A console overlay is a set of data that is displayed on the console over the top of the console dashboard.
Overlays typically contain information that you only need to display for a short period of time.
Some of the overlays available include:
Because overlays are displayed over the dashboard, they are displayed semi-transparently so that the dashboard is still somewhat visible behind them.
Overlays can be displayed from either the server or the client and are displayed on all hosts.
Overlays can be selected or display multiple ways: