# Creating a Monitoring Panel

You must create a monitoring panel before you add graphs. You can create a maximum of 20 monitoring panels.

#### Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the upper left corner, select a region and project.
3. Click Service List in the upper left corner, and select Cloud Eye.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Dashboard > Monitoring Panels and click Create Panel.

   The Create Panel dialog box is displayed.

5. Set the panel name.

   Enter a maximum of 128 characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

6. Click OK.

Parent topic: Monitoring Panels