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Contents
VMware vCenter Operations Manager Getting Started Guide 5
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Introducing Custom User Interface Features and Concepts 7
Viewing Resources 7
Understanding How vCenter Operations Manager Collects Data 8
Understanding Alerts 8
Understanding Health Ratings 10
Monitoring Virtual Resources 11
Analyzing Performance and Capacity 13
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Introducing Common Tasks 17
Logging In and Using vCenter Operations Manager 17
Monitoring Day-to-Day Operations 19
Handling Alerts 24
Optimizing Your Resources 33
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Designing Your Workspace 41
Working with Dashboards 41
Working with Widgets 46
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Using and Configuring Widgets 51
Edit a Widget Configuration 52
Supported Widget Interactions 53
Configure Widget Interactions 56
Advanced Health Tree Widget 57
Alerts Widget 59
Application Detail Widget 61
Application Overview Widget 62
Configuration Overview Widget 63
Data Distribution Analysis Widget 64
Generic Scoreboard Widget 66
GEO Widget 68
Health Status Widget 69
Health Tree Widget 70
Health-Workload Scoreboard Widget 72
Heat Map Widget 73
Mashup Charts Widget 76
Metric Graph Widget 78
Metric Graph (Rolling View) Widget 82
Metric Selector Widget 84
Metric Sparklines Widget 85
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