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2 Click Create Template on the Dashboard Tools bar.
3 Type a name for the new dashboard template and click OK.
After the dashboard template is created, you and other users can use the template to create dashboards. See
“Create a Dashboard,” on page 17.
Delete a Dashboard Template
If you do not need a dashboard template, you can delete it.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
Procedure
1 On your home page, click the plus (+) sign to the right of the last dashboard tab.
2 Click the Manage Templates link.
3 Select the dashboard template to remove and click the Remove Selected Dashboard Template icon.
4 Click Yes on the confirmation dialog box to delete the dashboard template.
Change the Order of Dashboard Tabs
You can change the order of the dashboard tabs on your home page.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
Procedure
1 Click Reorder Tabs on the Dashboards bar.
Your dashboard tabs appear on the left side of the Reorder Tabs window.
2 Drag each tab to its new location.
3 Click OK to save your changes.
Configure Dashboard Switching
You can configure vCenter Operations Manager to switch from one dashboard to another. This feature is useful
if you have several dashboards that show different aspects of your enterprise's performance and you want to
look at each dashboard in turn.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
Procedure
1 Select Dashboards > Reorder Tabs.
2 Select On next to the dashboard.
3 Type the number of seconds to wait before switching the dashboard in the Seconds text box next to the
dashboard.
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