Configure an Application View Widget Using a Custom Method

To configure an Application view widget using standard method,

  1. If you are creating an Application view widget as part of creating a new dashboard, complete the steps in the Create a Dashboard topic, then jump to Step 5 below. If you are creating an Application view widget for an existing dashboard, click the (Add widget) button in the Command bar of the dashboard.
  2. On the Create widget screen that pops up, select the solution ADC from the dropdown list.
  3. Select the Custom radio button as the type of widget.
  4. Select the Application view as the widget you will be creating.
  5. Enter a unique name for the widget.
  6. Click Create.
  7. The Settings screen for the Application view widget opens, displaying an empty DefaultGroup where the user can add the objects.
    For example, In order to Monitor SLB objects of specific applications, start creating groups in the name of the Application and add SLB objects into required groups.
  8. Modify the widget name, group name, and add a description by clicking the corresponding fields. It will then become a text-entry field that allows you to make changes.
  9. Add objects to the group for the widget one of the following ways:
  10. Add objects manually to the group for the widget as follows:
    1. Click the Add/Modify Objects button to add the objects at the group level. Select the vendor from the Vendor dropdown list.

    2. In the Device State field, select whether you want to include devices in the widget that have a status of Active, Standby, or All, where "All" means devices with a status of either Active or Standby.

    3. In the Device Name field, select the device name whose objects you want to add to in the widget.

    4. In the Object type field, select the kind of object you are adding. The options that appear in this field vary depending on the vendor you selected.

    5. In the Hierarchy field, select the required level of hierarchy that should be displayed in the dashboard. The options that appear in this field vary depending on the vendor and the object type you selected. The objects based on your selection will be displayed in the Available Objects table at the bottom of the screen.
      For example, A WideIP object will have the following hierarchical types,

      • All - WideIP along with all hierarchical objects like Pools and Pool members.

      • All Pools - WideIP along with the Pools.

      • All Pool Members - WideIP along with the Pool Members.

      • WideipOnly - WideIP only without any hierarchy.

      • None - No objects will be explicitly listed on the widget. Instead, only the state/status of the objects will be represented on the widget for monitoring.

    6. Select the checkbox beside the object name and click SAVE to add the objects to the group.

  11. Add objects via regex to the group for the widget as follows:
    1. Click the Add/Modify Objects button to add the objects at the group level. Select the object filter details such as Vendor, Device State, Device Name, Object type, Hierarchy.

      The objects that match the filter details are displayed.

    2. Add regex in the Search field, and then press Enter.

      The objects that match regex are displayed.

    3. Click the Add as regex button.
      The displayed objects are added to the group, the regex is added to the list, and it can be used whenever it is needed.
      Note:
      • You can add any number of regex. To view the list of regex, click the Add as regex dropdown option.
      • The regex(s) is specific to a widget, dashboard, group, and filters.
      • To delete a regex from the list, click the close button against the regex in the list.

      • To view sample regex, click the information button.
      • When new objects are added and matched with the regex the objects are added to the widget automatically.
  12. The Actions and Attributes corresponding to objects added will be automatically listed in their respective sections.
  13. For example, you might grant group members actions (such as Enable, Disable, ForceDown, and so on) and attributes (such as Ratio, Order, Weight, Connections, and Priority) permissions to one object in a group, but only Enable, Disable, and Ratio permissions to another object in the group and no permissions to objects in a sub-group of the group.
  14. When the widget appears on the dashboard, the full list of actions you created can be accessed by right-clicking any object within the widget.
  15. Click on the or (Show/Hide Attributes) button to view or hide the full list of attributes you created for a group.
  16. When you have finished, click Save.
    The Application traffic can be managed and monitored.

  17. The dashboard screen reappears, displaying the widget you just created.
  18. To create a new group,

    1. Click the Create Group button under Global Actions.

    2. On the pop-up that appears, enter a group name to help the users identify it.

    3. Select the parent that you want to associate with the group from the dropdown list.

    4. Click Save.

    5. Repeat steps 7-15 to include the group in the dashboard.

  19. To delete a group, complete the following steps:

    1. Click the Delete Group dropdown menu under Global Actions.

    2. Select the groups that you want to remove from the widget and click Delete.