
  • Message Queues displayed in a table

Server History
  • Historical Server Statistics displayed in a bar chart
  • Historical Server Flows displayed in a line chart

Flow Control Flow Control monitor displayed in a table
State Change Log State Change Log monitor displayed in a table

Creating new views

The following instructions describe how to create a new view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views in the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).

    Figure 12. Web-based System Monitor, Create and Configure Views dialog box


  2. Click the Create New View button. The View Name dialog box appears.
  3. Type a name for the view in the View Name field, then click OK. The new view name appears in the View field of the Create and Configure Views dialog box.
  4. Select one or more monitors from the Select Monitor(s) group box, or choose "Select all" to select all the monitors listed. Your selections appear in the Order Monitors group box.
  5. Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors group box to put the monitors in the order you want to view them, from top to bottom.
  6. Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
  7. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears. Also, the new view appears immediately in the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor under Views.

Configuring existing views

The following instructions describe how to make changes to an existing view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view you want to change from the View drop-down menu.
  3. Add monitors to or remove monitors from the view, from the Select Monitors group box. The revised monitors for the view appear in the Order Monitors group box.
  4. Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors group box to put the monitors in the order you want to view them, from top to bottom.
  5. Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
  6. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears.

Deleting views

The following instructions describe how to delete a view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view you want to delete from the View drop-down menu.
  3. Click Delete View. A message appears, asking if you are sure you want to delete the view.
  4. Click OK. The view is removed from the Views list in the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor.

See also:

Overview

Different approaches for using the Web-based System Monitor

Using default monitors

Creating new monitors

Logging on to the Web-based System Monitor

Contents of the Web-based System Monitor

Fine-tuning the Web-based System Monitor

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