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VMware vCenter AppSpeed User's Guide
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(Optional) In the Open AppSpeed in list, select either Browser or vSphere Client and click Go, to open
the AppSpeed user interface.
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(Optional) In the VMware vSphere Client, click Home and in the Solutions and Applications area, click
the <AppSpeed_namespace> icon.
If you have more than one AppSpeed Server, a namespace will appear for each instance.
The AppSpeed user interface opens. By default, the AppSpeed Overview portal appears.
If you access AppSpeed by clicking an object in the vSphere Client inventory, the displayed data relates to the
selected object. If you access AppSpeed from the Solutions and Applications interface, the displayed data
relates to all the data on the selected AppSpeed Server.
What to do next
If you are accessing the AppSpeed user interface for the first time, you must install probes. See
AppSpeed Probe,"
AppSpeed User Interface Overview
The AppSpeed user interface is categorized into modules. You access the modules by clicking their name on
the AppSpeed menu bar. You use different modules to perform different tasks.
Overview Portal
Inventory
Mapping
SLA & Events
Administration
Navigating the AppSpeed Interface
Using the AppSpeed navigation aids, you can access increasingly detailed levels of information about an object.
You can also move back and forth between pages, with the pages retaining the content they last had when you
navigated away from them.
Key Navigation Points
When you click on a module on the AppSpeed menu bar, a page on the page selection bar, or a link in a table,
breadcrumbs appear immediately under the AppSpeed menu bar to help you orient yourself in the application.
Breadcrumbs indicate your current location, relative to the AppSpeed application.
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on page 30.
Displays a series of portlets where you can quickly analyse the state of
AppSpeed Server. Each portlet contains one or more links that provide more
detail about an item.
Provides a list of servers or services that are running on AppSpeed Server. The
displayed data includes the state of each object, its throughput, number of hits
per second, and latency, communication protocol and creation time.
Provides a list of unmapped servers or services and data related to their latency,
hits, and throughput. From this module, you can manage your servers,
services, and deleted objects. You can also add or update SSL keys and define
SSL endpoints.
Displays the events log of the changes in states that deviate from the Service
Level Agreement. You can export the log as a CSV file and configure email
notification settings. See
AppSpeed Email Notifications,"
Thresholds data.
Provides administrative functions, including deploying probes, and creating
and viewing support information. See
Administration,"
"View the Events List,"
on page 43. You can also access the Service
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