Default Classic Dashboards

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This section describes the dashboards that are included by default in the classic Skylar One user interface on the Classic Dashboards page (Dashboards > Classic Dashboards, or the Dashboards tab in the classic Skylar One user interface).

Use the following menu options to navigate the Skylar One 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 ().

Default Classic Dashboards

After you have completed a discovery session that includes at least one server and one network device, such as an SNMP switch or router, the following dashboards appear on the Classic Dashboards (Dashboards > Classic Dashboards). You can access these dashboards from the Select Dashboard drop-down list in the top-left corner of the Classic Dashboards (Dashboards > Classic Dashboards).

Network Hotsheet

The Network Hotsheet dashboard provides an overview of the health and utilization of your network devices.

The dashboard includes the following widgets:

  • Context Quick Selector. This widget allows the user to set the timespan for the dashboard.
  • Organization Selector. This widget allows the user to specify the organization(s) to include in the dashboard.
  • Top Network Devices Ranked by Event State. This widget displays a list of your network devices ranked by event state, from Critical to Healthy. Use the check boxes in the right-most column to select one or more devices. When you do so, the other widgets in the dashboard display information for the selected device(s).
  • Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In%. When you select one or more devices in the Top Network Devices Ranked by Event State widget, this widget displays a graph with the top five interfaces for the selected device(s) ranked by percentage of inbound network utilization. Each interface includes two bars graphs indicating inbound and outbound utilization. Select a particular interface by clicking either of its bars. When you do so, the Selected Interface % Utilization and Selected Interface Bitrate widgets display information for only the selected interface.
  • CPU and Memory Use (%). When you select a single device in the Top Network Devices Ranked by Event State widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating CPU usage and memory usage by percentage for the selected device over the specified timespan.
  • Active Events. When you select one or more devices in the Top Network Devices Ranked by Event State widget, this widget displays a list of active events associated with the selected network device(s).
  • Selected Interface % Utilization. When you select an interface in the Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In% widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating the inbound and outbound network utilization for the selected interface over the specified timespan.
  • Selected Interface Bitrate. When you select an interface in the Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In% widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating the inbound and outbound bitrate for the selected interface over the specified timespan.

Server Hotsheet

The Server Hotsheet dashboard provides an overview of the health and utilization of your servers.

The dashboard includes the following widgets:

  • Context Quick Selector. This widget allows the user to set the timespan for the dashboard.
  • Organization Selector. This widget allows the user to specify the organization(s) to include in the dashboard.
  • Top Servers Ranked by State. This widget displays a list of your servers ranked by event state, from Critical to Healthy. Use the check boxes in the right-most column to select one or more servers. When you do so, the other widgets in the dashboard display information for only the selected server(s).
  • Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In%. When you select one or more servers in the Top Servers Ranked by State widget, this widget displays a graph with the top five interfaces for the selected server(s) ranked by percentage of inbound network utilization. Each interface includes two bars graphs indicating inbound and outbound utilization. Select a particular interface by clicking either of its bars. When you do so, the Selected Interface % Utilization and Selected Interface Bitrate widgets display information for only the selected interface.
  • CPU (%), Memory (%), and Swap (%). When you select a single server in the Top Servers Ranked by State widget, this widget displays a graph with three lines indicating CPU usage, memory usage, and swap usage by percentage for one selected server over the specified timespan.
  • Custom Event Table. When you select one or more servers in the Top Servers Ranked by State widget, this widget displays a list of active events associated with the selected server(s).
  • Selected Interface % Utilization. When you select an interface in the Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In% widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating the inbound and outbound network utilization for the selected interface over the specified timespan.
  • Selected Interface Bitrate. When you select an interface in the Top 5 Interface Utilization Ranked by In% widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating the inbound and outbound bitrate for the selected interface over the specified timespan.

Server Performance Vitals

The Server Performance Vitals dashboard provides an overview of the performance of your servers.

The dashboard includes the following widgets:

  • Context Quick Selector. This widget allows the user to set the timespan for the dashboard.
  • Top 10: CPU. This widget displays a column graph indicating the top 10 servers ranked by maximum CPU usage over the specified timespan. Select a particular server by clicking its column. When you do so, the other widgets in the dashboard display information for only the selected server.
  • CPU (%). When you select a server in the Top 10: CPU widget, this widget displays a line graph indicating the CPU usage percentage for the selected server over the specified timespan.
  • Memory CPU (%). When you select a server in the Top 10: CPU widget, this widget displays a line graph indicating the memory usage percentage for the selected server over the specified timespan.
  • Device Stats Availability and Device Stats Latency. When you select a server in the Top 10: CPU widget, this widget displays a graph with two lines indicating the availability and latency statistics for the selected server over the specified timespan.