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Components are the building blocks of opCharts' Dashboards, as well as the TopN view. Components are individual graphical views into the time related data NMIS is capturing and evaluating. ; including both numerical and textual (IE syslog information) type data.
Differences in Components
The There are four basic Components available in opCharts. These are:
- NMIS Chart; these are charts created from NMIS' device and interface data. They can be used as-is, or customized in multiple ways.
- opCharts Chart Component; These are custom built charts that include both TopN data and the NMIS Event log
- Maps - Geographical Maps; these include network diagrams, Google geographic maps, and dynamically produced topological diagrams which can be dynamically created
- Custom SQL Generated Chart (see: Creating a SQL Chart)
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This button will appear when viewing a chart that has been saved. If this chart is auto-generated by opCharts then the this button will may not appear and if it does it will take you to a screen to create a new component that starts with the data you see.. If you want to save this chart the fastest way is to press the "+" sign, which will save the chart and open a new dashboard to save it into (you don't have to save the new dashboard, hit back and refresh and the edit button will appear)
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