In conjunction with the fixed position layout, a portal a background image can be set, such as a geographical map or a layout diagram of your server rack, and then position a state indicator view at a location on top of the image to represent the monitored state at that location.
By dragging a text component a background image can be uploaded, such as a map.
To add a background image to a portal or a text area component:
- Click the Background Image icon to upload a background image.
• For a portal, the choice is available on the "General" tab by choosing "Properties | Edit basic properties". The Edit View Properties dialog box appears.
• For the text component, the choice is available on the "General" tab by choosing Drag into portal to add text. The Entering User Text dialog box appears.
In either case the icon for setting a background is available to allow you to choose among the existing registered images or to specify a URL that points to the image. The Select an Image dialog box appears. - Choose an option for selecting a background image:
• In the tree under "Dashboard Development | Support | Maps", choose one of the mapped, themed images that are included with Foglight.
• Upload the custom image by clicking "Upload Image". - Preview the image and click "OK".
The image can be use to add monitoring views based on absolute location by dragging and selecting views onto custom image.
Please find further details in the "
Web Component Tutorial" under "Customizing Dashboards".