Introduction

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This section describes how to use a Global Manager system to aggregate data from multiple Skylar One systems.

What is a Global Manager?

A Global Manager system is a Skylar One All-In-One Appliance that is configured to aggregate and display data from multiple Skylar One systems. A Global Manager system can aggregate data from All-In-One Appliances, distributed systems, or both.

A Skylar One system from which data is aggregated by a Global Manager system is referred to as a stack. For example, suppose that your enterprise includes four data centers and that you have installed an All-In-One Appliance in each data center. Each All-In-One Appliance would monitor the devices in its particular data center. You could then install a Global Manager system that aggregates data from all four of those All-In-One Appliance stacks to provide a global view of all four data centers.

Only the features described below are available on a Global Manager system.

A Global Manager system provides the following functions:

  • A Global Manager Stacks page for viewing a list of the stacks in your Global Manager system
  • A global Dashboards page for creating and viewing dashboards that display data aggregated from multiple Skylar One systems
  • A global Events page for viewing events from multiple Skylar One systems
  • A global Devices page for viewing devices from multiple Skylar One systems
  • A global Business Services page for viewing business services from multiple Skylar One systems

The Global Manager system does not store any aggregated data on its system. A Global Manager system performs all data aggregation functions on demand. It provides only a consolidated view of data monitored and stored across multiple Skylar One stacks. Similarly, it does not have any configuration or administrative capabilities. All configuration and administrative tasks must be completed on the stacks themselves.