Using view mode to monitor objects in the Heat Map view
When the Heat Map view is in view mode, you can monitor the status of the objects that you select in the navigation tree.
To use the Tools menu to perform actions on objects
When you select a tile in the Heat Map view, you can access a menu of commands that let you perform actions on the selected object.
- Select a nested tile in the Heat Map view.
The tile is highlighted and the Menu icon is displayed in the corner of the tile. Click the Menu icon
and select one of the following commands, depending on the object type that you are viewing in the Heat Map view.
Object type
Command
Description
Cloud Topology
Operations
Enables you to set and clear manual status and maintenance modes.
Show Monitors
Enables you to view details about the monitors associated with the selected object.
View Events
Enables you to view the events associated with the selected object. You can view the following types of events:
- All (Direct and Providers)
- Changes (Direct)
- Direct
- Impacting (Direct & Providers)
- Predictions (Direct and Providers)
View Service Impact Graph
Enables you to display a Graph view for the selected CI. For more information, see About the Graph view.
Services
Operations
Enables you to set and clear manual status and maintenance modes.
Show Monitors
Enables you to view details about the monitors associated with the selected object.
View Events
Enables you to view the events associated with the selected object. You can view the following types of events:
- All (Direct and Providers)
- Changes (Direct)
- Direct
- Impacting (Direct & Providers)
- Predictions (Direct and Providers)
View Service Impact Graph
Enables you to display a Graph view for the selected object. For more information, see About the Graph view.
To display child objects
Select a nested tile in the Heat Map view and click the View children icon .
To view details on selected objects
Perform one of the following actions, with a nested tile selected:
- Click the Details icon
. A window showing the details of the selected object is displayed. For more information, see Details-window.
- Open the Details notebook at the bottom of the Heat Map view window. For more information, see Viewing-the-Details-notebook.