Windows Dashboards

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Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:

  • To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
  • To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

The following sections describe how to install the dashboards included in SL1 for Microsoft servers and a description of each:

Installing the Microsoft Server Dashboards

The following PowerPacks contain dashboards for Microsoft servers:

  • Microsoft: Active Directory Server Dashboards

  • Microsoft: DNS Server Dashboards
  • Microsoft: Exchange Server 2010 Dashboards
  • Microsoft: Exchange Server 2013 Dashboards
  • Microsoft: IIS Server Dashboards
  • Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Dashboards
  • Microsoft: Skype for Business Dashboards
  • Microsoft: SQL Server Dashboards

To view these dashboards in SL1, you must first install the corresponding PowerPack. To do so:

  1. Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  2. Click the Actions button, then select Install PowerPack. The Imported PowerPacks modal page appears.

  1. Use the search filter in the PowerPack Name column heading to locate the PowerPack you want to install. To do so, enter text to match, including special characters, and the Imported PowerPacks modal page displays only PowerPacks that have a matching name.

  1. Click the lightning-bolt icon () for the PowerPack that you want to install.

  1. The Install PowerPack modal page appears. To install the PowerPack, click Install.

  1. The PowerPack now appears in the PowerPack Manager page. The contents of the PowerPack are automatically installed in your SL1 System.

Microsoft: Active Directory Server Performance

The Microsoft: Active Directory Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected Active Directory server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span preset and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Active Directory servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Active Directory servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Active Directory server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Active Directory server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Active Directory server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selectorwidget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

Replication. Replication is the process by which the changes that are made on one domain controller are synchronized with and written to all other domain controllers in the domain or forest. The Replication widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays information about data that is replicated from the current Active Directory server to other Active Directory servers (the Outbound Properties Per Second) and information about data that is replicated from other Active Directory server to the current Active Directory server (Inbound Objects Per Second).

  • The y axis displays objects per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date ranges selected in theContext Quick Selectorwidget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

LDAP - Client Sessions. This widget displays the number of connected LDAP client sessions over time.

  • The y axis displays number of sessions .

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

LDAP - Active Threads. This widget displays the number of threads in use by the LDAP subsystem of the local directory service.

  • The y axis displays number of threads.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

Pages Per Second. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays DS (domain server) directory reads per second, DS directory writes per second, and DS directory searches per second. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

LDAP - Writes and Searches. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays LDAP writes per second and LDAP searches per second. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays writers per second and searches per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

LDAP - Bind Time. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the time required for completion of each successful LDAP binding.

  • The y axis displays duration in milliseconds.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Active Directory server.

Microsoft: DNS Server Performance

The Microsoft: DNS Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected DNS server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of DNS servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of DNS servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected DNS server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected DNS server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected DNS server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected DNS server.

Overall Performance. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Total Responses Sent per Second and Total Queries Received per Second. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays responses per second and queries per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected DNS server.

Recursive Queries. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Recursive Queries per Second.

  • The y axis displays number of queries per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected DNS server.

Recursive Errors. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Recursive Query Failures per Second and Recursive Time-Outs per Second. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line..

  • The y axis displays number of queries per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected DNS server.

Microsoft: Exchange Server 2010 Performance

The Microsoft: Exchange Server 2010 Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected Exchange 2010 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Exchange 2010 servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Exchange 2010 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Exchange 2010 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Exchange 2010 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, swap memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

User Active Connections. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of active user connections for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of users.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in the line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

OWA Requests. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for the frequency of Outlook Web Access requests for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration and another for the frequency of Web Services requests for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of requests per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

RPC Averaged Latency. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the average latency of remote procedure calls (RPCs) for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the average RPC latency, in milliseconds.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

MBS Databases. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for I/O write latency for the mailbox server database for the selected Exchange 2010 and one for I/O read latency to the mailbox server for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the write and read latency statistics in milliseconds.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

Mailbox Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for the number of mailbox messages sent to the selected Exchange 2010 server and one for the number of mailbox messages sent from the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

Total Queue Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph includes three lines: One for the number of messages in the submission queue, one for the number of messages in the delivery queue, and one for the number of queued messages that were delivered for the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

SMTP Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graphs includes two lines: One for the number of SMTP messages sent from the selected Exchange 2010 server and one for the number of SMTP messages received by the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

Buckets Allocated. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of buckets of version store memory used by the selected Exchange 2010 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of allocated buckets.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2010 server.

Microsoft: Exchange Server 2013 Performance

The Microsoft: Exchange Server 2013 Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected Exchange 2013 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Exchange 2013 servers that appear in the Server Listwidget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Exchange 2013 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Exchange 2013 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Exchange 2013 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays three lines: One for memory usage, one for swap memory usage, and one for CPU usage for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

User Active Connections. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of active user connections for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of users.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in the line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

OWA Requests. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for the frequency of Outlook Web Access requests and one for the frequency of Web Services requests for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of requests per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

RPC Averaged Latency. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the average latency for remote procedure calls (RPCs) for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the average RPC latency, in milliseconds.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

MBS Databases. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for I/O write latency to the mailbox server database and one for I/O read latency to the mailbox server database for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the average write and read latency in milliseconds.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

Mailbox Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for the number of mailbox messages sent from the selected Exchange 2013 and one for the number of mailbox messages delivered to the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

Total Queue Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays three lines: One for the the number of messages in the submission queue, one for the number of messages in the delivery queue, and one for the number of queued message that were delivered for the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

SMTP Messages. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays two lines: One for the number of SMTP messages sent from the selected Exchange 2013 server and one for the number of SMTP messages received by the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of messages per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

Buckets Allocated. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of buckets of version store memory used by the selected Exchange 2013 server during the selected duration.

  • The y axis displays the number of allocated buckets.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Exchange 2013 server.

Microsoft: IIS Server Performance

The Microsoft: IIS Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected IIS server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of IIS servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of IIS servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected IIS server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected IIS server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected IIS server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Current Users. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Current Anonymous Users and Current Non Anonymous Users. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays number of users.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Bytes Sent and Received. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Bytes Sent Per Second and Bytes Received Per Second. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays kB of data per second..

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Connections. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of Active HTTP Connections.

  • The y axis displays number of connections.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Pages Per Second. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of Pages (served) Per Second.

  • The y axis displays number of pages per second..

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Cache Hit %. The IIS server caches (in memory) frequently requested files. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the ratio of kernel URI cache hits to total cache requests.

  • The y axis displays percent of URI cache hits.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

404 Errors Per Second. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays the number of errors due to requests that couldn't be satisfied by the server because the requested document couldn't be found, per second.

  • The y axis displays number of errors per second.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected IIS server.

Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Dashboards

The Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Dashboards PowerPack includes the following dashboards:

  • Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Performance
  • Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Utilization

Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Performance

The Microsoft: Lync 2010 Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected Lync 2010 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Lync 2010 servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Lync 2010 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Lync 2010 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Lync 2010 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Lync 2010 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Connections Established. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connections Established.

  • The y axis displays number of connections.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

SIP Message. SIP is a protocol for instant messaging and VOIP. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming Message and Outgoing Messages. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays number of messages.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Sproc Latency. Stored Procedure Call (sproc) latency is the time it takes for the Lync database to process the stored procedure call.

  • The y axis displays the duration, in milliseconds.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

SIP Network Errors. This widget displays information about errors during instant messaging or VOIP. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connections Above Per-User Limit Dropped, Connections Refused Due to Server Overload, Failed DNS SRV Queries, Time Out DNS SRV Queries, and TLS Negotiations Failed. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays the number of connections that resulted in errors.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 2xx Responses. A 2xx Response means that a connection has been established.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 1xx (non-100) Responses, Incoming 3xx Responses, Incoming Other 4xx Responses, Incoming Other 5xx Responses, and Incoming 6xx Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of SIP response codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 400 Responses, Incoming 401 Responses, Incoming Other 403 Responses, Incoming 404 Responses, Incoming 407 Responses, and Incoming 408 Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of SIP response codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 482 Responses and Incoming 483 Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of SIP response codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Microsoft: Lync Server 2010 Utilization

The Microsoft: Lync 2010 Server Utilization dashboard provides an overview of how users are using a selected Lync 2010 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains the time span preset buttons and Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Lync 2010 servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Lync 2010 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Lync 2010 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Lync 2010 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Lync 2010 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent t.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Active Registered Endpoints. Endpoints are devices that are connected to the Lync front-end server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Endpoint Cache: Active Registered Endpoints.

  • The y axis displays numbered of registered endpoints.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Active IM Conferences. This widget displays the current number of IM conversations on the Lync server. Conferences usually include more than two users. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Active Conferences.

  • The y axis displays numbered of IM conferences.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Connected IM Users. This widget displays the current number of connected IM users. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connected Users.

  • The y axis displays numbered of IM users.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Number of Calls. This widget displays the current number of voice calls on the Lync server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays UpdateEndpoint: Number of Calls.

  • The y axis displays numbered of calls.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Active AS Conferences. This widget displays the number of active conferences using Application Sharing (AS). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Active Conferences.

  • The y axis displays numbered of AS conferences.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Connected AS Users. This widget displays the number of users connected to conferences using Application Sharing (AS). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connected Users.

  • The y axis displays numbered of AS users.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

Microsoft: Skype for Business Dashboards

The Microsoft: Skype for Business Dashboards PowerPack includes the following dashboards:

  • Microsoft: Lync Server 2013 Performance
  • Microsoft: Lync Server 2013 Utilization

Microsoft: Lync Server 2013 Performance

The Microsoft: Lync 2013 Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected Lync 2013 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains the time span preset buttons and Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Lync 2013 servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Lync 2013 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Lync 2013 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Lync 2013 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Lync 2013 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Connections Established. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connections Established.

  • The y axis displays number of connections.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2010 server.

SIP Message. SIP is a protocol for instant messaging and VOIP. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming Message and Outgoing Messages. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays number of messages.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Sproc Latency. Stored Procedure Call (sproc) latency is the time it takes for the Lync database to process the stored procedure call.

  • The y axis displays the duration, in milliseconds.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

SIP Network Errors. This widget displays information about errors during instant messaging or VOIP. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connections Above Per-User Limit Dropped, Connections Refused Due to Server Overload, Failed DNS SRV Queries, Time Out DNS SRV Queries, and TLS Negotiations Failed. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays the number of connections that resulted in errors.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses that are being generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 2xx Responses. A 2xx Response means that a connection has been established.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.

  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Incoming Respond Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses that are being generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 1xx (non-100) Responses, Incoming 3xx Responses, Incoming Other 4xx Responses, Incoming Other 5xx Responses, and Incoming 6xx Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of all SIP response codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses that are being generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 400 Responses, Incoming 401 Responses, Incoming Other 403 Responses, Incoming 404 Responses, Incoming 407 Responses, and Incoming 408Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of all SIP response codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Incoming Response Breakdown. This widget displays information about the number of responses that are being generated by the server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Incoming 482 Responses and Incoming 483 Responses. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line. For a description of all SIP responses codes, see the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_response_codes.

  • The y axis displays the number of responses.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Microsoft: Lync Server 2013 Utilization

The Microsoft: Lync 2013 Server Utilization dashboard provides an overview of how users are using a selected Lync 2013 server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of Lync 2013 servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of Lync 2013 servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected Lync 2013 server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected Lync 2013 server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected Lync 2013 server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Active Registered Endpoints. Endpoints are devices that are connected to the Lync front-end server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Endpoint Cache: Active Registered Endpoints.

  • The y axis displays the number of registered endpoints.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Active IM Conferences. This widget displays the number of IM conversations on the Lync server. Conferences usually include more than two users. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Active Conferences.

  • The y axis displays the number of IM conferences.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Connected IM Users. This widget displays the current number of connected IM users. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connected Users.

  • The y axis displays the number of IM users.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Number of Calls. This widget displays the current number of voice calls on the Lync server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays UpdateEndpoint: Number of Calls.

  • The y axis displays the number of calls.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Active AS Conferences. This widget displays the number of active conferences using Application Sharing (AS). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Active Conferences.

  • The y axis displays the number of AS conferences.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Connected AS Users. This widget displays the number of users connected to conferences using Application Sharing (AS). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Connected Users.

  • The y axis displays the number of AS users.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected Lync 2013 server.

Microsoft: SQL Server Performance

The Microsoft: SQL Server Performance dashboard provides an overview of the health and performance of a selected SQL server.

Context Quick Selector. This widget contains buttons for the time span presets and the Organizations Selector.

  • Time span presets. Users select the time span over which they want to view data. Selections range from one hour to 90 days.
  • Organizations Selector. This drop-down list allows a user to select specific organizations for which they want to view data. This field filters the list of SQL servers that appear in the Server List widget.

Server List. This widget displays a list of SQL servers. Selecting a server drives the context for the other widgets in the dashboard.

Availability and Latency. This widget displays two gauges:

  • The availability of the selected SQL server, in percent.
  • The latency of the selected SQL server, in milliseconds.

System Utilization (%). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays memory usage, virtual-memory usage, and CPU usage for the selected SQL server during the selected duration. Each parameter is represented by a color-coded line.

  • The y axis displays usage, in percent.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Buffer Cache Hit Ratio.  This widget displays information about the percentage of page requests that are satisfied by data pages from the buffer cache without having to read from disk. The ratio is the total number of pages found in the buffer divided by the total number of requests. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Buffer Cache Hit Ratio.

  • The y axis displays the ratio, in percent.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Average Wait Time. This widget displays information about the average wait time to acquire a lock. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Average Wait Time.

  • The y axis displays the wait time, in milliseconds.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Deadlocks. This widget displays information about deadlocks. A deadlock occurs when two or more tasks permanently block each other because each task tries to lock a resource which the other tasks are also trying to lock. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Number of Deadlocks Per Second.

  • The y axis displays the number of deadlocks per second.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Lock Waits. This widget displays information about the number of lock requests per second that require the requester to wait. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Lock Waits Per Second.

  • The y axis displays the number of waits per second.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Catalog Cache Hit Ratio. This widget displays information about the ratio between catalog metadata cache hits and lookups. The ratio is the total number of pages found in the catalog metadata cache divided by the total number of lookups. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Catalog Cache Hit Ratio.

  • The y axis displays the ratio.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Page Life Expectancy. This widget displays information about the number of seconds a page will stay in the buffer pool (memory cache) without references. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Page Life Expectancy.

  • The y axis displays the number of seconds a page will stay in the buffer pool.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Transactions. A transaction is a sequence of operations that make up a single logical unit of work, usually a change to the database. This widget displays information about the number of transactions per second to the SQL server. This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Transactions Per Second.

  • The y axis displays the number of transactions per second.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.

Latch Waits. A latch is an object that ensures data integrity for objects in the buffer pool (memory cache). This widget displays a line graph. The line graph displays Latch Waits Per Second.

  • The y axis displays the number of waits per second.
  • The x axis displays time. The increments vary, depending upon the date range selected in the Context Quick Selector widget.
  • Mousing over any point in any line displays the average value at that time-point.
  • Clicking on a data point displays the Device Performance graph for the selected parameter on the selected SQL server.