Host Service Overview
Use the host Service Overview
From a Host Status view on the Health tab, click a host's Service Overview link (i.e., gear icon).
From a Service Status view on the Health tab, click a service's Service Details Graphs link (i.e., gear icon).
The Service Overview provides general status information, various performance and status graphs, a search function, actions icons, time range filters and services. Each of these items is described in more detail below.
Graphs
The initial Service Overview provides charts and graphs over a 25 hour time period. Clicking in any graph will zoom in to display more detail. For example, clicking on the Ping Times graph opens a new view showing Ping Times and Packets Lost graphs for 4 hours, 25 hours, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year periods.
There are four icons in the upper right hand corner of each graph. The table below explains what happens when each of these icons is clicked:
| Graph Icon | Action Performed |
|---|---|
| Megaphone | Opens the Alert Summary Report for the host for the graph's time range |
| Graph Line | Opens the Host AvailabilityReport for the host |
| Green + Symbol | Adds the graph to My Basket to provide a quick and easy custom view. Once the desired graphs are added to the basket, click the Show basket button to display the custom view. Click the Clear basket button to remove the selected graphs. My Basket is located on the right hand side of the window under the Actions icons. |
| Magnifying Glass | Opens an enlarged view the specific graph in a separate window. Use the buttons at the bottom of the window to adjust the start and end time parameters. |
Actions Icons
The five Actions icons perform functions on the data, as listed in the table below. This feature is provided by PnP4Nagios, a plug-in for Icinga, and provides for charting analysis.
| Actions Icon | Description |
|---|---|
| Calendar | Opens a window where the administrator can enter a custom time range for the displayed graphs. Enter the Start and End date and time, and then click Submit. |
| Opens a PDF of the current displayed graphs.The PDF can be viewed, downloaded, or printed | |
| Document/Pie Chart | View pages |
| Information | View internal statistics |
| Question Mark | View Nagios PNP plug-in documentation |
Time Ranges Filters
- The Custom time range option displays the graphs using the date/time range that was defined using the Actions Calendar icon.
- The Overview option is the same as the initial Service Overview that displays when first opened from the Host Status view on the Health tab.
Services Filters
The Services filters provide a quick way to display a subset of the graphs grouped by function. Each filter displays full graphs for the standard time periods: 4 Hours, 25 Hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 1year. The filters provided include:
| Services Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Host PerfData | Displays Ping Times and Packets Lost graphs |
| Current Load | Displays all variations (load1, load5, load15) of Current Load graphs |
| Current Users | Displays Current Users graphs |
| Free Space | Displays Free Space graphs |
| Network Statistics | Displays all variations (eth2_in, eth2_out, ib0_in, ib0_out, ib1_in, ib1_out, lo_in, lo_out, meth0_in, meth0_out, meth1_in, meth1_out, mgmt0_in, mgmt0_out, pub0_in, pub0_out, pub1_in, pub1_out) of Network Statistics graphs |
| RAM Usage | Displays all variations (Total, Used, Free, Caches) of Ram Usage graphs |
| Swap Usage | Displays Swap Usage graphs |
| Total Processes | Displays Total Processes graphs |