1. User's Guide
  2. Quick Start Guide
  3. Apply a Dashboard Template

Apply a Dashboard Template

You can control the appearance of most STA screens, including the Dashboard, by applying a template. Templates define a variety of screen characteristics, including graph layouts, table layouts, and filter criteria.

In the example below, the initially applied template is "STA-Default," which is the default dashboard template delivered with the STA application. If your username has a different template assigned as the default, then a different template will display initially. STA comes with several predefined templates that provide you with frequently used information about library components and activity. See Descriptions of Predefined Templates.

  1. Determine the currently applied template by looking at the Templates menu.
    Templates toolbar showing current template.
  2. Apply a new template by selecting one from the Templates drop-down menu, such as STA-Dashboard-Quick-Start.
    Template drop-down with Quick-Start template selected.
  3. The Dashboard will update with a new template layout.

    The STA-Dashboard-Quick-Start template provides you with a high-level view of your tape library system. It includes:

    • Panes that summarize the current condition of your library system components (Library Status, Media Health, Drive Health, and Robot Health panes).
    • Panes that alert you to drives and media that may need attention (Media Watch List and Drives Watch List panes)
    • Panes that show line graphs of library activity over the last few hours (Mounts and I/O Throughput panes).
    Dashboard with Quick Start template applied.