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What is Home & Dashboard; how does it differ from a vService's own Dashboard?
Short answer
Home & Dashboard is the screen that comes after logging in to the TR7 interface and gathers the general status of the device in panels with a selectable time range. The content is divided into ten view tabs (Summary, vServices, WAF, L7 DDoS & Threat Protection, AGS, GTM, CPU & Load, Memory, Disk, Network): some of them show the hardware measurements of the device, and others show the totals of all the vServices and DNS services on the device. Its difference from a vService's own Dashboard is its scope: Home is device-wide and shows totals; the detail of a single vService is read on that vService's own Dashboard, which opens when the vService row is clicked in the Left Monitor Panel. Which tabs are shown is determined by the permission areas of the user; the panel layout is saved to the user account.
Where It Is Used in TR7
| Where | Field / label | What for |
|---|---|---|
| Header Bar → Home shortcut, or Configuration Menu → Dashboard link | Access to the Home Page | Opening the home screen; every time it opens, the screen comes with the Summary tab |
| Home & Dashboard toolbar | View Tabs | Selecting the panels by subject (vServices, AGS and GTM carry subtabs) |
| Home & Dashboard toolbar | Time range, Add Visualization, template menu (screen controls) | Selecting the period, adding panels, personalizing the tab |
Comparison
| Home & Dashboard | vService Dashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Device-wide; the total of all the vServices and DNS services | A single vService |
| Hardware measurements (CPU, memory, disk, network) | Yes | No |
| Opening | At login; with Home on the Header Bar or Dashboard in the Configuration Menu | When the vService row is clicked in the Left Monitor Panel |
Which metrics a vService Dashboard contains: Which metrics are on the vService dashboard? · The WAF totals of all the vServices are on the WAF tab of Home: Can I see the WAF status of all vServices at a glance on the home page?
Common Misconceptions
- "A chart on Home leads to the related vService." Home shows totals; no transition from a value in the panels to the screen of the vService is offered, and the service detail is on the service's own Dashboard.
- "Everyone sees the same tabs." The tab of an area for which the user has no permission does not appear in the tab bar at all.
- "The layout on Home is common to all users." The panel layout and the toolbar preferences are saved to each user's own account.
How it is done in the documentation
