Recommendations (only with VMAN): If you have VMAN installed, this section presents recommendations for the entity. To add a connected entity to the map, select the check box in front of the entity, and click Apply.Īlerts: Click this button to display a list of active alerts associated with the entity in the Inspector Panel. To add a related entity to the map, select the check box in front of the entity, and click Apply.Ĭonnected: Click this button to display entities connected to the selected entity by a protocol-based relationship or actual data flow, such as topology (NPM) or Application Dependency Connections (SAM), in the Inspector Panel. Related: Click this button to display entities related to the selected entity in the Inspector Panel: descendants, ancestors, and dependencies. The Inspector Panel displays a list of all entities on the map called the Map Summary. To show all entities on the map, click into the map.The details displayed in the Inspector Panel depend on the connection type. To show more details about a connection, select it on the map.To show more details about an entity, click the navigation bars in the Inspector Panel ( 8, 9, 10, 11).When you open the Map from an entity details page, the Inspector Panel only displays the entity name, IP, vendor, and machine type. Inspector Panel: Displays details about the entity or connection selected on the map, according to the active navigation bar. Tools to adjust the map: Zoom in, zoom out, pan, or change layout. See Thresholds for more details.Ĭlick the connection to see details in the Inspector Panel ( 8). Yellow means warning and red signifies a critical threshold. Hover over the metric pill to show which metric it displays.Ĭonnection with issues: The color signifies that a threshold has been exceeded. If polled values for the metric exceed the threshold, the pill displays errors and discards. Metric pill: By default, it displays the outbound traffic and percent utilization. See Understand connections on Orion Maps. Healthy topology connection: For topology connections, the line width represents the interface bandwidth. The map adjusts accordingly and details about the entity are displayed in the Inspector Panel ( 7). See Thresholds for details.įor more details about an entity on the map, click the entity. The color or the ring around the entity signifies the entity health, based on thresholds set for the entity. This is the entity from which you accessed the map. Seed object: The entity whose relationships the map displays. Map icon: Click the icon to view the Orion Map.Ĭanvas: Displays the map of relationships of the entity. To access auto-generated Orion Maps, go to an entity Details view and click the Map subview in the menu on the left. If desired, this can be used to see a custom map in the map editor, but due to the dynamic nature of the auto-generated maps, layouts and other changes do not persist. The contextual maps allow users to extend the maps using identified relationships for troubleshooting purposes. These auto-generated maps are available in the Orion Web Console as a subview on any entity details page, and display an entity's immediate dependencies, topology, or application connections between entities.Īuto-generated Orion Maps are created without any user intervention: entities are added or removed as changes occur in the environment. You can add the custom map on any Orion Web Console view using the Orion Map widget. Select entities to map and the Orion Maps feature displays physical and logical relationships between them. Starting with Orion Platform 2019.2, custom maps can be created from the web-based Maps Editor and displayed on any Orion Web Console using the Orion Maps widget. From an entity's details page, click the Map subview to display a map of relationships relevant for the entity. Orion Map typesĪuto-generated maps are accessible through automatically generated sub-views that display contextual relationships for monitored entities in the Orion Platform. For additional requirements, see the Orion Platform system requirements. For best performance, SolarWinds recommends using an alternative browser, such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Orion Maps is not compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. Orion Maps help you quickly isolate and identify critical health and performance issues. Orion Maps are a troubleshooting feature that displays a map of physical and logical relationships between entities monitored by the Orion Platform products you have installed. This Orion Platform topic applies only to the following products: