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diff --git a/docs/cloud/visualize/overview.md b/docs/cloud/visualize/overview.md index 35c07656a..84638f058 100644 --- a/docs/cloud/visualize/overview.md +++ b/docs/cloud/visualize/overview.md @@ -1,250 +1,48 @@ ---- -title: "Home, Overview and Single Node view" -description: >- - "The Home tab automatically presents relevant information of your War Room, the Overview uses composite - charts from all the nodes in a given War Room and Single Node view provides a look at a specific Node" -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/overview.md" -sidebar_label: "Home, Overview and Single Node view" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "Concepts" -learn_rel_path: "Operations/Visualizations" ---- +# Home, overview and single node tabs + +Learn how to use the Home, Overview, and Single Node tabs in Netdata Cloud, to explore your infrastructure and troubleshoot issues. ## Home The Home tab provides a predefined dashboard of relevant information about entities in the War Room. -This tab will -automatically present summarized information in an easily digestible display. You can see information about your +This tab will automatically present summarized information in an easily digestible display. You can see information about your nodes, data collection and retention stats, alerts, users and dashboards. -## Overview +## Overview and single node tab The Overview tab is another great way to monitor infrastructure using Netdata Cloud. While the interface might look -similar to local -dashboards served by an Agent Overview uses **composite charts**. +similar to local dashboards served by an Agent Overview uses **composite charts**. These charts display real-time aggregated metrics from all the nodes (or a filtered selection) in a given War Room. -With Overview's composite charts, you can see your infrastructure from a single pane of glass, discover trends or -anomalies, then drill down by grouping metrics by node and jumping to single-node dashboards for root cause analysis. - -## Single Node view - -The Single Node view dashboard engine is the same as the Overview, meaning that it also uses **composite charts**, and -displays real-time aggregated metrics from a specific node. - -As mentioned above, the interface is similar to local dashboards served by an Agent but this dashboard also uses * -*composite charts** which, in the case of a single node, will aggregate -multiple chart _instances_ belonging to a context into a single chart. For example, on `disk.io` context it will get -into a single chart an aggregated view of each disk the node has. - -Further tools provided in composite chart [definiton bar](/docs/cloud/visualize/overview#definition-bar) will allow you -to explore in more detail what is happening on each _instance_. - -## Before you get started - -Only nodes with v1.25.0-127 or later of the the [open-source Netdata](https://github.com/netdata/netdata) monitoring -agent can contribute to composite charts. If your node(s) use an earlier version of Netdata, you will see them marked as -**needs upgrade** in various dropdowns. - -See our [update docs](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md) for the preferred -update method based on how you installed -Netdata. - -## Composite charts - -The Overview uses composite charts, which aggregate metrics from all the nodes (or a filtered selection) in a given War -Room. - -## Definition bar - -Each composite chart has a definition bar to provide information about the following: - -* Grouping option -* Aggregate function to be applied in case multiple data sources exist -* Instances -* Nodes -* Dimensions, and -* Aggregate function over time to be applied if one point in the chart consists of multiple data points aggregated - -### Group by dimension, node, or chart - -Click on the **dimension** dropdown to change how a composite chart groups metrics. - -The default option is by _dimension_, so that each line/area in the visualization is the aggregation of a single -dimension. -This provides a per dimension view of the data from all the nodes in the War Room, taking into account filtering -criteria if defined. - -A composite chart grouped by _node_ visualizes a single metric across contributing nodes. If the composite chart has -five -contributing nodes, there will be five lines/areas. This is typically an absolute value of the sum of the dimensions -over each node but there -are some opinionated-but-valuable exceptions where a specific dimension is selected. -Grouping by nodes allows you to quickly understand which nodes in your infrastructure are experiencing anomalous -behavior. - -A composite chart grouped by _instance_ visualizes each instance of one software or hardware on a node and displays -these as a separate dimension. By grouping the -`disk.io` chart by _instance_, you can visualize the activity of each disk on each node that contributes to the -composite -chart. - -Another very pertinent example is composite charts over contexts related to cgroups (VMs and containers). You have the -means to change the default group by or apply filtering to -get a better view into what data your are trying to analyze. For example, if you change the group by to _instance_ you -get a view with the data of all the instances (cgroups) that -contribute to that chart. Then you can use further filtering tools to focus the data that is important to you and even -save the result to your own dashboards. - - - -### Aggregate functions over data sources - -Each chart uses an opinionated-but-valuable default aggregate function over the data sources. For example, -the `system.cpu` chart shows the -average for each dimension from every contributing chart, while the `net.net` chart shows the sum for each dimension -from every contributing chart, which can also come from multiple networking interfaces. - -The following aggregate functions are available for each selected dimension: - -- **Average**: Displays the average value from contributing nodes. If a composite chart has 5 nodes with the following - values for the `out` dimension—`-2.1`, `-5.5`, `-10.2`, `-15`, `-0.1`—the composite chart displays a - value of `−6.58`. -- **Sum**: Displays the sum of contributed values. Using the same nodes, dimension, and values as above, the composite - chart displays a metric value of `-32.9`. -- **Min**: Displays a minimum value. For dimensions with positive values, the min is the value closest to zero. For - charts with negative values, the min is the value with the largest magnitude. -- **Max**: Displays a maximum value. For dimensions with positive values, the max is the value with the largest - magnitude. For charts with negative values, the max is the value closet to zero. - -### Dimensions - -Select which dimensions to display on the composite chart. You can choose **All dimensions**, a single dimension, or any -number of dimensions available on that context. +When you [interact with composite charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/interact-new-charts.md) +you can see your infrastructure from a single pane of glass, discover trends or anomalies, and perform root cause analysis. -### Instances +The Single Node tab dashboard is exactly the same as the Overview, but with a hard-coded filter to only show a single node. -Click on **X Instances** to display a dropdown of instances and nodes contributing to that composite chart. Each line in -the -dropdown displays an instance name and the associated node's hostname. +### Chart navigation Menu -### Nodes - -Click on **X Nodes** to display a dropdown of nodes contributing to that composite chart. Each line displays a hostname -to help you identify which nodes contribute to a chart. You can also use this component to filter nodes directly on the -chart. - -If one or more nodes can't contribute to a given chart, the definition bar shows a warning symbol plus the number of -affected nodes, then lists them in the dropdown along with the associated error. Nodes might return errors because of -networking issues, a stopped `netdata` service, or because that node does not have any metrics for that context. - -### Aggregate functions over time - -When the granularity of the data collected is higher than the plotted points on the chart an aggregation function over -time -is applied. By default the aggregation applied is _average_ but the user can choose different options from the -following: - -* Min -* Max -* Average -* Sum -* Incremental sum (Delta) -* Standard deviation -* Median -* Single exponential smoothing -* Double exponential smoothing -* Coefficient variation -* Trimmed Median `*` -* Trimmed Mean `*` -* Percentile `**` - -:::info - -- `*` For **Trimmed Median and Mean** you can choose the percentage of data tha you want to focus on: 1%, 2%, 3%, 5%, - 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%. -- `**` For **Percentile** you can specify the percentile you want to focus on: 25th, 50th, 75th, 80th, 90th, 95th, 97th, - 98th and 99th. - -::: - -For more details on each, you can refer to our Agent's HTTP API details -on [Data Queries - Data Grouping](/docs/agent/web/api/queries#data-grouping). - -### Reset to defaults - -Click on the 3-dot icon (**⋮**) on any chart, then **Reset to Defaults**, to reset the definition bar to its initial -state. - -## Jump to single-node dashboards - -Click on **X Charts**/**X Nodes** to display one of the two dropdowns that list the charts and nodes contributing to a -given composite chart. For example, the nodes dropdown. - - - -To jump to a single-node dashboard, click on the link icon <img class="img__inline img__inline--link" -src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153921/95762109-1d219300-0c62-11eb-8daa-9ba509a8e71c.png" /> next to the -node you're interested in. - -The single-node dashboard opens in a new tab. From there, you can continue to troubleshoot or run [Metric -Correlations](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/insights/metric-correlations.md) for faster root -cause analysis. - -## Add composite charts to a dashboard - -Click on the 3-dot icon (**⋮**) on any chart, then click on **Add to Dashboard**. Click the **+** button for any -dashboard you'd like to add this composite chart to, or create a new dashboard an initiate it with your chosen chart by -entering the name and clicking **New Dashboard**. - -## Interacting with composite charts: pan, zoom, and resize - -You can interact with composite charts as you would with other Netdata charts. You can use the controls beneath each -chart to pan, zoom, or resize the chart, or use various combinations of the keyboard and mouse. See -the [chart interaction doc](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx) for -details. - -## Menu - -The Overview uses a similar menu to local Agent dashboards and single-node dashboards in Netdata Cloud, with sections +Netdata Cloud uses a similar menu to local Agent dashboards, with sections and sub-menus aggregated from every contributing node. For example, even if only two nodes actively collect from and monitor an Apache web server, the **Apache** section still appears and displays composite charts from those two nodes. - + -One difference between the Overview's menu and those found in single-node dashboards or local Agent dashboards is that +One difference between the Netdata Cloud menu and those found in local Agent dashboards is that the Overview condenses multiple services, families, or instances into single sections, sub-menus, and associated charts. -For services, let's say you have two concurrent jobs with the [web_log -collector](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/weblog/README.md), one for Apache and another for -Nginx. A single-node or -local dashboard shows two section, **web_log apache** and **web_log nginx**, whereas the Overview condenses these into a +For services, let's say you have two concurrent jobs with the [web_log collector](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/weblog/README.md), one for Apache and another for Nginx. +A single-node or local dashboard shows two section, **web_log apache** and **web_log nginx**, whereas the Overview condenses these into a single **web_log** section containing composite charts from both jobs. -The Overview also consdenses multiple families or multiple instances into a single **all** sub-menu and associated -charts. For example, if Node A has 5 disks, and Node B has 3, each disk contributes to a single `disk.io` composite -chart. The utility bar should show that there are 8 charts from 2 nodes contributing to that chart. - -This action applies to disks, network devices, and other metric types that involve multiple instances of a piece of -hardware or software. The Overview currently does not display metrics from filesystems. Read more about [families and -instances](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx) +The Cloud also condenses multiple families or multiple instances into a single **all** sub-menu and associated charts. +For example, if Node A has 5 disks, and Node B has 3, each disk contributes to a single `disk.io` composite chart. +The utility bar should show that there are 8 charts from 2 nodes contributing to that chart. +The aggregation applies to disks, network devices, and other metric types that involve multiple instances of a piece of hardware or software. ## Persistence of composite chart settings -When you change a composite chart via its definition bar, Netdata Cloud persists these settings in a query string -attached to the URL in your browser. You can "save" these settings by bookmarking this particular URL, or share it with -colleagues by having them copy-paste it into their browser. - -## What's next? - -For another way to view an infrastructure from a high level, see -the [Nodes view](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/nodes.md). - -If you need a refresher on how Netdata's charts work, see our doc -on [interacting with charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx). +Of course you can [change the filtering or grouping](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/interact-new-charts.md) of metrics in the composite charts that aggregate all these instances, to see only the information you are interested in, and save that tab in a custom dashboard. -Or, get more granular with configuring how you monitor your infrastructure -by [building new dashboards](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/dashboards.md). +When you change a composite chart via its definition bar, Netdata Cloud persists these settings in a query string attached to the URL in your browser. +You can "save" these settings by bookmarking this particular URL, or share it with colleagues by having them copy-paste it into their browser. |