# Viewing patch Dashboard summaries
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The **Dashboard** tab in Patch Manager gives you a summary view in the console that you can use to monitor your patching operations in a consolidated view. Patch Manager is a tool in Amazon Systems Manager. On the **Dashboard** tab, you can view the following:
+ A snapshot of how many managed nodes are compliant and noncompliant with patching rules.
+ A snapshot of the age of patch compliance results for your managed nodes.
+ A linked count of how many noncompliant managed nodes there are for each of the most common reasons for noncompliance.
+ A linked list of the most recent patching operations.
+ A linked list of the recurring patching tasks that have been set up.

**To view patch Dashboard summaries**

1. Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Patch Manager**.

1. Choose the **Dashboard** tab.

1. Scroll to the section containing summary data that you want to view:
   + **Amazon EC2 instance management**
   + **Compliance summary**
   + **Noncompliance counts**
   + **Compliance reports**
   + **Non-patch policy-based operations**
   + **Non-patch policy-based recurring tasks**