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This page describes the Metrics tab of the default dashboard and the widgets that are on this tab. You can find these widgets in the widget catalogue and use them on other dashboard tabs. |
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On the default Home view dashboard, the Metrics tab provides an overview of the resources an enterprise is using on the platform. By
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For the administrator, by default the platform displays the metrics for the current enterprise. To display metrics for another enterprise, select the enterprise or switch to it.
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For the cloud user, the Metrics tab displays the metrics for the enterprise's virtual datacenters without the Enterprises list or the enterprise statistics.
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Enterprise resources and virtual datacenter resources
This panel shows statistics the amount of the resources used by that an enterprise is using in all accessible datacenters, or the selected virtual datacenter. It also displays soft limits and hard limits when used. The display will depend on the user's scope and privileges. If the user does not have the privileges to display enterprise statistics and limits, only the virtual datacenter statistics will be available.
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Privilege: Display enterprise statistics, Display enterprise limits in statistics |
By default, the statistics are updated at the interval set with the "Refresh interval for dashboard" parameter at Configuration View#Dashboard.
To view usage and limits:
Log in, or select, or switch to the enterprise
Select Virtual datacenters and select a virtual datacenter,
OR select Enterprise
Statistics | Description |
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Virtual CPUs | Virtual CPUs used by VMs that are currently deployed |
Storage | VM |
disk (GB) created on the hypervisor datastore |
, including VM system disks and hard |
These disks will be deleted when the VM is undeployed. Gigabytes of
disks |
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Memory |
RAM (GB) used by VMs that are currently deployed | |
Ext. Storage | Volumes of storage |
This includes volumes of persistent external storage and persistent VM system disks. Gigabytes of volumes created Private VLANs
(GB) in public cloud cloud providers in VDCs. |
Networks | Number of private networks defined in Abiquo. A default private |
network is always created when you create a virtual datacenter. |
Public IPs | Number of IP addresses purchased or reserved in public |
networks | |
Repository | NFS Repository space used by the enterprise in the |
Catalogue including templates and instances but not conversions (GB). |
For enterprises only, not |
virtual datacenters |
To view usage for an enterprise, select or switch to the enterprise, and select Enterprise from the dropdown list.
To view usage and limits for a single virtual datacenter, select Virtual datacenters from the dropdown list and then select one from the second dropdown list.
Screenshot: enterprise resource usage
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Virtual machines | Number of VMs deployed by the enterprise |
DR protected VMs | Number of VMs protected by the disaster recovery service |
For the current enterprise the chart displays resource usage with soft and hard limits.
Key:
- Green
Blue shading = used
Orange line = soft limit
Orange shading = soft limit exceeded
Red line = hard limit
Options: Show soft limits; show hard limits; Type selector (enterprise or virtual datacenter); Metrics display, order, and graphic or number only.
The default view for cloud users is Enterprise resources for virtual datacenters only. To display tenant metrics, the user must have the Display enterprise statistics privilege. To display limits, the user must have the Display enterprise limits in statistics privilege.
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Virtual appliances
This is a list of details of all the virtual appliances in the platformuser's enterprise, including:
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Virtual appliance name
- Virtual datacenter currently hosting this virtual appliance
- Total VMs deployed
Currently running VMs
- Number of storage volumes currently attached to VMs
/ Total VMs deployed
Options: Provider selector (public cloud providers or private cloud); Provider selection; Virtual datacenter selection
To display the virtual datacenter name, hover over the Virtual appliance name.
To open a virtual appliance, double-click on the
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Virtual appliance name.
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Virtual datacenters
This is a list of all widget lists the virtual datacenters of the current enterprise on the platform, including:
- Virtual datacenter name
Name
Location
Total VMs deployedCurrently running VMs
- Total number of storage volumes created
- Number of storage volumes currently attached to VMs
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/ Total VMs deployed
Options: Provider selector (public cloud providers or private cloud); Provider selection.
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To open a virtual datacenter, double-click on the virtual datacenter name. |
Events
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Privilege: Display all events for current enterprise, Display all eventsdatacenter’s Name. |
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Virtual machines
By default this is a list of basic metrics of all VMs in the platform, including:
Virtual machine name
Average CPU
Average RAM
Options: Provider selector (public cloud providers or private cloud); Provider selection; Virtual datacenter selection; Virtual appliance selection
Color code:
0% <= Green <= 60%
60% < Orange <= 80%
80% < Red <= 100
To go to the VM, double-click on the VM Name.
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Events
This is a condensed view of the Events view logs. It
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requires the same privileges as the Events view,
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and it will display events depending on the user's role, privileges and scope.
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You can filter the events by severity, including All, ERROR, INFO, and WARN.
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Privileges: Display all events for current enterprise, Display all events |
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Click on an event to open the event in a popup.
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display the Event details popup
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Options: Severity selector (All, ERROR, INFO, and WARN); Entity selection; Actions list; Entity name text filter; Last days number filter
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Last deployed VMs
This is a list of the last five VMs deployed by the enterprise on the platform. It You can be filtered filter it to display the last five VMs deployed by each user. The details include:
Virtual machine label
Creation user
Start date and time
State
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Options: Provider selector (public cloud providers or private cloud); Provider selection
To open the virtual appliance that contains a VM, double-click on the VM
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Last triggered alerts
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Related links:
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This is a list of the last alerts triggered for the enterprise on the platform. The details include:
Alert
Date and time
Active
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