Content Creators: About Data Source Searches
When creating dashboard content with the Object Selection Wizard, you can search the following data source types for objects and metrics:
AppInternals searches
AppInternals 10.0.1 and later provide these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigating Object Tree search as the general search function when you want to view and select from all applicable object type drop-down menus, but are not interested in filtering the search results (as in
Top N and Bottom N).
The following example describes how to use the Navigating Object Tree search fields for creating a panel that shows the page load count for the Tradefast application in the United States.
AppInternals search example — Navigating Object Tree
1. Select AppInternals as the data source type.
If there are multiple AppInternals data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Select Type field, select Application.
Then in the adjacent field, select Tradefast.
4. In the Search within Application ‘Tradefast’ field, select Country.
Then in the adjacent field, select a country or select the asterisk (*) for all countries.
5. Click Search Now.
Top N and Bottom N
Use Top N or Bottom N to search for objects of a particular metric, and then filter the results to only the Top or Bottom N values.
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
“Navigating Object Tree“ search. The only difference is that Top N and Bottom N enable you to base your search on a particular metric and then filter the results to only N values.
The search example in this section is based on a Bottom N search. The steps for a Top N search are the same, but the filtered search results are for Top N values.
The following example describes how to use the Bottom N search for finding the bottom Apdex scores for countries.
AppInternals search example—Bottom N
1. Select AppInternals as the data source type.
If there are multiple AppInternals data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. In the Search by field, select Bottom N.
3. Select the Bottom N value of 5 (or click Edit… in the drop-down menu and enter a number).
4. Select the object type of Country and all (*) of its object instances.
5. Select the metric of Apdex.
6. Click Search Now.
AppInternals (9.x) searches
AppInternals (9.x) provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
If you have used the AppInternals 9.x desktop console, these searches will be familiar to you. Each search type generates object patterns that are the same as those used in the desktop console. For more information about object patterns and the desktop console, see the AppInternals 9.x documentation.
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigating Object Tree search as the general search function when you want to view and select from all applicable object type drop-down menus, but are not interested in filtering the search results (as in
Top N and Bottom N) or using predefined queries (as in the
Standard Application Components).
The following example describes how to use the Navigating Object Tree search fields for finding CPU objects on all hosts in a Windows environment.
AppInternals (9.x) search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Select AppInternals (9.x) as the data source type.
If there are multiple AppInternals 9.x data sources, you can select specific data sources or select all from the adjacent data source drop-down menu.
2. Select Navigating Object Tree as the search type.
3. Select a Host. In this case, all (*) hosts are chosen, but you can choose an individual host.
4. Select the Windows object type and all (*) of its object instances.
5. Select the CPU object type and all (*) of its object instances.
To limit the number of search results, you can choose an individual instance (either 0, 1, 2, 3) or the aggregated instance (_Total). Select
Edit… to further restrict the search with the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wildcard characters. For details about search strings, see
Building an object search string.
6. Click Search Now.
Object Name
Rather than select by search fields, you can simply type in a search string when you use the Object Name search (thus eliminating the need to fill in the search fields if you were to use
Navigating Object Tree).
In the AppInternals 9.x desktop console, you enter this same search string as an object pattern in the Object text box of any table. For details about object patterns, see the AppInternals 9.x documentation.
The following example describes how to use the Object Name search for finding CPU objects on all hosts in a Windows environment.
AppInternals (9.x) search example—Object Name
1. Select AppInternals (9.x) as the data source type, and then select all available SMPs from the adjacent data source drop-down menu. (Optionally, you can also select an individual SMP.)
2. Select Object Name as the search type.
3. Enter search string Host (*) > Windows (*) > CPU (*) to scope the search to all instances of Windows-based CPUs across all hosts.
4. Click Search Now.
Building an object search string
This table lists the characters that you can use to build an object search string.
Character | Specifies… |
Semicolon (;) | A delimiter between searches. For example: Host (vh20*) > Windows (*) > CPU (*); Host (vh19*) > Windows (*) > CPU (*) |
Asterisk (*) | A multi-character wildcard. For example: vh20* will match any host with vh20 as the starting string, as in vh20-tradesmp or vh20-batch. |
Question mark (?) | A single-character wildcard. For example: vh? will match vh1, vh2, and vh3 (but not vh10, vh20, or vh30); while vh?0 will match vh10, vh20, and so on. |
Note the following:
• Both the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?) wildcards can be used in the same string.
• An asterisk (*) can be used to represent all applicable levels of object types.
For example, the search string Host (vh20-tradesmp) > * includes all levels of object types under Host (beginning with the level for Windows, SQL Server, and so on; then followed by the next lower level—CPU, Disk, Memory, and so on).
• A question mark (?) can be used to represent the next lower level of object types.
For example, Host (vh20-tradesmp) > Windows (*) > ? includes only the object types under Windows (such as CPU, Disk, Memory).
Top N and Bottom N
Use Top N or Bottom N to search for objects by a particular metric, and then filter the results to only the Top or Bottom N values. For example, if there are a large number of monitored CPUs, your search could be for the top 10 Windows-based CPUs having the highest % Usage.
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
Navigating Object Tree search. The only difference is that Top N and Bottom N enables you to base your search on a particular statistic of a particular metric and then filter the results to only N values.
The search example in this section is based on a Top N search. The steps for a Bottom N search are the same, but the filtered search results are for Bottom N values.
The following example describes how to use the Top N search for finding the top 10 CPU objects by % Usage on all hosts in a Windows environment.
AppInternals (9.x) search example—Top N
1. Select AppInternals (9.x) as the data source type and then select the SMP (data source) from which to direct your search. If you select All Data Sources, the search results provide the top five results (or possibly less, depending on available objects) across all AppInternals 9.x SMPs.
2. Select Top N as the search type.
3. Select a Top N value of 10 (or click Edit… in the drop-down menu and enter a number).
4. Select Host, which in this case is engtfconnect01.
If you specify all (*) hosts, the search results provide the top 10 results (or possibly less, depending on available objects) across all hosts that are being monitored by this data source.
5. Select the object type of Windows and all (*) of its object instances.
6. Select the object type of CPU and all (*) of its object instances.
To limit the number of search results, you can choose an individual instance (either 0, 1, 2, 3) or the aggregated instance (_Total). Click
Edit… if you want to further restrict your search with the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wildcard characters. For details about search strings, see
Building an object search string.
7. Select % Usage as the metric.
8. Select the Statistic Selection of Average.
9. Click Search Now.
Standard Application Components
Use Standard Application Components to search for application component types, such as Server Resources or Databases. These predefined searches allow you to quickly specify objects without being familiar with the object hierarchy of the AppInternals 9.x desktop console.
For example, if you choose the application component type Server Resources, the available predefined searches are CPU Usage, Disk Usage, Memory Usage, and Network Usage.
The Standard Application Components search corresponds to all saved filters (other than Favorites) in the desktop console. For more information see the AppInternals 9.x documentation.
The following example describes how to use the Standard Application Components search for finding CPU Usage in a Windows environment.
AppInternals (9.x) search example—Standard Application Components
1. Select AppInternals (9.x) as the data source type, and then select all (*) available SMPs from the adjacent data source drop-down menu. (Optionally, you can also select an individual SMP.)
2. Select Standard Application Components as the search type.
3. Select an application component type. In this case, Server Resources.
4. Select from the predefined query types that are available for the selected application component type. In this case CPU Usage and Windows.
5. Click Search Now.
Explanation of Include Aggregates and Include Individuals
The Include Aggregates and Include Individuals check boxes (shown in the AppInternals 9.x searches) can be selected separately or together. However, at least one of the check boxes must be selected. This table lists the impact of the check box section on the search results.
Selection | Impact on search results |
Include Individuals | The search results will include only individual object member instances. For example, in a Windows system, the member instances of the object type CPU are 0, 1, 2, and so on. |
Include Aggregates | The search returns an average or total object instance based on all of the member instances. For example, in a Windows system, there is an instance called _Total, which is defined as an average (aggregate) of the individual instances. |
Include Individuals and Include Aggregates | The search results will include both the member instances and the aggregated instance. Based on the preceding examples for the Windows system, the CPU object type search results are 0, 1, 2, and _Total. |
For details about aggregate and individual object instances for different metrics, see the AppInternals 9.x Configuration Guide.
For more information, see:
AppResponse searches
AppResponse 11.1.0 and later provide these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigating Object Tree search as the general search function when you want to view and select from all applicable object type drop-down menus, but are not interested in filtering the search results (as in
Top N and Bottom N).
The following example describes how to investigate why a particular client IP address is experiencing problems with the web application called TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp.
AppResponse search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Select AppResponse as the data source type. If there are multiple AppResponse data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Select Group field, select Web Transaction Analysis.
4. From the Select Type field, select Web App.
5. Next to the Select Type field, select the application. In this case, select TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp.
At this point, if you do not want to narrow the search any further, and only want to show the performance of the TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp application itself, you can click Search Now. However, in this search example we want to investigate the performance of TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp for a particular client IP address.
6. To narrow the search, from the Search within Web App field, select Web Client IP.
7. Next to the Search within Web App ‘TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp’ field, select the client IP address to be investigated—12.0.0.1.
8. Click Search Now.
Top N and Bottom N
Use Top N or Bottom N to search for objects by a particular metric, and then filter the results to only the Top or Bottom N values.
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
Navigating Object Tree search. The only difference is that Top N and Bottom N enable you to search for the objects with the highest or lowest N values based on the selected metric.
The following example describes how to use the Top N search to find the top five Page Families by number of Slow Pages.
AppResponse search example—Top N
1. Select AppResponse as the data source type.
If there are multiple AppResponse data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. In the Search by field, select Top N.
3. Select the Top N value of 5 (or click Edit… in the drop-down menu and enter a number).
4. From the Select Group field, select Web Transaction Analysis.
5. Select the object type of Web App and choose a specific application (for example, TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp).
6. In the Search within Company ‘TradeFast Cluster 1 WebApp’ field, select Page Family.
Then in the adjacent field, select the asterisk (*)
7. Select the metric of Slow Pages.
8. Click Search Now.
AppResponse (9.x) searches
AppResponse (9.x) provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Search by Navigating Object Tree when you are familiar with the objects for which you want to create dashboards.
The following example describes how to investigate why a particular client IP address is experiencing problems with the web application called TradeFast.
Portal does not actively validate values entered into a search field. For example, if you type in an incorrect or partial IP address, an incorrect result is returned. The format of values entered for fields labeled Prefix/24, IP Conversation, and IP Address must match those displayed in the AppResponse (9.x) desktop console.
AppResponse (9.x) search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. From the Data Source field, select AppResponse (9.x).
2. Next to the Data Source field, select a specific AppResponse (9.x) data source or select All Data Sources to search all AppResponse (9.x) data sources.
3. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
4. From the Select Type field, select Web Application.
5. Next to the Select Type field, select the application. In this case, choose TradeFast.
At this point, if you do not want to narrow the search any further, and only want to show the performance of the TradeFast application itself, you can click Search now. However, in this search example we want to investigate the performance of TradeFast for a particular client IP address.
6. To narrow the search, from the Search within field, choose Client IPs - IP Address.
7. Next to the Search within field, enter the client IP address to be investigated—10.3.60.21.
8. Click Search Now.
The search yields the object instance TradeFast>10.3.60.21. You can then select the applicable metrics that you want to monitor for that particular client IP address (such as Page Time or Slow Page Rate).
Top N
Search for Top N when you want to rank the results of an object search by metric values, such as throughput, page time, or page views. You may also just want to limit the number of search results.
Top N results, by default, provide the most recent 15 minutes of data. You can change this time range in the
About the dashboard toolbar.
How you set up the search depends on the scope:
• For a basic search, select an object type and metric.
For example, if you want the top 10 web applications based on the highest number of page views, select Web Application (object type) and then select Page Views as the metric.
• For an advanced search, select an object for the corresponding object types.
For example, within the context of a particular web application such as TradeFast, you might want to see the top 10 page views.
Portal does not validate values entered into a search text field. For example, if you type in an incorrect or partial IP address, an incorrect result is returned. The format of values entered for fields labeled Prefix/24, IP Conversation, or IP Address must match those displayed in the AppResponse (9.x) desktop console.
AppResponse (9.x) search example—Top N (basic search)
1. Select Top N.
2. Select a number for N (or click Edit… to enter a number in the accompanying field). In this case, 5 is the selected value for N.
3. Select an object type. In this case, Web Application is the selected object type. By selecting All in the adjoining drop-down menu, you are specifying to search all web applications.
4. Select the metric Page Views.
5. Click Search Now.
The search results rank the five web applications with the highest number of page views.
Note: In the Select Objects panel, you can select the Use live search results… option, so that objects change dynamically. For example, as page views of web applications change in real time, the objects representing these applications will be updated every five minutes (in the panel).
AppResponse (9.x) search example—Top N (Advanced Search)
1. Select Top N.
2. Select a number for N from the drop-down menu (or click Edit… to enter a number in the accompanying field). In this case, 5 is the selected value for N.
3. Select the object type, and then select an object (the particular application for which you are interested). In this case, the selected object type is Web Application, and the selected object is the application TradeFast.
4. Within the application TradeFast, select Page Family.
5. Select the metric Page Views.
6. Click Search Now.
The search results rank the top five highest page views for the TradeFast application.
In the Search Objects panel, you can select the Use live search results… option, so that objects change dynamically. For example, as page views of web applications change in real time, the objects representing these applications will change accordingly (in the panel).
IP address resolution
For Top N object search results involving IP addresses (for example, IP Address or IP Conversation), a fourth column in the Select Objects panel will provide the original hostnames (whenever available) for the corresponding IP addresses.
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Application Model searches
Application Model provides this search in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Search by Navigating Object Tree when you are familiar with the objects for which you want to create dashboards.
Suppose you want to investigate why a particular client IP address is experiencing problems with the web application called TradeFast. The following example describes how to use the Navigating Object Tree search to find the hosts using a specific port (tcp/32792) in an application model.
Application Model search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. From the Data Source field, select Application Model.
2. From the Application field, select the application model.
If you do not want to narrow the search any further, you can click Search now. The search results list only the application. After selecting the application, you can select a metric to monitor.
3. From the Application Model Object Type(s) field, select Hosts.
4. In the adjoining data source field, select NetProfiler.
5. From the Search field, select Navigating Object Tree.
6. From the Search within Host field, select Port.
7. In the adjoining field, select tcp/32792.
8. Click Search Now.
The search results list the hosts in the selected application model that use port tcp/32792. You can then select the applicable metrics that you want to monitor.
Aternity searches
Aternity provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigating Object Tree search as the general search function when you want to view and select from all applicable object type drop-down menus, but are not interested in filtering the search results (as in
Top N and Bottom N).
The following example describes how to use the Navigating Object Tree search fields to show information about a monitored application.
Aternity search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Select Aternity as the data source type.
If there are multiple Aternity data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Select Type field, select Monitored Application.
Then in the adjacent field, select the asterisk (*).
4. Click Search Now. Then select a monitored application and the metrics to include in the panel.
Top N and Bottom N
Use Top N or Bottom N to search for objects by a particular metric, and then filter the results to only the Top or Bottom N values.
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
Navigating Object Tree search. The only difference is that Top N and Bottom N enable you to search for objects with the highest or lowest N values based on the selected metric.
The following example describes how to use the Top N search to find the top departments using Internet Explorer by Activity Score.
Aternity search example—Top N
1. Select Aternity as the data source type.
If there are multiple Aternity data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. In the Search by field, select Top N.
3. Select the Top N value of 5 (or click Edit… in the drop-down menu and enter a number).
4. From the Select Type field, select Monitored Application
Then in the adjacent field, select Internet Explorer.
5. In the Search within Monitored Application ‘Internet Explorer’ field, select Department.
Then in the adjacent field, select the asterisk (*).
6. Select the metric of Activity Score.
7. Click Search Now.
NetIM searches
NetIM provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Search by Navigating Object Tree when you are familiar with the objects for which you want to create dashboards.
You can search by *, or use the Edit... field to typeahead and search for a single object. You can't multi-select objects and there is no object name filtering (because the typeahead searching is the filtering). You don't necessarily have to select Group first, but selecting a Group will filter out Devices that don't belong to that group.
Synthetic Test is an object type found at the same level as Object and Device.
The following example describes how to search for all CPUs in the network.
NetIM search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM.
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Select Type field, select Device.
4. From the Search within Device field, select CPU.
5. Click Search Now.
The search results list all objects of type CPU.
Top/Bottom N
Use the Top/Bottom N search when you want to rank the results of the object search by a particular metric.
The following example describes how to search the top 10 interfaces by (average) incoming interface utilization for a particular device within a group.
NetIM search example—Top N
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM.
2. From the Search by field, select Top N.
3. From the Select Type field, select Device.
4. From the Top 10 Device by Metric field, select CPU Utilization.
5. Click Search Now.
The search results list the 10 objects with the highest CPU utilization.
NetIM (<2.3.0) searches
NetIM (<2.3.0) provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
For drill-downs on various NetIM (<2.3.0) objects, see
Related drill-downs for NetIM (<2.3.0).
Attribute
Use the Attribute search to perform a keyword search on groups, devices, or interfaces. You can also filter devices by vendor.
The following example describes how to perform a search on all objects with names containing CS.
NetIM (<2.3.0) Search example—Attribute
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM (<2.3.0).
2. From the Search by field, select Attribute.
3. Optionally, select Case Sensitive if you want to use case-sensitive text to further filter the search results.
4. From the Attribute Value field, select Contains and then, to narrow the search, enter a search string in the adjoining text box. In this case, the search string is specified to match objects whose names contain CS.
If you select Contains and leave the adjoining text box blank, the search results include every group, device, and interface in the network (similar to the results achieved by using the wildcard value * in other search selections). The other search-string qualifiers from the Attribute Value field, with the exception of Equals, will also return all applicable network objects if you leave the adjoining text box blank. If you select Equals without specifying a text string, you will not receive any search results.
5. From Filter Devices by Vendor field, select All Vendors.
6. Click Search Now.
The search results list all objects with name containing CS.
IP Address
Use the IP Address search when you want to return devices or interfaces with matching IP address information. This search type is useful when you are troubleshooting a particular device or interface and already know at least part of the applicable IP address, as shown in the following search example.
NetIM (<2.3.0) search example—IP Address
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM (<2.3.0).
2. From the Search by field, select IP Address.
3. From the IP Address field, select Contains, and then enter an IP address search string. In this example, we use the IP search string 172.16.18 to match objects whose IP address contains 172.16.18.
If you select Contains and leave the adjoining text box blank, the search results include every group, device, and interface in the network (similar to the results achieved by using the wildcard value * in other search selections). The other search-string qualifiers from the Attribute Value field, with the exception of Equals, will also return all applicable network objects if you leave the adjoining text box blank. If you select Equals without specifying a text string, you will not receive any search results.
4. Click Search Now.
The search results list all objects with matching IP addresses.
Navigating Object Tree
Search by Navigating Object Tree when you are familiar with the objects for which you want to create dashboards.
The following example describes how to search for all CPUs in the network.
NetIM (<2.3.0) search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM (<2.3.0).
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Groups field, select Select all.
4. A search at this point yields all groups in the network. However, you can narrow the search to identify specific CPUs.
5. From the Devices field, select the asterisk (*) (all devices).
6. From the Component Type field, select CPU.
To narrow the search results further, you can enter a text string in the Object Name Filter field.
7. Click Search Now.
The search results list all of the matching objects.
Top/Bottom N
Use the Top/Bottom N search when you want to rank the results of the object search by a particular metric.
The following example describes how to search the top 10 interfaces by (average) incoming interface utilization for a particular device within a group.
NetIM (<2.3.0) search example—Top/Bottom N
1. From the Data Source field, select NetIM (2.3.0).
2. From the Search by field, select Top/Bottom N.
3. From the N Value field, select Top and then select the value (or select Edit to enter a number in the accompanying field). In this case, 10 is the Top N value. To search on a Bottom N value, select Bottom before selecting a value.
4. From the Search For field, select Interface.
5. From the by Metric field, select [Interface Utilization and Throughput] Interface Incoming Throughput. Then select Avg.
At this point, the search is for the top 10 interfaces by average incoming interface utilization. However, you can narrow the search within a specific group, such as Bethesda.
6. From the Within Group field, select Bethesda.
You can narrow the search further still by a specific device, which is what is done in the following step.
7. From the Within Device field, select BETH-CS-COR01.
8. Click Search Now.
Synthetic Tests
Use the Synthetic Tests search option to visualize synthetic testing status and performance for a selected application, test source, or the entire synthetic infrastructure.
NetIM (<2.3.0) search example—Synthetic Tests
1. Specify the Synthetic Tests search:
– From the Search by field, select Synthetic Tests.
2. Specify the search criteria:
– Search Within
– Source
– Target URL
– Target Device
– Target Application
– Type
– Profile name
3. Click Search Now.
4. To create the panel, select the objects from the Select Objects panel, select the metrics and rollup selection from the Select Metrics panel, and then click Create Panel.
Related drill-downs for NetIM (<2.3.0)
For device objects in NetIM (<2.3.0), as well as three lower-level objects under devices—CPU, memory, and interfaces—there are right-click menu drill-downs. These drill-downs provide immediate information for analysis and troubleshooting. For example, you might be encountering an interface configuration problem. To investigate, you can select the Packet Error Rate drill-down to immediately view that data.
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NetProfiler searches
NetProfiler provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Only users with the following NetProfiler roles can be used with Dashboards: Administrator, Operator, and Monitor. If a user without one of the Profiler-specified roles adds a NetProfiler data source to Dashboards, then the dashboard will show the NetProfiler account as connected, but it will never display any data or Top N search results.
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigation Object Tree search option when you want to monitor a specific set of objects and you are familiar with the objects and metrics for which you want to create dashboards. (If you are not familiar with the objects and metrics, then it is best to search by
Top N.)
Consider the following example of searching for all applications using the TCP protocol.
NetProfiler search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Specify the Navigating Object Tree search:
– From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
2. Specify the object type(s) and search filter(s):
For this example, do the following:
– From the Select Type field, select Application.
(By default, the wildcard character (*) appears in the filter field for searching all applications.)
– From the Search within Application ‘*’ field, select the Protocol and then select the TCP filter.
3. Click Search Now.
4. To create the panel, select the objects, metric, and rollup selection and click Create Panel.
Top N
Search for Top N when you want to organize the results of an object search by a metric value, such as number of active connections, client delay, results, or throughput.
Consider the following example of searching for the top 10 applications with ports for the Austin host group. To define the search criteria, you must specify filtered searches within searches:
Host Group Type (By Location) > Host Group (AUSTIN) > Application with Port
NetProfiler search example—Top N
1. Specify the Top N search:
– From the Search by field, select Top N.
2. Specify a number for N:
– From the Top N field, select a number (or select Edit to enter a number in the accompanying field).
For this example, choose 10 for the value of N.
3. Specify the object type(s) and search filter(s):
For this example, do the following:
– From the Select Type field, select Host Group Type and then select the ByLocation filter.
– From the Search within HostGroup Type ‘ByLocation’ field, select the Host Group and then choose the Austin filter.
– From the Search within Host Group ‘Austin’, select Application with Port and then choose the All filter.
4. Specify the metric:
– From the Top 10 Application with Ports by Metric field, select Throughput and then choose the Average metric rollup type.
5. Click Search Now.
6. To create the panel, select the objects, metric, and rollup selection and click Create Panel.
UCExpert searches
UCExpert 6.1.0 and later provide these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
Navigating Object Tree
Use the Navigating Object Tree search as the general search function when you want to view and select from all applicable object type drop-down menus, but are not interested in filtering the search results (as in
Top N and Bottom N).
The following example describes how to use the Navigating Object Tree search fields for creating a panel that shows the Call Completion Rate for Cisco data.
UCExpert search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Select UCExpert as the data source type.
If there are multiple UCExpert data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. From the Search by field, select Navigating Object Tree.
3. From the Select Type field, select Company.
Then in the adjacent field, select the asterisk (*).
4. In the Search within Company ‘*’ field, select Vendor.
Then in the adjacent field, select Cisco.
5. Click Search Now.
Top N and Bottom N
Use Top N or Bottom N to search for objects of a particular metric, and then filter the results to only the Top or Bottom N values.
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
Navigating Object Tree search. The only difference is that Top N and Bottom N enable you to base your search on a particular metric and then filter the results to only N values.
The search example in this section is based on a Bottom N search. The steps for a Top N search are the same, the only difference being that the filtered search results are for Top N values.
The following example describes how to use the Top N search for finding the top Device Groups by total call count (Call - Total).
UCExpert search example—Top N
1. Select UCExpert as the data source type.
If there are multiple UCExpert data sources, you can select specific data sources or all data sources from the adjacent drop-down menu.
2. In the Search by field, select Top N.
3. Select the Top N value of 5 (or click Edit… in the drop-down menu and enter a number).
4. Select the object type of Company and choose a specific company (for example, Riverbed).
5. In the Search within Company ‘Riverbed’ field, select Device Group.
Then in the adjacent field, select the asterisk (*).
6. Select the metric of Call - Total.
7. Click Search Now.
Web Analyzer searches
Web Analyzer (BrowserMetrix) provides these searches in the Object Selection Wizard:
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Navigating Object Tree
Search by Navigating Object Tree when you are familiar with the objects for which you want to create dashboards.
The following example describes how to investigate the average response time for users in the United States who are accessing the TradeFast application with the Firefox browser.
Web Analyzer search example—Navigating Object Tree
1. Select Web Analyzer as the data source.
2. Select Navigating Object Tree.
3. Select the application TradeFast.
4. Select Browser and then select Firefox as the browser type.
5. Select Geography and then select United States.
6. Click Search Now.
The search yields the object instance TradeFast > Firefox > United States.
You can then select the applicable metrics that you want to monitor for users in the United States using the Firefox browser to access the TradeFast application.
Top N and Bottom N
The Top N and Bottom N searches are similar to the
Navigating Object Tree search. The only difference is that this search type sorts the values of the selected metric from either highest to lowest (Top N) or from lowest to highest (Bottom N).
The search example in this section is based on a Top N search. The steps for a Bottom N search are the same, the only difference being that the filtered search results are for Bottom N values.
The following example describes how to use the Top N search for finding the top five browsers by page views for the TradeFast application.
Web Analyzer search example—Top N
1. From the Data Source field, select Web Analyzer.
2. From the Search by field, select Top N.
3. From the Top N field, select 5.
4. From the Application field, select Tradefast.
5. From the Select Type field, select Browser.
From the adjoining field, select All (for all browsers).
6. From the Top 5 Browser by Metric field, select Page Views.
7. Click Search Now.
Examples of a Geographic Status Map and a Geographic Heat Map
When creating a panel using a Web Analyzer data source, you can display a Geographic Status Map or a Geographic Heat Map.
From the Panel Configuration dialog box, select either Geographic Heat Map or Geographic Status Map. Depending on how you specified the search criteria, the map can represent the world or a specific country, region, or state.
Click Edit Panel Settings to specify various Geographic Heat Map settings, such as options to show the color scale and/or zoom scale.
Zoom, pan, drill-down, and tooltip functionality are available for both Geographic Heat and Status maps.
Geographic status map and geographic heat map
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