Dashboard Overview
The Dashboard screen provides metrics for and essential information about the cluster. The screen contains several widgets. A widget is a UI element that provides a visual representation of a set of metrics or provides information about the state of the cluster. On the Dashboard, you can add any number of widgets.

The Dashboard screen consists of the following elements:
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Tab bar — for arranging widgets into tabs. By default, there is one tab which is called "Default Dashboard" and provides a predefined set of widgets. You can add tabs and reorganize the size and location of any widget.
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Time Period control — for selecting the time period for charts.
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ADD WIDGET button — for adding a widget.
Adding Tabs
To add a tab, click the ➕
icon located in the tab bar and select to create an empty dashboard, or one of templates.
The ⋮
menu of each tab enables you to rename, clone, or remove the tab.
Dashboard Templates
Dashboard templates are a quick way to create a dashboard with predefined widgets. GridGain Control Center provides the following templates:
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Default: The default dashboard for monitoring cluster status. Has the following widgets:
Nodes
,Heat Map
,Memory
,Cpu Load
,Heap Size widgets
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Persistance: This dashboard has widgets that are configured for optimal persistence monitoring. Has the following widgets:
Last Checkpoint Duration
,Storage Size
,Write Throttling Max.
,Write Throttling
,Dirty Pages
,Page replacement
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Sql:This dashboard has widgets that are configured for monitoring SQL transactions. Has the following widgets:
Queries, Total
,Query Free Memory, min
,Query Free memory
(Heat Map),Query Free memory
(Graph)
Saving Dashboard as Template
You can save your current dashboard as a template by clicking ⋮ and selecting Save as Template. In the subsequent dialog, specify the template name.
Managing Custom Templates
You can remove or rename an existing templates. Click the ➕
icon located in the tab bar and select Manage Templates. In the dialog, click ⋮ next to the custom template, and select to Rename or Delete it.
Changing the Time Period For Charts
The Tab bar contains a Time Period control. The control enables you to select the time period for charts on the current tab. You can select a time period from a predefined set of values (from 5 minutes to up to 7 days). The time period applies to all charts in the current tab. Different tabs can have different time periods.
Next Steps
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