Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Updates

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Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Updates

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I have setup a custom dashboard to deploy to all of our clients. When I deploy it out, the clients only see a subset of the total hosts/services being monitored. When they open the dashboard, there is a whole lot of white-space on the screen. Is there any way for the dashboard to dynamically change itself to get rid of the gaps?

Also, if I add any more hosts/services after i reconfigure the dashboard, the boxes start to overlap. Is there a way to fix this?
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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What version of XI are you using? It looks like the trial, if it is not the current 2012 1.4 version it is possible you are seeing a bug which changed the recording of dashboards position from relative to absolute. If not it is possible they will jumble together like that if the user's screen is at a smaller resolution than the original one which recorded the dashboards.
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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I am running Nagios XI 2012R1.4 in a trial mode. I'm looking to replace our SolarWinds NMS so i'm building up a configuration to mimic that look and feel for our clients who use the portal.
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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You might want to position the dashlets that have a static size to left while those that are dynamic to the right. If you find a good way describe the features you desire, you may want to open a feature request at tracker.nagios.com
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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I've messed around with the dashlets but they don't dynamically move up/down with the changing data. That's what i'm looking for.
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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If you have not done so already, do open that feature request as this is not the first time I have seen someone looking for this feature.
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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I just put reported an issue on the tracker site. hopefully this can be done. it's a deal breaker for switching from SolarWinds with 1000+ hosts
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Thanks.

The Dashboards by design are absolutely positioned giving the flexibility to position each dashlet exactly where the user would like it.
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Re: Dashboard - Dynamically Change with Multi-Tenancy Update

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but when the dashlet data grows downward, it overlaps any other dashlets below it. I would then have to unlock it, move it and lock it again. but then the data will change again. i want the areas to move with the change of data.
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I totally understand. Now that you have it on the tracker the developers can take a look and maybe present an option to somehow float the div's

thanks again for adding it to the tracker
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