How to Create a Folder in the Essentials Monitoring Pane

Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010

In System Center Essentials 2010, you can use the following procedure to create a folder in the Monitoring pane to store views that you have created.

To create a folder in the Monitoring pane

  1. In the Essentials console, click Monitoring.

    Note

    When you run the Essentials console on a computer that is not the Essentials management server, the Connect To Server dialog box appears. In the Server name box, type the name of the Essentials management server.

  2. In the Monitoring pane, right-click Monitoring, point to New, and then click Folder.

  3. In the Create new folder dialog box, type a descriptive name in Folder Name. Next to Select the destination management pack, click the down-arrow to view a list of unsealed management packs. You can save the folder only to an unsealed management pack. Click New if you want to create a new management pack. After you select a management pack, click OK.

See Also

Tasks

How to Create a Diagram View in Essentials
How to Create a State View in Essentials

Concepts

Monitoring Pane in Essentials
Views in Essentials