Here is my one - rotates between WAN (with interface utilisation) and Service Status (with configurable notes)

Thank you for your comment and question.

To create a dynamic interface utilisation on the map - do the following:

1. Add label (works with interface, as well as with line connecting interfaces)

2. Paste the following into label > save

${Inbps} (${InPercentUtil})

${Outbps} (${OutPercentUtil})

*** In Network Atlas you will still see variables on the map, but when you open map in browser - you will get the above result

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Alex

Thank you for the question - that was a creative one. My main goal was to make it extremely easy for Service Desk to share key critical messages with only few clicks, so, here is what I did:

1. Add new node with 127.0.0.3 IP and make it EXTERNAL, call it "Dashboard Notes"

2. Create new view (settings > add new view), call it "Dashboard Notes View". Type of view should be set to 'Node Details'

3. Now, interesting part - there is no way you can assign specific view to specific object, hence my vote up for an idea request here: http://thwack.solarwinds.com/ideas/3563

--- workaround: you can only assign view based on "Machine Type" (aka "Vendor") name. So, let's go and changeMachine Type for this node directly in SQL. Because node is set to EXTERNAL it will never be polled nor will ever be rediscovered and therefore our customized vendor will stick there. Call it "Dashboard Notes"

--- once done - go to SETTINGS > VIEWS BY DEVICE and assign "Dashboard Notes" view to "Dashboard Notes" machine type

4. Now go to your node and configure your view the way you want it. I have removed everything and added three "Edit Custom Node Property" resources, which are linked to 3 different text-based custom properties (use any, regardless of the real purpose)

5. The last step is to add this on the map. Once object is on the map - right-click > ADD LABEL

That's how I see it in Orion Network Atlas:

This is the result on Service Desk screen:

This is what Service Desk support get's when they click on the icon of a man - they can update any message pretty much with one click

This is new feature in SAM 6.1. You can find it under "Customize Page" link

Every blob on this map is a group. In Atlas you simply set this group to trigger status change of the blob

The group itself has dynamic rules which picks up all necessary resources (nodes, volumes, apps, hardware, etc) based on Node's custom property [Role]. So, basically, the moment our engineers select specific role for the node (say "Email") - we get all resources from this node AND node itself as a member of the group EMAIL. Boom!

There is one caveat however - you cannot pick applications, nor you can pick volumes or interfaces based on Node's custom properties dynamically. Ooopss... What we do in this case is a bit of an advanced approach - we have additional custom properties for volume, application and interface which simply hold a long string of all combined custom properties from the node. This is done with a bit of SQL fiddling (I need to publish an article on it at some point). So, now, when we have information about node's custom properties inside Volume custom proeprty - we can filter on it, other wise node's custom properties won't show up

Sorry if this is not 100% clear - as I said - I need to summarize this in a new article one day

Alex

Orion Group.

In Atlas I simply link Orion Group to Atlas icon so that when group status changes - Atlas icon also change color