General Operations

FortiSIEM Dashboard can be used to perform various operations:

Viewing Built-in Dashboard Folders

FortiSIEM provides several built-in dashboard folders:

Folder Dashboard Type Description
Amazon Web Services Dashboard Summary Summary Dashboard  
  Performance Widget Dashboard  
  Login Widget Dashboard  
  Cloud Trail Widget Dashboard  
Application Server Dashboard JBoss Widget Dashboard  
  WebSphere Widget Dashboard  
  WebLogic Widget Dashboard  
  Tomcat Widget Dashboard  
  GlassFish Widget Dashboard  
Database Dashboard Logon Widget Dashboard  
  System Perf Widget Dashboard  
  Oracle Performance Widget Dashboard  
  SQL Server Performance Widget Dashboard  
  MySQL Performance Widget Dashboard  
FortiSIEM Dashboard Event Widget Dashboard  
  Audit Widget Dashboard  
  Incidents Widget Dashboard  
Fortinet Security Fabric FortiSandbox Widget Dashboard  
  FortiGate Threat Widget Dashboard  
  FortiGate Traffic Widget Dashboard  
  FortiMail Widget Dashboard  
  FortiClient Widget Dashboard  
  FortiCare 360 Widget Dashboard  
Global FortiSIEM Dashboard Event Widget Dashboard After upgrading, super users in global mode can access the Global FortiSIEM Dashboard.
Note: This is the same as the FortiSIEM Dashboard.
  Audit Widget Dashboard  
  Incidents Widget Dashboard  
Google Apps Dashboard Logon Widget Dashboard  
  Audit Widget Dashboard  
Identity and Location Dashboard Identity and Location Summary Dashboard  
NetApp Dashboard Overall Widget Dashboard  
  NFS Perf Widget Dashboard  
  CISF Perf Widget Dashboard  
  ISCSI Perf Widget Dashboard  
Network Dashboard Summary Summary Dashboard  
  Hardware Summary Dashboard  
  Availability Widget Dashboard  
  Performance Widget Dashboard  
  Login/Change Widget Dashboard  
  Netflow Widget Dashboard  
  IPSLA Widget Dashboard  
  VoIP Widget Dashboard  
  CBQoS Widget Dashboard  
Office365 Dashboard Logon Widget Dashboard  
  Audit Widget Dashboard  
Salesforce Dashboard Login Widget Dashboard  
  Activity Widget Dashboard  
  Performance Widget Dashboard  
Security Dashboard Perimeter Widget Dashboard  
  Access Widget Dashboard  
  Malware Widget Dashboard  
  Vulnerability Widget Dashboard  
  Exploits Widget Dashboard  
  Policy Violation Widget Dashboard  
Server Dashboard Summary Summary Dashboard  
  Hardware Summary Dashboard  
  Availability Widget Dashboard  
  Performance Widget Dashboard  
  Login Widget Dashboard  
VMWare Dashboard VM Widget Dashboard  
  ESX Widget Dashboard  
  Cluster Widget Dashboard  
  Resource Pool Widget Dashboard  
  Datastore Widget Dashboard  
  Environment Widget Dashboard  
  Events Widget Dashboard  
VNX Dashboard Processor Widget Dashboard  
  Ports Widget Dashboard  
  LUNs Widget Dashboard  
  Storage Pool Widget Dashboard  
Web Server Dashboard System Performance Widget Dashboard  
  IIS Performance Widget Dashboard  
  Apache Performance Widget Dashboard  
  Access Widget Dashboard  

Displaying Only Dashboard Folders of Interest

Complete these steps to see only the dashboards folders that are of interest to you:

  1. Click the User Profile icon () in the upper right corner of the UI.
  2. Click the UI Settings tab.
  3. Select the currently Visible Dashboards that you want to hide and click <.
  4. Click Save.

The dashboard folder drop-down list under the DASHBOARD tab will display only the selected dashboard folders.

Setting a Home Dashboard Folder

Complete these steps to see a specific dashboard folder when you navigate to the DASHBOARD tab:

  1. Click the User Profile icon () in the upper right corner of the UI.
  2. Click the UI Settings tab.
  3. Select a Dashboard Home from the drop-down list.
  4. Click Save. Refresh the Web page if it doesn’t reload automatically.

Creating a New Dashboard Folder

Complete these steps to create a new dashboard folder:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD and select New from the Dashboard drop-down list.
  2. Enter a dashboard Name.
  3. Select whether you want to share the dashboard.
  4. Click Save.

Creating a New Dashboard Under a Folder

Note: You can add a dashboard to a built-in dashboard folder.

To create a new dashboard under a dashboard folder:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD tab.
  2. Select the dashboard from the folder drop-down list. The dashboards belonging to the folder will display on the top menu.
  3. Click + to the right.
  4. Enter a dashboard Name, select a dashboard Type, and add any related Description about this dashboard.
  5. Click Save.

Sharing Dashboard Folders

When you create a new dashboard folder, FortiSIEM gives you the option of sharing the folder, and all of the dashboards in it, with other users.

Note the following rules and restrictions on shared dashboards:

Rules for creating and using shared dashboard folders: 

  • A user can share only with other users in the same organization.
    • A Super user can share only with other Super users, even if that Super user is in Global mode.
    • Org users can share only with (the same) Org users.
  • If a Global/Super user shares a dashboard with another user, the other user can see only this dashboard in Global/Super mode.
  • If a Local/Super user shares a dashboard with another user, the other user can see only this dashboard in Local/Super mode.
  • If you share with all users in the current Org, then above rules also apply.

Restrictions on shared dashboards:

  • Only the user who created the dashboard has Write permission to it, including setting the list of shareable users. The users with whom the dashboards are shared have only Read permission.
  • Shared users can view the reports and perform Search and drill down operations on them. If shared users try to change the dashboard in any way, they will be asked to clone the dashboard with a new name. Cloning the dashboard breaks the link with the original dashboard. If the user wants access to the original dashboard, then the user who created the dashboard must share it again.
  • For shared dashboards, run the report once, so that all users see the same data.

  • A shared dashboard cannot be hidden from view.

Advantages of a shared dashboard folder:

  • The dashboard owner can seamlessly propagate changes to the users with whom the dashboard is shared.
  • An organization can quickly standardize on a set of dashboards created by experts.
  • The report to populate the dashboard is run once if the report is run in inline mode. This uses less system resources

Creating a Shared Dashboard

Complete these steps to create a shared dashboard folder:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD and click New to create a dashboard folder.
  2. In the Create Dashboard Folder dialog box, enter a Name for the dashboard folder.
  3. Select the Everyone in current org checkbox to share the dashboard folder with everyone in the current organization.
    1. To share with selected users/groups, click the edit icon. Select Users (CMDB Users) and/or AD Groups from the left column, then select individual users from the middle column and shuttle them to the Selections column.
    2. Click Continue. The selected users and groups will be able to access the shared dashboard and its contents.
  4. Click the edit icon next to Exclude to exclude sharing with selected users.
    1. Select Users (CMDB Users) and/or AD Groups from the left column, then select individual users from the middle column and shuttle them to the Selections column.
    2. Click Continue. The excluded users will not be able to see or access the shared dashboard folder.
  5. Click Save. The dashboard folder will have a icon – this indicates that it is a shared folder. At this point, you can create dashboards for the shared dashboard folder. See Creating a new dashboard under a folder.

Cloning a Shared Dashboard Folder

In shared dashboard, you can perform the refresh, drill down, and search operations. If you want to make any other changes, such as add a dashboard, change display settings, or delete the dashboard, then you must clone the shared dashboard folder. Once cloned, the link between the original shared dashboard and the cloned dashboard will be broken. This means that changes to the original shared dashboard will not be reflected in the cloned dashboard.

Complete these steps to clone a dashboard folder.

  1. Log in to FortiSIEM.
  2. Go to Dashboard and select the dashboard folder that has been shared with you from the drop-down list.
  3. Any changes you attempt to make, such as add a dashboard, change display settings, or delete the dashboard, will open the Clone Dashboard Folder dialog box.
  4. Enter a new Folder Name in the Clone Dashboard Folder dialog box.
  5. Click Save.

You can now make your own changes to the dashboards in the cloned dashboard folder.

Deleting a Dashboard

Note: Built-in dashboards cannot be deleted.

Complete these steps to delete a user-created dashboard:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD tab.
  2. Select the dashboard folder drop-down list. The dashboards belonging to that folder will display.
  3. Select the dashboard to delete from the top menu and click the x.

Deleting a Dashboard Folder

Note: Built-in dashboard folders cannot be deleted.

Complete these steps to delete a user-created dashboard folder:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD tab.
  2. Select the dashboard folder from the folder drop-down list and click the x.

Starting Dashboard Slideshow

Make sure that you have created the slideshow templates before starting a slideshow. See Dashboard Slideshow Settings.

Complete these steps to start a dashboard slideshow:

  1. Go to DASHBOARD tab.
  2. Click the dashboard folder drop-down list and click Start Slideshow to select the configured slideshow.
    The slideshow starts in full screen mode. To exit full screen mode, click the Exit Full Screen (Esc) button.
  3. To return to the dashboard page, click button on the top-right.