How to import Solarwinds Dashboards into a SharePoint 2010 site?

Question

Hello ,
I am planning to import solarwinds dashboard in a SharePoint 2010 site, so could anyone please tell me how to achieve this.
Thanks and Regards,
Srikanth G.

Answer 1

Hi Srikanth,
Main purpose of the dashboard is to display the real time data and the dashboard should be updated very often. This can be achieved by using RSS feed.
RSS feed gives data in XML format. By Using the  below piece of code, you can iterate the XML and fetch the data. Once you receive the data , keep it in datatable and display it in the dashboard webpart as you like.
XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.IgnoreComments = true;
settings.IgnoreWhitespace = true;
settings.CheckCharacters = true;
settings.CloseInput = true;
settings.IgnoreProcessingInstructions = true;
var client = new WebClient();
string URL = <SolarWindsRSSURL>;
try
var feedAsString = client.DownloadString(URL).Replace((char)(0x1F), Convert.ToChar(" "));
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new MemoryStream(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(feedAsString)), settings);
//XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(URL);
SyndicationFeed Feed = SyndicationFeed.Load(reader);
reader.Close();
foreach (SyndicationItem item in Feed.Items)
//Solar Winds RSS data
Thanks, Sures | MCTS SharePoint