This page allows the users to create a new Qucik Insight view, and configure its layout. This page appears when the Add New button in the QUICK INSIGHT VIEWS page is clicked, or when the New View hyperlink in the ‘no view’ message is clicked.

To create a custom view, first, provide a Name for the view.

A custom view consists of three ingredients. They are:

• Tiers: A custom view is divided into broad sections known as tiers. A tier can be based on geography or it can match the infrastructure tiers (for eg., the database tier, the web server tier) or it can even be a service or a segment. While configuring the layout of your view using this page, specify the No. of Tiers that your view should constitute. A maximum of 15 tiers can be configured.
• Servers:Each tier comprises of one or more servers. Typically, the critical servers in the monitored infrastructure are added to a tier. In the No. of Servers/Tier text box in this page, specify the number of servers that you intend adding to a tier. A maximum of 15 servers can be added.
• Metrics: These are the key performance statistics that need to be extracted from every component in a tier. You can configure the number of measures that your layout should support by providing a number in the No. of Metrics/Server text box in this page. Here again, the maximum limit of 15 prevails.
• Sharing: To facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing among administrators, eG now allows users the flexibility to share useful quick insight views they create with other users. For sharing a view, you need to first set a share type by selecting the desired option from the Sharing list box. The options are as follows:
  • Private: If you set a view as Private, then all other users to the eG Enterprise system will be denied access to that view. Only the creator of the view will be able to access the view.
  • Public: If you set the view as Public, then only users with the following rights will have access to that custom view:
    • Users with access to all the managed components in the environment
    • User with access to one/more components that are included in the view being shared

      Note:

      • If a view has been granted Public access, then users with the privilege to monitor only a few components in that view will be able to take a look at only those statistics in the view that pertain to the components in his/her monitoring scope.
      • If a view has been allowed Public access, then users whose monitoring scope does not include any of the components in that view will not be allowed access to the view.
      • If a view that does not include any components/metrics has been allowed Public access, then such a view will not be available to any other user.

  • Share: On the other hand, if you choose the Share option from the Sharing list, then you can pick and choose the users who need to be granted access to that view. To map users to a view, do the following:
    1. Select the users to be granted access from the Available Users list box.
    2. Then, click on Grant to grant the selected users access to the view. Doing so shifts the selection to the Selected Users list.
    3. To revoke the access permission granted to a user, you can select the user from the Selected Users list, and click the Revoke button.

    Note:

    • If a user has been granted Share access to a view, but he/she has the right to monitor only a few components that are included in the view, then such a user will be able to take a look at only those statistics in the shared view that pertain to the components in his/her monitoring scope.
    • If a user has been allowed Share access to a view, but he/she does not have the privilege to monitor any component included in the view, then such a view, despite being shared, will not be available to that user.
    • If a user has been allowed Share access to a view to which no servers/metrics have been assigned, then such a view will not be available to that user upon login.

    Note:

    • A user without access to Quick Insight cannot view any of the views shared with him/her.
    • A view can be modified / deleted only by the user who creates it. The shared users on the other hand, can only view the Quick Insight data, and cannot modify/delete the view.

  • Finally, specify how frequently the configured measures have to be refreshed in the Refresh rate(secs) text box, and click the Update button to save the changes.

  Upon clicking, you will be able to view the layout that you just designed in the QUICK INSIGHT DESIGN VIEW page. To take a look at the complete list of views, click on the icon at the right top corner of the QUICK INSIGHT DESIGN VIEW page. The QUICK INSIGHT VIEWS page will then appear displaying all the existing views, including the newly added view. Clicking on the icon against the new view in that page, will bring you back to this page, using which the layout can be modified. In the Modify mode, you will not be allowed to change the Name of the view. However, additionally, a icon will appear in the Modify mode, which when clicked, will allow you to delete the layout.