Reference Guide

Cartridge for VMware Views 101
Overview of Views
Summary View
The Summary View is provided as part of the vmExplorer Dashboard Primary View. If
you select the Summary navigation tab from the top of the vmExplorer Primary View
(that is, from the Primary View heading), the Summary View is displayed just below the
heading.
Purpose and Content
Typically, the Summary View provides a brief description of the object being viewed in
the vmExplorer Dashboard, an overview of its available compute resources, and a count
(if applicable) of the objects that are contained within it.
Sometimes the Summary View includes a graph. For example, if you select a collection
of ESX Servers (that is, the ESX Servers container for a particular VirtualCenter) from
the Topology View, the Summary View displays a graph that illustrates the combined
CPU consumption for all of the ESX Servers in the collection.
Within a collection of objects Summary View, you can hover the cursor over any graph
to see an exact unit measurement that corresponds to the placement of the cursor, and
you can click any metric or chart to see a popup with a detailed chart.
For more information about the Summary View, see the chapter titled “Interacting with
the Cartridge for VMware” in the vFoglight Cartridge for VMware User Guide.