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Dashboard

This documentation applies to NMS version 5.4. An online version of the software can be found here.

The first page that appears when you log on is the Dashboard. The Dashboard is a gateway to the most common components in the application. The dashboard that appears when a new user logs on for the first time is the Welcome Dashboard. User roles enable you to restrict access to SevOne NMS workflows and to restrict access to devices. When your user role does not permit you to use a workflow, that workflow does not appear for you. Contact your SevOne NMS administrators to discuss your security settings.

The Report Manager enables you to select a report to be your custom dashboard to define what appears when you log on.

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Navigation Bar

The navigation bar appears across the top of most pages to enable application navigation. The left side of the navigation bar provides the following menus.

Reports

Events

Applications

Devices

Administration

The right side of the navigation bar provides the following controls.

Search – Click in the Search field and enter a minimum of three characters to search throughout the application. Wild cards are implied after the first three characters and special characters are not allowed. You can use shortcuts and keywords to enhance your search. Search results appear as a menu and each result is a link to the appropriate page, report, etc. Click Advanced Search or click Show All for advanced search options.

<user name> - Click the <user name> to display the Preferences page where you can change your password, first name, last name, email address, date format, time zone, and language settings.

Logout - Click to log off.

images/download/attachments/5702993/plus1.png - Click to open an additional instance of SevOne NMS on a new browser tab. Additional instances are based on your initial log on and any additional instances close when you close the first SevOne NMS window.
images/download/attachments/5702993/refresh.png - Click to return settings to their default or last saved settings on the current page.
images/download/attachments/5702993/home.png - Click to return to the Dashboard. You can also click on the SevOne logo to return to the Dashboard.
images/download/attachments/5702993/help.png - Click to display page specific online help.

Favorite Reports

The Favorite Reports section provides links to view your favorite reports. Report workflows enable you define your favorite reports and to designate one report to appear as your custom dashboard instead of the default Welcome Dashboard. This enables you to cater reports to various audiences and to view vital data as soon as you log on.

  • Click Manage to access the Report Manager where you access all reports and report workflows.

  • Click Create Report to access the Report Attachment Wizard where you create new reports.

  • Click on a favorite report link to display the report on a new tab where you can fully customize the report on the fly with real time data.

Discovery Status

The Discovery Status section provides links to access additional discovery and device information.

  • Click the Discovery links to access the Discovery Manager where you view discovery information.

  • Click the Devices links to access the Device Manager where you view device information.

Manage Events

The Manage Events section provides links to access additional event information.

  • Click the Alerts link to access the Alerts page where you view and acknowledge current active alerts.

  • Click the Alert Summary link to access the Alert Summary page where you view active alerts and archived alerts.

  • Click the Policies link to access the Policy Browser where you create and edit policies that are thresholds that apply to an entire device group.

  • Click the Thresholds link to access the Threshold Browser where you create and edit the thresholds that trigger events such as alerts and traps for a specific device.

  • Click the Status Maps link to access the Status Map Manager where you manage status maps that can depict the physical or geographic location of devices and objects.

Analyze Application Traffic

The Analyze Application Traffic section provides links to access additional application traffic information.

  • Click the FlowFalcon link to access the FlowFalcon Reports page where you create flow technology reports.

  • Click the NBAR link to access the NBAR Reports page where you create NBAR reports.

  • Click the IP SLAs link to access the Probe Manager where you manage IP SLA data.

Utilize Reporting Tools

  • Click the Reports link to access the Report Manager where you view and edit reports.

  • Click the TopN link to access the TopN Reports page where you create reports for projections and the top <n> devices.

  • Click the Graphs link to access the Instant Graphs page where you create performance metrics graphs.

Manage Devices and Users

The Manage Devices and Users section provides links to access device management and user management tools.

  • Click the Add a Device link to access the New Device page where you add a device to SevOne NMS.

  • Click the Devices link to access the Device Manager where you manage the devices SevOne NMS monitors.

  • Click the Users link to access the User Manager where you manage users.

Alert Summary

The Alert Summary section displays a summary of active alerts and archived alerts. Click anywhere in the Alert Summary to display the Alert Summary where you can view additional alert details.

The Cluster Manager Cluster Settings tab enables you to remove this section and the following sections from the Welcome Dashboard.

Instant Status

The Instant Status section displays the device group hierarchy color coded to indicate the highest level active alert for the devices in each device group. Click anywhere in the Instant Status section to access the Instant Status where you can view additional active alert details.

Alerts

The Alerts section displays the number of active alerts for each alert severity level. Click anywhere in the Alerts section to access the Alerts page where you can view additional alert details.