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Description

The aim of the

This widget 360

is to provide a 3 dimensional

provides a 3D view of a host dependency tree. 

Even if navigating in 3D is not easy

This

this

widget can be very usefull for complex dependency tree:

Not all situations can be displayed
  • A complex dependency tree is difficult to see in the Dependency Graph Widget.

It can also provide
  •  

  • The Widget 360 provides a clear overview of the tree

while you will need 

Each tree node contains the following information of the host:

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

 

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(

For a host having a Apache host, the icon will be

example: an Apache host will have the feather icon)

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From the chosen host, it displays

in

the 3D

 the

dependency tree up to 10 jumps (dependency links between elements defined in

the Configuration

)

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Warning
titleNOTE
Only hosts are displayed but

The 360 widget displays only hosts.

But if a check on the host

is in critical or in warning

has a Critical or a Warning state,

the

host in the 360 widgets

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.
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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

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Configuration

  1. Select a host or cluster name in the first list.
    • The total number of hosts and clusters will be displayed near "Select Host/Cluster" (1).
    • If no host selected yet, the list of available hosts will automatically opened.
    • You can search (filter) for a host name, typing into the input on top of the list.
    • Youcan clean the current selection by clicking on the swipe icon (2).

  2. When configured, press the SUBMIT button (3).

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