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Description

This widget 360 provides a 3D view of a host dependency tree. 

This widget can be very usefull for complex dependency tree:

  • A complex dependency tree is difficult to see in the Dependency Graph Widget. 

  • The Widget 360 provides a clear overview of the tree.

Each tree node contains the following information of the host:

  • Its name
  • Its status
  • An icon of the host's type. The icon is based on tags detected during the configuration phase.



(example: an Apache host will have the feather icon)


From the chosen host, it displays the 3D dependency tree up to 10 jumps (dependency links between elements defined in the Configuration UI Configuration)

Warning
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The 360 widget displays only hosts.

But if a check on the host has a Critical or a Warning state, the host  will also be displayed in the same state.

 

Usage

Center an element in the view:

  • Double click on an element, a blue wired box will surround, indicating it's now selected.
  • The view will pan and update zoom level accordingly.

Orbit around the selected element:

  • While keeping left mouse button pressed, move the mouse to orbit around the selected element.
  • to change the orbiting center, center the view on an other element.

Pan View:

While keeping the right mouse button pressed, move mouse to pan view.

 

Configuration

  • Open the configuration box.
  • Type the host or cluster name in the edit field under "Select Host/Cluster".
    • The total number of hosts and clusters will be displayed near "Select Host/Cluster" text.
    • It will automatically shows the list of available hosts.
    • If you type characters, the list will be automatically filtered.
    • As soon as you have typed 1 letter, a matching list of checks will be displayed below.

  • When configured, press the SUBMIT button.

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