How to Create an ExtremeAnalytics Insights Custom Dashboard


The Dashboard > Insights view in ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine provides you with graphs that display real-time network and application usage and service data, and tools that you can use to customize the dashboard using drag-and-drop capabilities.

The Custom dashboard in the Insights view enables you the flexibility to create your graphs and reports preview area. Choose the graphs you want to view, the data that is displayed in the graphs, and how the graphs are displayed. You can collapse and expand the Custom dashboard for flexible display capabilities.

Custom Dashboard

The Custom dashboard is a flexible space for viewing graphs that you select from the Views drop-down list. The buttons at the top right of the Custom dashboard () enable you to save and copy your dashboard.

  • Select the Create button () to create a new, empty dashboard where you can drag and drop the graphs you select from the Views drop-down list. The Create Dashboard window opens to enable you to name your new dashboard. Select the Save button to save the dashboard, which is available to all users in your network.
  • Select the Copy button () to copy the current dashboard, which you can customize by adding new graphs from the Views drop-down list. When you have edited the copied dashboard, select the Save button to save the new dashboard, which is available to all users in your network.

  1. Select the Views drop-down list at the far right and select from the graphs in the drop-down list.
  2. Drag and drop the graph(s) to the open area to the left. When in place, the link will display as a real-time preview of the graph.
  3. Choose the orientation of your dashboard by selecting either the row () or column () button.
  4. Hover over the data to display a tooltip with usage data.
  5. Select the Gear button () in each graph to further modify your Application Group graphs data:
    • Top — Choose the number of top applications, application groups or clients (depending on the graph) to be displayed in the graph

    • Range — Adjust the time frame of the data depicted in the graph by choosing from the drop-down list. The Custom Time option enables you to choose any start time, and the Custom Range option enables you to choose any start and end times.

    • Graph style — Select from pie, word cloud, tree map or bubble map graph styles in the drop-down list.

    • Data — Select from Bandwidth, Flows, Clients data types from the drop-down list.

Graphs

These graphs are available to be added as real-time previews to your Custom dashboard:

Usage

Top ApplicationsDisplays usage data for the top applications. Select any color in the graph to display an encrypted web detail page for that application.

Top Application Groups — Displays usage data for the top application groups. Select any color in the graph to display an encrypted web detail page for that group.

Top Clients — Displays usage data for the top clients. Select any color in the graph to display application and application group detail page for that client.

Performance

Application Response Time — Displays response times for all applications. You can also create response time reports for individual applications and sites that you define.

Site Response Time — Displays response times for all sites. You can also create response time reports for individual applications and sites that you define.

Sites with Highest Response Time — Displays sites with the highest response times. Select any color in the graph to display network and application response time reports for that site.

Trending

Application Totals — Displays the total number of applications based on the date, time, and duration you choose. Select any color in the graph to display an application detail page.

Bandwidth TotalsDisplays bandwidths for the application in a line graph based on the date, time and duration you choose. Select any data point in the graph to display a Top Applications by Bandwidth detail page.

Client Totals — Displays the total number of clients for the application based on the date, time, and duration you choose. Select any data point in the graph to display a Top Clients detail page.

Flow Totals — Displays the total number of outbound and inbound flows for the application based on the date, time, and duration you choose. Select any data point in the graph to display a Top Applications by Flows detail page.

Server Totals — Displays the total number of servers for the application based on the date, time, and duration you choose. Select any data point in the graph to display a Top Servers detail page.

Analytics Events

Analytics Events - This report displays the event log filtered to show only the events related to ExtremeAnalytics

 


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