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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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