Navigating to the Site Dashboard

To navigate to the site dashboard, complete the following steps:

  1. In the HPE Aruba Networking Central landing page, select a site from the Sites menu.

    The site dashboard is displayed with the network and connectivity information for the site.

  2. Alternatively, you can click the expand icon on the Sites menu to search for a site from the list.

    For information about how to search a specific site, see Monitoring Health for All Sites.

  3. Click the required site name from the search results.

    The dashboard is displayed with the network and connectivity information for the selected site.

You can view the following features and cards on the site dashboard:

  • Site Context—Displays name of the selected site and provides a summary. A graphical representation of the site and its elements. The big circle in the center represents the site. It consists of the site image and its location. The smaller circles around it represent Network, Clients, Applications, Security, Alerts, and VMs associated to the selected site. If you click any option, it navigates to the corresponding details.

    Note:

    The site image is fetched from the site configuration done in Scope Management. If there is no image, you can upload it in the Custom Image field on Edit Site window. For more information, see Editing a Site.

  • Icons present on the site dashboard that is used for navigating to the corresponding pages:

    • Dashboard ()—Navigates to the selected dashboard context where you can monitor the network.

    • Health Metrics ()—Provides detailed information into network and connectivity issues. Click the icon to open the site-specific Health Metrics page. This page includes adjustable timeline settings (default is set to the past 3 hours) and displays graphs related to devices, alerts, and events allowing targeted analysis and resolution of network issues. For more information, see Navigating to the Health Metrics page for a Site

    • Location ()—Navigates to the Floorplan Manager where you can create buildings/floors or configure Floorplan.

    • Topology ()—Navigates to the Topology page where you can see a unified network view.

    • Configuration ()—Navigates to the configuration page where you can configure roles, profiles, and scopes.

  • Health—Displays the device health and client experience details. For more information, see Health Card for Site.

  • Client Onboarding—Displays the client onboarding and connectivity metrics over the last 3 hours.​ For more information, see Client Connectivity Metrics.

  • Insights—The Insights card displays the top five insights to dynamically improve network availability and performance by recommending best practices across all sites, resulting in increased efficiency. For more information, see Accessing Insights Page.

  • Connectivity Performance—Displays the user experience in a graph with network usage focusing on throughput (bps) and connected clients. For more information, see Connectivity Performance Card for Site.

  • Properties—Lists the location and timezone of the site. For more information, see Site Properties.