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By abstracting data into Key Performance Metrics, and combining and sorting devices into dynamic groups through user-defined metadata, opCharts can easily support high-level abstracted user views at the 50,000 ft level while still allowing quick drill-down into detailed performance metrics for fast problem resolution.

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opCharts supports three primary views - Nodes, Dashboards, and TopN.

Nodes View

The To open the Nodes View can be opened by selecting View , select Views -> Nodes from the opCharts menu bar. The Nodes View abstracts each nodes performance information into easy-to-understand panels. These panels include such information as the node name, node status, vendor, and key performance information regarding each node.

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The Nodes view is the default view for opCharts unless a default Dashboard has been assigned to the user account.

Interfaces View

This needs an explanation of what the interfaces view is.

Dashboard View

To open the Interfaces View, select Views -> Interfaces from the opCharts menu bar. This view provides an easy-to-search list of all interfaces in your environment. From here, the user can drill down into the details of individual nodes and interfaces.

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Monitored Services View

To open the Monitored Services View, select Views -> Monitored Services from the opCharts menu bar. Services can be filtered by groups such as node status and group.

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Dashboard View

To list all available Dashboards, select Views -> Dashboards The Dashboard Menu, listing all available Dashboards, can be opened by selecting View -> Dashboard from the opCharts menu bar. From there, the user can select to create a New Dashboard, and View/Edit/Delete an existing Dashboard.

TopN View

The open the TopN View can be opened by selecting , select Views -> TopN from the opCharts menu bar. The TopN view is actually a collection, or predefined dashboard, comprised of six opCharts Components. Any of these TopN charts can each be added to a new or existing Dashboard (see: Dashboards for more information) to create custom views. 

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