System Dashboards

The following table lists the various system dashboard pages.

Note:  Few dashboard pages have Control Visualizations that help you narrow down the data displayed in the visualizations based on the selected criteria.

Table 1: System Dashboards.

Dashboard

Details

Visualizations

Alarms

Displays data related to Alarms. Alarms is the default dashboard page.

 

Clicking on a legend in the following visualizations in the Alarms dashboard navigates you to the Alarms page. The alarms are listed based on the filters in the FHA page:

● Alarms By Resource Type
● Acknowledged vs Unacknowledged Alarms
● Alarms by Severity
● Unsuppressed vs Suppressed Alarms by Resource Type

 

Alarms by Resource Type

Alarms by Severity

Acknowledged vs. Unacknowledged Alarms

Alarms Raised vs Cleared by Resource Type

Suppressed Alarms Count

Suppressed Alarms by Nodes

Unsuppressed vs Suppressed Alarms by Resource Type
     

Events

Displays data related to Events.

The following metrics are displayed at the top:

● Number of Events
● Number of Syslog Messages

Clicking on a legend in the following visualizations in the Events dashboard will navigate you to the Events page. The events will be listed based on the filters in the FHA page:

● Events by Severity
● Events by Type
● Top 10 Event Contributors

Use the following fields in control visualizations to filter the data:

● Cluster ID
● Host Name

Events by Type

Events by Severity

Syslog by Severity

Top 10 Event Contributors

Top 10 Syslog Contributors
     

Inventory Status (Physical)

Displays status of the physical resources. The following metrics are displayed at the top:

● Number of clusters
● Number of standalone nodes
● Number of Nodes
● Number of Ports
● Number of Cards

Use the Tag Sample - Inventory control visualizations to filter the data.

Nodes by model and software version

Port by type and health

Card by type and health

     

Inventory Status (Virtual)

Displays status of the virtual resources such as the number of GvTAPs, V Series nodes, monitoring domains for the various platforms.

Use the Platform and Health Status control visualizations to filter the data.

 Refer to Virtual Inventory Statistics and Cloud Applications Dashboard

Inbound Port Statistics

Displays statistics of the receiving (Rx) ports in packets per second, bits per second.

The dashboards are categorized into:

● Metric
● Trend

The metric tab displays the following visualizations:

● Total Port Capacity
● Rx Ports Aggregated Average Traffic
● Rx Ports Aggregated Average Drop Traffic
● Rx Ports Aggregated Average Discard Traffic
● Rx Ports Aggregated Average Error Traffic

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag Sample - Statistics
● Cluster-ID
● Host Name
● Port Type
● Port ID
● Port Alias

 

Top Rx ports by Max Rate (bps)

Top Rx ports by Average Rate (bps)

Rx Port Statistics (bps)

Rx Port Statistics(pps)

Top Rx ports by Max Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Rx ports by Max Traffic Trend (pps)

Top Rx ports by Average Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Rx ports by Average Traffic Trend (pps)

Rx Drop Rate(pps)

Rx Discard Rate(pps)

Rx Error Rate(pps)
     

Outbound Port Statistics

Displays statistics of the transmitting (Tx) ports in packets per second, bits per second.

The dashboards are categorized into:

● Metric
● Trend

The metric tab displays the following visualizations:

● Total Port Capacity
● Tx Ports Aggregated Average Traffic
● Tx Ports Aggregated Average Drop Traffic
● Tx Ports Aggregated Average Discard Traffic
● Tx Ports Aggregated Average Error Traffic
● Tx Ports Aggregated Max Traffic

Use the following control filters to filter the statistics:

● Tag Sample - Statistics
● Cluster-ID
● Host Name
● Port Type
● Port ID
● Port Alias

You can view statistics for a period of 120 days on a hourly granularity.

Top Tx ports by Max Rate (bps)

Top Tx ports by Average Rate (bps)

Tx Port Statistics (bps)

Tx Port Statistics(pps)

Top Tx ports by Max Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Tx ports by Max Traffic Trend (pps)

Top Tx ports by Average Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Tx ports by Average Traffic Trend (pps)

Tx Drop Rate(pps)

Tx Discard Rate(pps)

Tx Error Rate (pps)
     

Map Statistics (Physical)

Displays statistics of the Maps.

The metric tab displays the following visualizations:

● Maps Aggregated Average Traffic (bps)

Maps Aggregated Average Traffic (pps)

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag Sample - Statistics
● Cluster-ID
● Map Type
● Map Alias

Top Maps by Avg Rate (bps)

Top Maps by Avg Rate (pps)

Map Statistics (bps)

Map Statistics(pps)

Top Map Average Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Map Average Traffic Trend (pps)
   

Map Rule Statistics

Displays statistical data related to the map rules and the associated traffic.

Refer to Map Rule Statistics Dashboard for more details.
     

Map Traffic Statistics

Displays statistics about traffic that has passed/dropped through the fabric to the destination(s).

The dashboard is categorized into:

● bps
● pps

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag
● Cluster-Id (default control filter)
● Map Type
● Map Alias

Map Average/ Pass/Drop Traffic (bps)

Map Average /Pass/Drop Traffic (pps)
     

Fabric Map Statistics (Physical)

Displays statistical data related to Fabric Maps.

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag Sample - Statistics
● Fabric Map
● Cluster ID to Destination

 

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Fabric Map Destination Tool Traffic (bps)

Fabric Map Destination Tool Traffic (pps)

Top Fabric Map Max Tool Traffic Trend (bps)

Top Fabric Map Max Tool Traffic Trend (pps)
     

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Statistics

Displays the statistics of the circuit and stack GigaStream.

The dashboards are categorized into:

● Metric
● Inbound Trend
● Outbound Trend

The metric tab displays the following visualizations:

● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Total Capacity (bps)
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Total Capacity by member Ports
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Aggregated Max
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Drop
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Discard
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Error
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Aggregated Max
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Aggregated Average
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Aggregated Average Drop
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Aggregated Average Discard
● Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Aggregated Average Error

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Sample Tag
● Cluster ID
● Host Name
● GigaStream

 

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Traffic Rate (bps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx Traffic Rate(pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Maximum Tx Rate(bps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Maximum Tx Rate(pps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Average Tx Rate (bps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack Gigastream Average Tx Rate (pps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx packets Drop Rate(pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx packets Discard Rate(pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Tx packets Error Rate(pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Traffic Rate (bps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx Traffic Rate (pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Maximum Rx Rate (bps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Maximum Rx Rate(pps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Average Rx Rate (bps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack Gigastream Average Rx Rate (pps) by member port Alias

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx packets Drop Rate(pps)

Circuit and Stack GigaStream Rx packets Discard Rate (pps)
 

 
     

Tool GigaStream Statistics

Displays the statistics of the Tool GigaStream.

The dashboards are categorized into:

● Metric
● Trend

The metric tab displays the following visualizations:

● Tool GigaStream Total Capacity ((bps)
● Tool GigaStream Total Capacity by member Ports
● Tool GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average (bps)
● Tool GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Drop Traffic Rate (pps)
● Tool GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Discard Traffic Rate (pps)
● Tool GigaStream Tx Aggregated Average Error Traffic Rate (pps)
● Tool GigaStream Tx Ports Aggregated Max (bps)

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Sample Tag
● Cluster ID
● Host Name
● GigaStream

Tool GigaStream Tx Traffic Rate (bps)

Tool GigaStream Tx Traffic Rate(pps)

Tool GigaStream Maximum Tx Rate (bps) by member port Alias

Tool Gigastream Average Tx Rate(pps) by member port Alias

Tool GigaStream Average Tx Rate (bps) by member port Alias

Tool GigaStream Maximum Tx Rate(pps) by member port Alias

Tool GigaStream Tx packets Discard Rate( pps)

Tool GigaStream Tx packets Drop Rate(pps)
 
     

GsGroup Statistics

Displays the GigaSMART group statistics:

● GsGroup Total Capacity (bps)
● GsGroup Total Capacity by member Ports

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Sample Tag
● Cluster ID
● Host Name
● GSGroup

GsGroup Max Rx Rate (bps)

GsGroup Max Rx Rate (pps)

GsGroup Average Rx Rate (bps)

GsGroup Average Rx Rate (pps)

GsGroup Max Rx Rate (bps) by GsEngine Member ports

GsGroup Max Rx Rate (pps) by GsEngine Member ports

GsGroup Avg Rx Rate (bps) by GsEngine Member ports

GsGroup Avg Rx Rate (pps) by GsEngine Member ports

GsGroup Drop Rate(pps)

GsGroup Drop Rate by Member Port in Percentage

GsGroup Packet Buffer Utilization in Percentage

GsGroup CPU Utilization in Percentage
     
Fabric Asset Inventory

Displays details about the devices managed by GigaVUE‑FM:

● Devices
● Cards
● Fans
● Power
● Power Modules
● Port SFPs

Click the Export: Formatted link option to download the data in each of the visualizations in CSV format. You can also use the Reporting option in the top menu to download the report in PDF or PNG format.

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag Sample - Inventory
● Cluster ID
● Host Name
 
     

Capacity Planning

Consists of the following dashboards:

● Port
● Filter Resources

Use the following control visualizations to filter the data:

● Tag Sample - Inventory
● Cluster ID
● Host Name
● Port Type
● Port ID
● Port Alias
 
Port

Port Capacity Distribution

Port Capacity Distribution - Cluster Id

Port Summary
 

Filter Resources

Filter Resource - Map Rule
Filter Resource - App Filter
Filter Resource - Port Filter
     
Fabric Health

The Fabric Health tab consists of the following two dashboards:

● CPU and Memory
● Storage
 

CPU and Memory

The CPU and Memory dashboard displays metric and trend visualizations for both threshold and maximum values.

Note: After upgrading to software version 5.16.00, the line that depicts the threshold values (blue line) in the following visualizations will not be available for historic time ranges. This is because historical data for threshold is not collected in GigaVUE-FM prior to the upgrade:
  • Average Memory Usage Trend
  • Max Memory Usage Trend

Use the Server Name control visualization to view the memory and storage metric and trend for the particular server.

 Average CPU Usage Gauge
Max CPU Usage Gauge
Average CPU Usage Trend
Max CPU Usage Trend
Average Memory Usage Gauge
Max Memory Usage Gauge
Average Memory Usage Trend
Max Memory Usage Trend
Used Vs Total System Memory
   
Storage

The Storage dashboard displays metric and trend visualizations for both threshold and maximum values.

Note: After upgrading to software version 5.16.00, the following visualizations will not be available for historical time ranges. This is because historical data for these visualizations is not collected in GigaVUE-FM prior to the upgrade:
  • Average Dis Usage (/)
  • Max Disk Usage (/)
  • Average Disk Usage (/) Trend
  • Max Disk Usage (/) Trend

Use the Server Control Filter to view the memory and storage metric and trend for the particular server.

 Average Disk Usage (/var)
Max Disk Usage (/var)
Average Disk Usage (/var) Trend
Max Disk Usage (/var) Trend
Average Disk Usage (/config)
Max Disk Usage (/config)
Average Disk Usage (/config) Trend
Max Disk Usage (/config) Trend
    Average Disk Usage (/)
    Max Disk Usage (/)
    Average Disk Usage (/) Trend
    Max Disk Usage (/) Trend
     
Fault Collector

The Fault Collector tab consists of the following two dashboards:

  • Port Flapping
  • GigaSMART Core Crash

Use the following Control Visualizations to filter the data:

  • Sample Tag
  • Cluster ID
  • Host Name
  • Port ID
  • Port Alias

  
 

Port Flap

Displays visualizations related to port flapping.
  • Port Flap Events
  • Port Flapping Histogram
  • Port Link State Changes
  • Port Flaps by SFP Part Number
  • Port Flaps by SFP Vendor Name
  • Port Flapping Report
 

GigaSMART Core Crash

Displays visualizations related to GigaSMART application crash.
  • GigaSMART App Core Crash Events
  • GSApp Crashes Histogram
  • GSApp Crashes by Cluster ID
  • GSApp Crashes Report

Reports

Provides launch point for various reports. Click the Reports link to view the reports. You can perform the following operations:

● Download the data tables in CSV file format.
● Export data using Reporting → Generate PDF/PNG.

Note:  The CSV files display only a maximum of 10,000 records. If the number of records exceed 10,000 the additional records do not get displayed in the report.
● Inventory Reports
● Performance and Utilization Reports
● Fabric Asset Inventory (Physical) Reports