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Node details from multiple nodes on one screen

I'd like to build a view where I can see Disk Volumes (as it appears in the default node details screen) from multiple nodes on a single screen. Has anyone found a way to build a custom view like this?

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Network_Guru

This page explains how to do this for Network Interface Percent Utilization graphs or gauges, but the methodology is the same for Disk Volumes:
Display multiple Interface resources in one page - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support

Just select the disk volumes and gauges or graphs you want to display on the same page.

jibutt13

Thank-you for the reply.

I have used this method for graphs successfully. My problem still exists for the disk volumes though. When you do a view source on the volumes all the numbers (like percent used, etc.) are hard coded into the html so when you paste it into a custom tag it appears correctly but will never update.

Any thoughts on how I get the Disk Volumes to work?

I have built a report with the same information but I like the look of the node details Disk Volume a lot more.

Network_Guru

Detach the resource and paste in the URL of the detached view, rather than the properties:

OrionServer/.../DetachResource.asp

Not sure if this is what you are looking for?

volumes.jpg

jibutt13

Yes, that is what I'm looking for. I'll try again. I don't actually have the "detach" button as shown in the instructions so I'll find the option I need to change to show that (I'm assuming there is one somewhere).

Thanks.

justsomeguy1988

Click on the resource title and it will detach.

jibutt13

Yeah, that's what I did originally but the view source from that doesn't work.

So now I understand I need to use the URL. That makes sense. But I can't just paste that into the Custom HTML object or what I get is the url text (not surprisingly). Do you normally put this in a frame or the src for an image tag? I'm just curious what you use. I've used frames for this in the past.

Network_Guru

Here's an example of HTML code I use to display multiple charts on one page:

Just replace the italicised code between the quotes with the URL you want to display on the page.
<br> adds a line feed between images.

You can use any basic WYSYWIG web editor to create any page you want to display in Orion (including external sites).

jibutt13

Thanks for your help. With an http address I can't use <img> so in this case I'll use <iframe>.

Anyway I can now build the screen I wanted. Thanks again.

SamuelB

I am looking for a way to add volumes from multiple nodes to a single view without using the <iframe> tag. Is this possible? Is there a way to do it with <img src> similar to the method described here:

The problem that jibutt13 mentions above is what I am running into. When viewing the source for the disk volume resource, the numbers have already been calculated and are static.

qle

Can you be more specific? What information regarding volumes are you trying configure in this view?

SamuelB

I would like to know how to put the "Disk Volumes" resource, that you see when you view the Node Details for a Windows server, on a summary page so that I can see all of the disks involved with a MS cluster for instance. I am also working to add graphs and other things to this view (using the link I mentioned above), so a report wouldn't work in my case.

qle

Obviously, adding the "Disk Volumes" resource is very easy using iframes. Can I ask why you're adverse to using iframes?

SamuelB

Because I want the cleanliness of the look of that resource without having all of the functionality of the resource. The custom html I used for the charts (from the post I mentioned), generates the chart image but doesn't include the resource and isn't clickable. The page seems to load faster that way and makes it easier for the look to be cleaner and more consistent without guessing at how large the iframe needs to be.