The Dashboard

Working with Manager Layouts

For an introduction to the DashboardA TLC Console component that presents information about a Manager or Event1. Either a log message that a Manager has standardized (i.e. normalized) for use by TLC (a.k.a. Normalized Messages), or an event or vulnerability imported from a scanner. 2. An 'event message' collected from a Log Source.-Management Database in a Layout1. A customizable configuration of panels containing fields, tables, and/or graphs. 2. The configuration and formatting of a table or Event-Relationship Diagram.., Manager Layouts, and Dashboard Layouts, see What are the Dashboard, Manager Layouts, and Database Layouts?.

This topic explains how to create, configure, and review Manager Layouts in the Dashboard. To work with Database Layouts, see Working with Database Layouts.

To create, configure, and review Manager Layouts:

1.

In the side bar, select Events >Dashboard.

2.

By default, the Dashboard presents the Overview Layout for your Primary ManagerEach TLC environmentConsists of all TLC software, Managers, Log Sources, Monitored Assets, Collectors, and data in your TLC installation. has a single Primary Manager that controls: 1. The storing of log messages in the Audit LoggerThe TLC Console1. Tripwire LogCenter Console is the software for the TLC graphic user interface (GUI), or 2. The Tripwire LogCenter GUI. Through the TLC Console, you can configure TLC, oversee your TLC environment, and manage log and event data. component in which you can work with the log messages collected by TLC. File Store and Events in Event-Management Databases, 2. The configuration settings for your TLC environment, and 3. User access and license management for TLC.. This layout includes two Layout Panels. (For a description of the types of Layout Panels that can be added to a Manager LayoutA type of Layout that presents information about 1) a selected Manager’s system resources and configuration, and 2) the log messages collected by the Manager's Collectors., see Table 32.)

3.

To open a different Manager Layout:

a.

From the Display drop-down, select a Manager.

b.

From the Layout drop-down, select the Manager Layout.

To create a new Manager Layout:

a.

From the Display drop-down, select the Manager for which the new layout will display data.

b.

From the Layout drop-down, select New Layout.

c.

ClickSave.

d.

In the Save As dialog, enter a name for the layout and click Save.

To add a panel:

a.

ClickAdd and select a type of Layout PanelA component of a Layout. Types of Layout Panels include Configuration Diagram, Map, Text, Time Graph, and Top Graph..

b.

ClickRefresh to populate the panel with data.

To move a panel, drag the panel to another position in the layout.

To remove a panel, click the X in the upper-right corner of the panel.

Tip	When you add, move, or remove panels in a layout, click Save. To customize the appearance of a Time Graph Panel or Top Graph Panel (see Table 32), right-click the panel.