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Chapter18:UsingMaps
Note:Thetotalnumberofobjectsonamap,includingthosedisplayedonchild
maps,affectshowfastthemaploadsintheOrionWebConsole.Ifyourmapsload
slowly,decreasethenumberofmapobjects.
Tocreateanestedmap:
1. DragamapfromtheMapsgroupintheleftpaneontotheparentmap,and
thenpositionthemapiconappropriately.
2. Ifyouwantthestatusofachildmaptoalsoindicatethestatusofits
childobjects,completethefollowingsteps:
a. Right-clickthechildmapicononthemap,andthenselectProperties.
b. CheckIncludechildstatusontheStatuspropertiespage,andthen
clickOK.Theobjectstatusiconnowincludesthesecondarystatus
indicator.
DisplayingMapObjectMetrics
Thestatusofamapobjecticonreflectsitscurrentstate,suchasupordown.You
canaddasecondarystatusindicatortoamapobjecttoreflectmetricssuchas
responsetime,CPUload,orthestateofanychildobjects.Thissecondarystatus
indicatorappearsatthebottomrightcornerofthestatusicon.
Toaddthesecondarystatusindicator:
1. Right-clickthemapobject,andthenselectProperties.
2. CheckIncludechildstatusontheStatuspropertiespage,andthenclick
OK.
Tochangethethresholdsofthemetrics:
1. Right-clickthemapobject,andthenselectProperties.
2. ClickMetricstoviewtheMetricspropertiespage.
3. Ifyouwanttochangethewarningorcriticalthresholdforametric,click
thethresholdvalue,andthentypeanewvalue.
4. Ifyouwanttoignoreametric,uncheckthemetric.
5. ClickOK.
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