Global device dashboard 7.2.1
A global device dashboard can be used on all managed FortiGates for consistent device monitoring across the organization. This feature is integrated with the add new device and device authorization functions as well.
You can copy device/VDOM dashboards to and from other devices/VDOMs in FortiManager. This allows you to efficiently apply the same custom dashboard configurations on multiple devices/VDOMs instead of configuring each device/VDOM dashboard individually.
If needed, you can customize dashboards individually after they are copied to other devices/VDOMs.
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When copying dashboards to and from other devices/VDOMs, the target device's/VDOM's current dashboard configurations will be overwritten. You cannot copy a dashboard to or from devices on different ADOMs. |
This topic includes:
- To create a device dashboard:
- To copy dashboards from another device:
- To copy dashboards to other devices:
- To assign a custom dashboard when adding a new device:
- To assign a custom dashboard when authorizing a device:
- To create a VDOM dashboard:
- To copy dashboards from another VDOM:
- To copy dashboards to other VDOMs:
To create a device dashboard:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a device or group to create a new dashboard for.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard menu, select Create New.
The Create New Dashboard pane is displayed.
- In the Dashboard Name field, type a name for the dashboard, and click OK.
The Add Dashboard Widget pane is displayed for the created dashboard.
- Select the widgets to include in the dashboard, and click Close.
- To change the dashboard layout to one, two, or three columns, or to fit the content, click Grid Layout.
To copy dashboards from another device:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a device or group to copy dashboards to.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard, select Copy From Another Device.
The Copy From Device pane is displayed.
- From the From Device dropdown, select a device to copy the dashboards from, and click OK.
A message asks you to confirm the action.
- Click OK.
The dashboards are added to the device with the same name and widgets as configured on the device they were copied from.
To copy dashboards to other devices:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a device or group to copy dashboards from.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard, select Copy To Other Device(s).
The Copy To Device pane is displayed.
- From the To Device dropdown, select the devices to copy the dashboards to, and click OK.
A message asks you to confirm the action.
- Click OK.
A message displays to confirm the dashboards were successfully copied.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a device that the dashboards were copied to.
The dashboards are added with the same name and widgets as configured on the device they were copied from.
To assign a custom dashboard when adding a new device:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- Click Add Device.
The Add Device dialog is displayed.
- Select the radio button for Discover Device, and click Next.
- Complete the device discovery process. See the FortiManager Administration Guide in the Fortinet Docs Library.
- From the Copy Device Dashboard dropdown, select a device to copy the dashboards from.
Once the device is added, the dashboards are available with the same name and widgets as configured on the device they were copied from.
The Copy Device Dashboard option is also available when using the Add Model Device or the Import Model Devices from CSV process. See the FortiManager Administration Guide in the Fortinet Docs Library.
To assign a custom dashboard when authorizing a device:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the sidebar tree, select Unauthorized Devices.
- Select a device, and click Authorize.
The Authorize Device dialog is displayed.
- In the Assign Dashboard Config column, select a device to copy dashboards from.
- Once you have configured the other options, click OK.
The dashboards are added to the authorized device with the same name and widgets as configured on the device they were copied from.
To create a VDOM dashboard:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a VDOM to create a new dashboard for.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard, select Create New.
The Create New Dashboard pane is displayed.
- In the Dashboard Name field, type a name for the dashboard, and click OK.
The Add Dashboard Widget pane is displayed for the created dashboard.
- Select the widgets to include in the dashboard, and click Close
- To change the dashboard layout to one, two, or three columns, or to fit the content, click Grid Layout.
To copy dashboards from another VDOM:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a VDOM to copy dashboards to.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard, select Copy From Another VDOM.
The Copy From VDOM pane displays.
- From the From VDOM dropdown, select a VDOM to copy the dashboards from, and click OK.
A message asks you to confirm the action.
- Click OK.
The dashboards are added to the VDOM with the same name and widgets as configured on the VDOM they were copied from.
To copy dashboards to other VDOMs:
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a VDOM to copy dashboards from.
- From the more options icon for the Dashboard, select Copy To Other VDOM(s).
The Copy To VDOM pane is displayed.
- From the To VDOM dropdown, select the VDOMs to copy the dashboards to, and click OK.
A message asks you to confirm the action.
- Click OK.
A message displays to confirm the dashboards were successfully copied.
- In the tree of Managed FortiGate, select a VDOM that the dashboards were copied to.
The dashboards are added with the same name and widgets as configured on the VDOM they were copied from.