Add custom icons from graphics files to Network Atlas maps
The custom graphic files must meet the following requirements:
- Supported image formats: Windows Media File
(.wmf
) or Graphics Interchange Format (.gif
). - Name the graphic files according to their roles.
- The file name must not contain any dash (-) characters.
If you have used dash characters in your file names and are upgrading to a SolarWinds Platform product released during 2016, the file names are no longer recognized.
Add custom icons from graphics files
- Prepare the icons and save them as .gif or .wmi files.
- On your SolarWinds server, paste the icons into the following folder:
%APPDATA%\SolarWinds\NetworkAtlas\Maps\Orion\<SolarWinds Platform server address>\NetObjects\User Graphics
.%APPDATA%
is typically located inC:\Users\<logged on user>\AppData\Roaming
. - Start Network Atlas on the SolarWinds Platform server.
You can now assign the custom icons to objects on Network Atlas maps.
Assign a custom icon to an object
- Right-click the object on the map, and then click Select Graphic.
- Select User Graphics in the left pane.
- Select the graphic image, and click OK.
The custom icon displays on the map.
Customize status icons on Network Atlas maps
- Prepare the icons and save them as .gif or .wmi files.
The recommended status icon size is 16 x 16 pixels.
- To specify the status an image is used for, add a suffix to the image file name:
Role
File name
Critical status
iconName
critical.gif
Down status
iconName
down.gif
External status
iconName
external.gif
Unknown status
iconName
unknown.gif
Unmanaged status
iconName
unmanaged.gif
Unplugged status
iconName
unplugged.gif
Unreachable status
iconName
unreachable.gif
Up status
iconName
up.gif
Warning status
iconName
warning.gif
- On your SolarWinds server, paste the icons into the following folder:
%APPDATA%\SolarWinds\NetworkAtlas\Maps\Orion\<SolarWinds Platform server address>\NetObjects\User Graphics
. - Start Network Atlas on the SolarWinds Platform server.
Customized icons are used for the status defined by the file name suffix on maps in the Network Atlas and in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console map resources.