Documentation forDatabase Performance Analyzer

Customize a DPAIM view and apply limitations

View limitations restrict the information available for a specific view.

  1. Click My Dashboards > Databases > Databases Summary.
  2. Click Customize Page in the upper right.
  3. To change the title of the page, edit the Name field, and then click Update.
  4. To add a subview that can be accessed from tabs on the left:
    1. Select the Enable left navigation checkbox.
    2. Click Add Tab.
    3. Enter a name in the Tab Name field.
    4. Click Browse next to Tab Icon, and select an icon for this tab.
    5. Click Update.
    6. You can add more tabs, or continue.
  5. To change the width of a column, enter the width in pixels in the Width field beneath the column.
  6. To add a column, click Add New Column.
  7. To add a resource, repeat the following steps for each resource:
    1. Click + next to the column in which you want to add a resource.
    2. Select the resources to add, and click Add Selected Resources.
  8. Use the icons next to each column to delete, clone, or move the selected resources.
  9. To cycle the web console view through its database instance monitoring resources for continually updated and shared viewing, select Enable NOC view mode.
  10. Click Preview to view your configuration in a new window.
  11. Click Done.

Restrict access by applying view limitations

View limitations restrict the information available in a view for specific objects or database instances.

  1. Log in to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console as an administrator.
  2. Click My Dashboards > Databases > Databases Summary.
  3. Click Customize Page in the upper right.
  4. Under View Limitations, click Edit.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the list, and select a limitation type for the view. Integrating DPA and an SolarWinds Platform product grants you the following additional view limitation types:
    • Single Database Instance
    • Group of Database Instances
    • Database Instance Name Pattern
  6. Click Continue.
  7. Select a single database instance, group of database instances, or enter a name pattern.
  8. Click Submit.