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Using the Custom User Interface
When you log in to the Custom user interface, your Home page appears in the browser window. The Home
page contains the following components.
Dashboards
The tabs near the top of the Home page are your dashboards. The user groups
to which your account belongs determine which dashboards are available to
you. You can switch to a different dashboard by clicking its tab or selecting it
from the Dashboards menu. You can click Home at any time to return to your
Home page.
Widgets
The panes on a dashboard are called widgets. A widget is a collection of related
information about attributes, resources, applications, or the overall processes
in your environment. Each dashboard contains one or more widgets. For
information about configuring and using widgets, see the VMware vCenter
Operations Manager Getting Started Guide (Custom User Interface).
Menus
You use the menus at the top of your Home page to select and use Custom user
interface features.
Icons
You click icons on pages and widgets to perform tasks in the Custom user
interface. When you point to an icon, a tooltip appears that describes the
function of the icon.
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