Using Homepage gadgets
Context
The Viewpoint Homepage displays the gadgets that you have permissions to see. Viewpoint comes delivered with some default gadgets (for more information, see Homepage gadgets), but administrators can also display custom gadgets if they wish. These instructions explain what you can do with the default Homepage gadgets.
Homepage gadgets may not function properly in Internet Explorer 7.
To use gadgets as links
Different Homepage gadgets act as links to their corresponding management page in Viewpoint.
- Click a gadget to go to the corresponding Viewpoint page. For example, click the Node Memory Dedication gadget to go to the Node Management page (for details, see Fields: Node Management).
The following gadgets point to the following pages:
| Gadget | Links to |
|---|---|
| Node Memory Dedication | Node Management page (see Fields: Node Management) |
| Node Processor Dedication | Node Management page (see Fields: Node Management) |
| Node State | Node Management page (see Fields: Node Management) |
| Service Count | Service Management page (see Fields: Service Management) |
| Service Template Count | Service Management page (see Fields: Service Management) |
| Virtual Machine State | Virtual Machine Management page (see Fields: Virtual Machine Management) |
To use the "Node State"
- Click a specific section of the graph (corresponding to a state, like "Running" for example).
Depending on the section of the graph you select, the Node
If you have any nodes
To refresh gadgets
Gadgets will periodically update automatically. However, you can manually refresh gadgets any time you want.
- Click the gadget "refresh" icon.
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