Monitoring - KPI Utilization

The Monitoring - KPI Utilization page provides data visualizations that help users understand KPIs associated with network devices. The page also includes a quick filter feature that enables users to narrow results without creating complex queries.

Filter parameters

The following filter parameters are available:

Filter Parameter	Description
Customer Name	Filter devices owned by specific customers.
GSMA Code	Filter devices associated with a specific GSMA code.
Data Source	Filter by any supported data source used to monitor network devices and operating systems.
Node Name	Filter by node name.
Device Type	Filter by device type.
Interface Name	Filter by a supported interface.

Each parameter mentioned above supports the following boolean options:

Option	Description
Include	Limit results to include the selected values.
Exclude	Limit results to exclude the selected values.

Visualization display options

Hover over the upper-right corner of a visualization to display the options menu (ellipsis icon). The following display options are supported:

Option	Description
Settings	Apply a custom time range or configure additional visualization options.
Inspect	Download a report.
Maximize	Expand the visualization to display additional information. Select the control again to restore the visualization to its original size.

Data visualizations

KPI summary

The KPI Summary section includes the following visualizations:

KPI Name	Description
Nodes Down	Number of SolarWinds nodes that were down during the selected period.
Hardware Failure	Number of devices reporting a critical hardware status.
BGP Down	Number of devices reporting an idle state, indicating a BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) failure that prevents communication with peers.
Tunnel Down	Number of tunnels that were down out of the total monitored tunnels.
InErrors	Number of input errors reported on devices.
OutErrors	Number of output errors reported on devices.
InDiscards	Number of inbound packets discarded by devices.
OutDiscards	Number of outbound packets discarded by devices.

CPU and memory utilization

This section is classified into the following:

CPU Usage

CPU Usage Hosts

Memory Usage

Memory Usage Hosts

Utilization Type	View	Utilization Category	Number of Devices (Nodes)	Number of Associated Records	Percentage of Total Devices	Description / Identifier
CPU Usage	Distribution	Less than 70%	Yes	Yes	Yes	CPU utilization distribution across devices.
CPU Usage	Distribution	70%–85%	Yes	Yes	Yes	CPU utilization distribution across devices.
CPU Usage	Distribution	Greater than 85%	Yes	Yes	Yes	CPU utilization distribution across devices.
CPU Usage Hosts	Host-Level	N/A	No	No	No	CPU utilization per host, identified by hostname.
Memory Usage	Distribution	Less than 70%	Yes	Yes	Yes	Memory utilization distribution across devices.
Memory Usage	Distribution	70%–85%	Yes	Yes	Yes	Memory utilization distribution across devices.
Memory Usage	Distribution	Greater than 85%	Yes	Yes	Yes	Memory utilization distribution across devices.
Memory Usage Hosts	Host-Level	N/A	No	No	No	Memory utilization per host, identified by hostname.

Interface utilization

The Interface utilization section includes the following:

Report / Table Name	Description	Metrics Included	Utilization Categories
Tx_Interface Usage	Table showing outbound interface utilization.	Number of interfaces, Number of associated records	Less than 70% Between 70% and 85% Greater than 85%
Tx_Interface Details	Table providing outbound interface communication details.	Number of interfaces, Number of associated records	Less than 70%, Between 70% and 85% Greater than 85%
SolarWinds KPIUtilization – TX Usage Interfaces	Table providing details about nodes with outbound communications monitored by SolarWinds.	Node/interface utilization details	Not specified
SolarWinds KPIUtilization – RX Interfaces	Table providing inbound interface communication details.	Number of interfaces, Number of associated records	Less than 70%, Between 70% and 85% Greater than 85%
RX Usage Interfaces	Table providing details for all nodes engaged in inbound communications.	Inbound communication/interface details	Not specified

KPI utilization

The KPI Utilization section includes the following visualizations:

KPI Name	Description
Top Nodes – CPU Utilization	List of nodes ranked in descending order by CPU utilization.
Top Nodes – Memory Utilization	List of nodes ranked in descending order by memory utilization.
Top Interfaces – TX Interface Utilization	List of interfaces ranked in descending order by outbound communication (transmit traffic).
Top Interfaces – RX Interface Utilization	List of interfaces ranked in descending order by inbound communication (receive traffic).

KPI status

The KPI status section includes the following categories:

KPI Name	Description
Top Nodes by Node Down	List of all nodes ranked by the number of downtime occurrences in descending order.
Top Interfaces by Interface Down	List of all interfaces ranked by the number of downtime occurrences in descending order.
Top Nodes by BGP Down	List of all nodes in an idle state, indicating a BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) failure, ranked by the number of idle occurrences in descending order.
Top Nodes by Tunnel Down	List of all tunnels ranked by the number of downtime occurrences in descending order.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – Interface In Errors	List of all interfaces showing the average number of inbound errors.
Interface Out Errors	List of all interfaces showing the average number of outbound errors.
Interface In Discards	List of all interfaces showing the average number of inbound discards.
Interface Out Discards	List of all interfaces showing the average number of outbound discards.
CPU Usage by Hour	Scatter chart displaying node CPU usage at specific timestamps.
Memory Usage	Scatter chart displaying node memory usage at specific timestamps.
TX Interface Usage	Scatter chart displaying outbound interface communication activity at specific timestamps.
RX Interface Usage	Scatter chart displaying inbound interface communication activity at specific timestamps.

KPI trends

All charts include filters that allow users to show or hide specific data elements. For example, on a chart displaying both inbound and outbound interface discards, users can choose to display either metric independently or both together.

Visualization / Chart Title	Chart Type	Metrics Tracked	Description
CPU & Memory Usage	Trendline	CPU Utilization, Memory Utilization	Displays overall system resource utilization trends over time.
TX Interface & RX Interface	Trendline	Outbound Traffic (TX), Inbound Traffic (RX)	Tracks network interface communication volume and bandwidth direction over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – Interface In & Out Errors	Trendline	Inbound Errors, Outbound Errors	Monitors physical and logical interface transmission errors over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – Interface In & Out Discards	Trendline	Inbound Discards, Outbound Discards	Shows inbound and outbound packet drops across network interfaces over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – KPI Status – Node	Trendline	Node Down Occurrences	Tracks network device downtime and failure events over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – KPI Status – Interface	Trendline	Interface Down Occurrences	Displays interface status failures and connection drops over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – BGP Status	Trendline	Idle BGP Occurrences	Tracks BGP protocol failures and peer disconnect occurrences over time.
SolarWinds KPI Utilization – Tunnel Status	Trendline	Tunnel Downtime	Monitors VPN and network tunnel outages and downtime events over time.

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