Dashboard
In Cisco UCS Director, you can enable the Dashboard option in the user interface. On the Dashboard screen, you can add important, or frequently accessed report widgets. If you have enabled the Dashboard option, then this is the first window that you see when you log in to the user interface. After enabling the Dashboard, you can create additional dashboards, and delete them when you no longer need them. For more information, see Creating Additional Dashboards and Deleting a Dashboard.
Enabling the Dashboard
Procedure
Step 1 |
On the header, click the user icon, and choose Edit My Profile. |
Step 2 |
On the Edit My Profile screen, scroll down to the Dashboard section. |
Step 3 |
Check Enable Dashboard. |
Step 4 |
Click Save. When you log out and log in, the first screen that you see is the Dashboard. |
Step 5 |
Click Close to view the Dashboard immediately. |
What to do next
If there are no widgets on the Dashboard, you can access any summary report in the user interface, and select Add to Dashboard.
Creating Additional Dashboards
Before you begin
You should have enabled the Dashboard in the user interface.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log into Cisco UCS Director user interface. The default Dashboard screen is displayed. |
Step 2 |
Click the down arrow displayed next to the default dashboard name and choose Create Dashboard. |
Step 3 |
Enter the name of the dashboard. |
Step 4 |
Click Submit. |
Deleting a Dashboard
You cannot delete the default dashboard.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log into Cisco UCS Director user interface. The default Dashboard screen is displayed. |
Step 2 |
Click the drop-down list to view the list of dashboards that you have created. |
Step 3 |
Click the X mark displayed next to the dashboard name. |
Step 4 |
Confirm that you want to delete the dashboard. |
Adding Report Widgets
Before you begin
You must be logged in to the appliance to complete this task.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Choose the desired option and navigate to the summary report you want to add to your dashboard. For example, if you want to add a VM-related summary report, choose Summary. and then click |
Step 2 |
On the Summary screen, scroll down to the report that you want to add to your dashboard. |
Step 3 |
In the upper right corner of the report, click Settings and then choose Add to Dashboard. |
Refreshing Widget Data
After enabling the Dashboard option, you can set a refresh interval to the widgets on this page. Automatic refresh can occur at intervals from a minimum of 5 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes.
The Automatic Refresh button on the dashboard should be set to ON to configure the interval.