Edit maps

Editing

Adding objects

From Monitoring -> Maps page, click on the map you want to edit, then click on Edit at the top right corner to enter Edit mode

To save the changes applied to the map, click on Save Map.

To discard them click on Reset.

To get back to map visualization, click on Exit Edit Mode.

Select objects icon (available only for graphical maps): allows you to select one or more objects and reposition it/them on the map

Create a new marker icon (available for both graphical and geographical maps): allows you to add a new object on the map.

The object has the following properties:

• Linked Object type: Host, Service, Servicegroup, Hostgroup or Map
• Icon Properties: select icon size and the icon pack that is to be used
• Service Status on Host Icon: The host icon displays the most critical status of all services assigned to a host.

• Label Properties: if the label is enabled, it is possible to decide what information to display, its position relative to the object, size and color.
• Popup Properties: to select/change popup messages settings and configure which information they should include

Adding Links

Create a new line icon: to add a new line/link between 2 objects

The object has the following properties:

• Linked Object type: Host, Service, Servicegroup or Hostgroup.

• Line Properties: you can select the thickness of the line and the line appearance

• Performance Data Interpreter: it can be used to select which performance metrics have to be displayed and the position of their values.

• Label Properties: if the label is enabled, it is possible to decide what information to display, its position relative to the object, size and color.
• Popup Properties: to select/change popup messages settings and configure which information they should include

Adding Gadgets

Create a new gadget icon.

Select the service that has to be represented by the new Gadget.

If in Gadget Properties > Gadget Type you select Map, instead of a service, you have to select the map that will be displayed within/inside the current one (i.e. the one you are editing).

Gadget Properties:

• Gadget Type: Gauge, Performance Graph, Big Text, Map
• Gadget Size
• Gadget Opacity

Performance Data Interpreter

• Metrics select the performance metric that has to be displayed
• Data unit

Label Properties: if the label is enabled, it is possible to decide what information to display, its position relative to the object, size and color.

Popup Properties: to select/change popup messages settings and configure which information they should include

Map in Map feature

The "Map in Map" feature allows user to embed smaller maps within larger maps to provide a hierarchical view of infrastructure. Maps are created for each segment or location of the network to represent specific areas of the infrastructure, such as different floors of a building or separate departments within an organization.

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This functionality can be used on the Graphic Map or the Geo Map

How to use Map in Map

Create the Graphical or Geo Map (Maps configuration).

There are available two options: Create New Marker or Create a new Gadget.

Create New Marker

Create New Marker: select "Map" on Linked Object Type and the map you want to show. The icon placed on the map will be smaller and stylised. In the Geo Map it will only be visible by zooming into the position of the inserted object.

Select the icon size: tiny, small, middle, big

Save the Map

Icon for Graphical Map (ok, critical, warning, unknown, pending status):

Icon for Geo Map (ok, critical, warning, unknown, pending status):

Create a new Gadget

Create a new Gadget: select "Map" on Gadget Type and the map you want to show. The icon shown will be larger than the one created by marker.

Select the Gadget size: small, medium, big

Save the Map

Set acknowledgement

It is possible to acknowledge and stop the notification of hosts with problems directly from the map.

Right click and select acknowlegde.

Set the downtime

It is possible to set downtime of hosts and related services directly from the map.

Press the right with button with the mouse and select downtime.

Enter the period during which the downtime will be active.

Full list of map icon

Host displays UP status

Host displays WARNING status

Host displays DOWN status

Host displays PENDING status

Host displays UNKNOWN status

Service displays OK status

Host displays WARNING status

Service displays CRITICAL status

Service displays PENDING status

Service displays UNKNOWN status

All hosts in the hostgroup are in UP status

One or more hosts in the hostgroup are in WARNING status

One or more hosts in the hostgroup are in DOWN status

One or more hosts in the hostgroup are in PENDING status

One or more hosts in the hostgroup are in UNKNOWN status

All services in the servicegroup are in UP status

One or more services in the servicegroup are in WARNING status

One or more services in the servicegroup are in CRITICAL status

One or more services in the servicegroup are in PENDING status

One or more services in the servicegroup are in UNKNOWN status

The host is displaying UP status, but one or more services are displaying WARNING status.

The host is displaying UP status, but one or more services are displaying CRITICAL status.

The host is displaying UP status, but one or more services are displaying UNKNOWN status.

One or more services are in status ACKNOWLEDGE

One or more services are in status DOWNTIME

The host is status ACKNOWLEDGE

The host is status DOWNTIME

All hosts are in UP status and services are in OK status

One or more hosts/services are in WARNING status

One or more hosts are in DOWN status and/or one or more service are in CRITICAL status

One or more hosts/services are in PENDING status

One or more hosts/services are in UNKNOWN status

All hosts are in UP status and services are in OK status

One or more hosts/services are in WARNING status

One or more hosts are in DOWN status and/or one or more service are in CRITICAL status

One or more hosts/services are in PENDING status

One or more hosts/services are in UNKNOWN status