Dashboard Pack - Octopus Deploy

This article describes how to download a specific dashboard pack. You can download dashboard packs from dashboards.squaredup.com and learn more about how dashboard packs work here: Dashboard Packs

Description

This dashboard gives an overview of deployments and tasks from Octopus Deploy

What do the individual tiles show?

Deployments (Donut)	High level view of all deployments
Tasks (Grid)	High level view of all tasks

How do I import and configure this dashboard?

1. Ensure you're using SquaredUp DS v5.4 or above.

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2. Create a Web API provider to connect with your Octopus Deploy environment.

   Use the following settings:

   Type	Simple auth
   Name	OctopusDeploy Note: The name is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly like given here for the tiles to recognize the provider automatically. If you name it differently, you will need to select the provider manually for each tile on the dashboard.
   URL	Enter the base url for the Octopus API, i.e. https://octopus.company.com/api
   default headers	Enter your Octopus Deploy API key in the following format: First box (name): x-Octopus-ApiKey Second box (value): Token ( i.e. API-LKASJDLKAJDLKASLDKJ)

   How to create a Web API provider

   1. In SquaredUp DS navigate to the right-hand menu ☰ > system > Integrations

   2. Under Integrations click on Web API and choose either Simple, Basic Auth or OAuth depending on the API you are using.

      About the different types of Integrations and Web API providers

      Simple	No authentication, basic authentication (username and password in a header) or Windows authentication (configured automatically to use the application pool identity account).
      Basic auth	Basic authentication. Your specified username and password will be Base64 encoded automatically.
      OAuth	Token-based authentication according to the OAuth 2.0 standard. Many APIs use OAuth 2.0 for authorization, and will require an OAuth provider to include the additional information about how to authorize against the service.

      Note: When adding an OAuth provider you may get an message that the provider is not authorized if some of the provider configuration is incorrect (for example the username, password, secret etc), or if you use a proxy it could be that the proxy is not configured. See How to configure SquaredUp DS to use a proxy.

   3. Complete the provider fields, using your API provider's online documentation as a guide.

      ignore invalid ssl: Turn the on/off switch to on if you are using a self-signed certificate.

      default headers headers sent with all requests using this provider, for example the API token in the format the API requires.

      url parameters url parameters sent with all requests using this provider. For example, a query parameter that is always used can be added here in the provider to save adding it to every dashboard configuration.

   4. You are now ready to use this provider in a Web API tile (see How to use the Web API tile).

3. Download and import this dashboard pack.

   How to import a dashboard pack

   1. Download the dashboard pack zip file for the dashboard pack you wish to import.

      There may be additional steps before or after the import to get the dashboard working in your environment.

   2. In DS for SCOM go to the top right hand menu ☰ > Import Dashboard Packs and drag the zip file into the Manual Import box.

       

      

   3. The dashboard pack is imported and if the pack contains top-level dashboards, these will automatically appear in the navigation bar, usually in a folder called 'Community Dashboards' for dashboard packs from the SquaredUp Community. If the dashboard pack also contains perspectives (see Working with perspectives), then you'll see these when you drilldown to the relevant object.

   4. Carry out any additional steps required to make the dashboard work in your environment. These steps will be described on the download page for each dashboard. For example, you may need to create the correctly named Web API provider, create a PowerShell profile, or edit tile scopes.

   5. Edit the imported dashboard as required.