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diff --git a/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx b/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx index 0c6dd2ad..ee9636d1 100644 --- a/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx +++ b/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx @@ -1,20 +1,26 @@ --- title: "Chart dimensions, contexts, and families" -description: "Netdata organizes charts into dimensions, contexts, and families to automatically and meaningfully organize thousands of metrics into interactive charts." -type: explanation -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx +description: >- + "Netdata organizes charts into dimensions, contexts, and families to automatically + and meaningfully organize thousands of metrics into interactive charts." +type: "explanation" +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx" +sidebar_label: "Chart dimensions, contexts, and families" +learn_status: "Published" +learn_topic_type: "Concepts" +learn_rel_path: "Concepts" --- # Chart dimensions, contexts, and families -While Netdata's charts require no configuration and are [easy to interact with](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx), +While Netdata's charts require no configuration and are [easy to interact with](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx), they have a lot of underlying complexity. To meaningfully organize charts out of the box based on what's happening in your nodes, Netdata uses the concepts of **dimensions**, **contexts**, and **families**. Understanding how these work will help you more easily navigate the dashboard, [write new -alarms](/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md), or play around with the [API](/web/api/README.md). +alarms](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md), or play around with the [API](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/api/README.md). -For a refresher on the anatomy of a chart, see [dashboards and charts](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx). +For a refresher on the anatomy of a chart, see [dashboards and charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx). ## Dimension @@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ dimensions](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153921/114207816-a5cb7400 The chart shows 13 unique dimensions, such as `httpd` for the CPU utilization for web servers, `kernel` for anything related to the Linux kernel, and so on. In your dashboard, these specific dimensions will almost certainly be different. -Dimensions can be [hidden](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx#show-and-hide-dimensions) to help you focus your +Dimensions can be [hidden](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx#show-and-hide-dimensions) to help you focus your attention. ## Context @@ -50,8 +56,8 @@ whereas anything after the `.` is specified either by the chart's developer or b By default, a chart's type affects where it fits in the menu, while its family creates submenus. -Netdata also relies on contexts for [alarm configuration](/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md) (the [`on` -line](/health/REFERENCE.md#alarm-line-on)). +Netdata also relies on contexts for [alarm configuration](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md) (the [`on` +line](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/REFERENCE.md#alarm-line-on)). ## Family @@ -79,18 +85,18 @@ names: ## What's next? With an understanding of a chart's dimensions, context, and family, you're now ready to dig even deeper into Netdata's -dashboard. We recommend looking into [using the timeframe selector](/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx). +dashboard. We recommend looking into [using the timeframe selector](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx). -If you feel comfortable with the [dashboard](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) and interacting with charts, we -recommend learning about [configuration](/docs/configure/nodes.md). While Netdata doesn't _require_ a complicated setup +If you feel comfortable with the [dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) and interacting with charts, we +recommend learning about [configuration](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md). While Netdata doesn't _require_ a complicated setup process or a query language to create charts, there are a lot of ways to tweak the experience to match your needs. ### Further reading & related information - Dashboard - - [How the dashboard works](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) - - [Interact with charts](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx) - - **[Chart dimensions, contexts, and families](/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx)** - - [Select timeframes to visualize](/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx) - - [Import, export, and print a snapshot](/docs/dashboard/import-export-print-snapshot.mdx) - - [Customize the standard dashboard](/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx) + - [How the dashboard works](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) + - [Interact with charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx) + - **[Chart dimensions, contexts, and families](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx)** + - [Select timeframes to visualize](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx) + - [Import, export, and print a snapshot](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/import-export-print-snapshot.mdx) + - [Customize the standard dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx) |