1. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Information contained herein is not for use or disclosure outside of GroundWork Open Source, Inc. © 2007 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Getting Started with GroundWork Monitor GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Edition 6.2 Page 1

2. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Page 2 Dashboards Why Dashboards My GroundWork: Creating Personal Dashboards Creating Shared Dashboards Course Objectives for this Module Getting Started with GroundWork Monitor

3. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Page 3 GroundWork Monitor 6.2 Module 6: Creating Dashboards

4. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. MyGroundWork Personal dashboards Create and change on the fly Can not be shared Shared Dashboards Admin user must create them Admin user assigns access according to Role Content is from available portlets and user selected web apps All Dashboards Creating Dashboards Page 4

5. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Respect the Work Flow, especially for Shared Dashboards Add pages first Use Theme to set layout Use the Wizard to add portlets All Dashboards Creating Dashboards Page 5

6. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Creating Personal Dashboards Restrictions Configuration List of portlets to use This list is controlled by an XML file and can be changed (for instance if you add a custom portlet or a new GW portlet) My GroundWork Creating Dashboards Page 6

7. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Events Portlet Host Availability Host Group Health Host Group Status Summary Host Health Host Information Host List Host Status Summary Monitoring Performance Network Service Plugin Performance Measurement Service Availability Service Group Health Service Group Status Summary Service Health Service Information Service List Service View Seurat View local.iframeportlet.WebPagePortlet Creating Dashboards Page 7 MyGroundWork Portlets

8. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Creating Shareable Dashboards Sharing Dashboards according to Role Page Creation Adding Portlets with the Wizard Use Caution when Restricting Access – Change the default Dashboard page first – If locked out you may have to restore Jboss database to get back in Only the Admin User can create and edit them Creating Dashboards Page 8 Shared Dashboards

9. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Portlet Preferences Order of Display Users Own preferences Admin Users Preferences Portlet Defaults Work Flow Plan what you will do Decide on Roles, Users, and Access Follow the Steps Create Pages Add Portlets Set Portlet Preferences Define Dashboard Access Creating Dashboards Page 9 Shared Dashboards

10. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Planning Role and User Role: R1 Users: Sally, Jim whom we put in R1 Dashboard Page Name: Region1 Theme Layout: 1column Dashboard Page Portlets: Host Group Health, Host List, Service List Portlet Preferences: Host Group Health: Host Group Name - R1, Custom Portlet Title: Host Group R1: Availability Host List: Host Group Name - R1, Custom Portlet Title - Host Group R1: Hosts Service List: Entity - Host Group, Name - R1, Check Show service that are not OK, Custom Portlet Title - Host Group R1: Troubled Services Creating Dashboards Page 10 Shared Dashboards

11. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Events Portlet Host Availability Host Group Health Host Group Status Summary Host Health Host Information Host List Host Status Summary Monitoring Performance Network Service Plugin Performance Measurement Service Availability Service Group Health Service Group Status Summary Service Health Service Information Service List Service View Seurat View local.iframeportlet.WebPagePortlet Creating Dashboards Page 11 Shared Dashboards Useable Portlets

12. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Page 12 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. 139 Townsend Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415.992.4500 Website: www.gwos.comwww.gwos.com Email: training@gwos.comtraining@gwos.com Confidential - Do not distribute Thank you

13. © 2009 GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Respect the Workflow Add pages first in Admin Use Theme to set layout (not svlayout) Use the Wizard to place portlets on pages Set preferences by user only Shared Dashboards Top Level Pages Creating Dashboards Page 13