Cloud Vector¶

The Cloud Vector dashboard uses a node graph to represent a cloud environment in a form of a cloud map. The entities that build the map include availability zones (AZs), hosts, VMs, and services. Each host represents a compute node in a particular AZ with all VMs and services running on it. Thereby, a cloud map enables you to easily identify the number of nodes running in your cloud environment.

The screen capture below is an example of a cloud map created by Cloud Vector.

To use the Cloud Vector dashboard:

1. Log in to the DevOps Portal.

2. Navigate to the Cloud Vector dashboard.

3. Proceed with the following available actions as required:

   • Collapse child elements:

     Note

     Hosts with more than 50 child VMs are collapsed by default.

     Note

     The size of a host circle depends on the number of its child elements. The more VMs a host owns, the bigger it is.

     • Double-click on an AZ or a host to collapse its child elements. If a host is collapsed, the number of its VMs is displayed. Services are not collapsed when you collapse a host.

     • Use the slider to collapse the nodes which VMs count matches the specified conditions.

   • Expand child elements:

     • Double-click on a collapsed element to expand its child elements.

     • Click Expand all to expand all collapsed elements.

   • Drag elements on the canvas:

     • Drag a particular element to move it and all connected elements.

     • Drag the canvas background to change the position of all elements.

     • Click Reset zomming to reset canvas shifts.

   • Scale elements on the canvas:

     Note

     Red borders appear if elements are extended beyond the canvas boundaries.

     • Click on the canvas and scroll up or down to zoom in or out.

     • Click Reset zomming to reset scaling.

   • Show and hide node labels:

     • Use toggles to show or hide labels of particular entities.

     • Hover over a particular element to view its label.