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Network Performance Monitoring
Published On Jun 02, 2026 - 4:18 AM

Network Performance Monitoring

Dive deep into critical network performance data.
Network Performance Dashboard
 - When filtering by
Node Down / Critical / Warning
, the
Node Summary
 view in the
Monitor
 tab does not display the timestamp of when the alert occurred. Including a timestamp in this view would provide better visibility into the alert’s timing, helping teams differentiate between active and resolved issues. This enhancement would minimize unnecessary warnings and improve operational efficiency.The dashboard filter supports the following parameters:
  • Data Source –
    defaults to
    Zabbix.
  • Time Range
     – defaults to
    Last 30 minutes
    .
Use the following procedure to navigate to the service access point:
  1. You can access the Network Performance Monitoring dashboard by navigating to
    Dashboards → Network Management →Network Performance Monitoring.
  2. Alternatively, you can use the search bar under the Insights tab to find the dashboard. Network monitoring is a set of the following six dashboards.
Technical and non-Technical Prerequisites
Technical prerequisites
  • Monitoring System (SolarWinds, Zabbix) deployed and accessible
  • Data Streaming service and Synapps setup with a topic
  • Network performance metrics for devices monitored by Zabbix to be visualized in NPM dashboards require below tags configured
    1. Host tags with name “DeviceClass” and value “network.
    2. Item tags, these tags are part of templates “KD Interfaces by SNMP” and “KD Generic by SNMP”.
    Note:
     If these templates are not preconfigured for devices, complete the manual setup on each device before proceeding.
Item Keys
Item Tags
net.if.out[
component: interface
metric: intf_tx_bits
net.if.out.discards
component: interface
metric: intf_out_discards
net.if.out.errors
component: interface
metric: intf_out_errors
net.if.in
component: interface
metric: intf_rx_bits
net.if.in.discards
component: interface
metric: intf_in_discards
net.if.in.errors
component: interface
metric: intf_in_errors
memory.util
component: memory
metric: memory_util
cpu.util
component: cpu
metric: cpu_util
fs.used
component: disk
metric: disk_used
volume.utilization
component: disk
metric: disk_util
fs.free
component: disk
metric: disk_free
fs.total
component: disk
metric: disk_total
system.hw.uptime
component: uptime
metric: hw_uptime
system.net.uptime
component: uptime
metric: nw_uptime
system.location
component: system
metric: sys_location
system.name
component: system
metric: sys_name
zabbix[host,snmp,available]
component: snmp
metric: snmp_agent_availability
system.descr
component: system
metric: sys_description
cisco.nexus.hsrp.active.router
component: hsrp
metric: hsrp_active_router
cisco.nexus.hsrp.standby.router
component: hsrp
metric: hsrp_standby_router
cisco.nexus.hsrp.state
component: hsrp,
metric: hsrp_state
BGP
component: bgp, metric:admin_state,peer_state,fsm_state,prefix_accepted,prefix_denied,prefix_advertised,prefix_suppressed,prefix_withdrawn,routes_in,routes_out,updates_in,updates_out component:ospf metric:ospf_down
net.if.speed[
componet:interface,
metric: interface_speed
net.if.status[ifOperStatus
componet:interface,
metric: intf_oper_status
net.if.type[
componet:interface,
metric: intf_type
icmpping
component: icmp,
metric: icmp_ping
icmppingloss
component: icmp,
metric: icmp_loss
component: packet,
metric: packet_loss
net.if.name
componet:interface,
metric: intf_name

Network Performance Monitoring composition

The dashboard comprises the following elements:

Global Filter

The global filter enables you to narrow the observable data set, limiting it to only data necessary to your circumstance. The filter is located directly below header indicating the selected tab for the dashboard segment, for example Inventory Overview (Monitoring - Inventory).
The filter comprises two buttons:
  • Filter control (grounding icon):
    • Add filter: Add a filter element.
    • Apply to all:Apply the filter to the data set.
    • Clear all: Clear all applied filters, restoring the default data set.
  • Add filter (plus icon): Add a filter element.

Range filter

Use the following procedure to specify the time range for the current data set by time range and other parameters:
  1. Select a time range. The default time range is
    Last 7 days
    . If no changes have occurred in the default or selected date range, data visualizations will not populate. To change the current date range, use the following procedure:
    1. Click the calendar icon. The service displays the quick select dialog, presenting a range field that you can manually set and a list of preselected options.
    2. From the units field dropdown menu, which defaults to
      7 Days ago
      , select the unit,
      Days
      ,
      Weeks
      ,
      Months
      ,
      Years
      . Set the quantity by entering, incrementing, or decrementing the unit quantity. For example, select
      Months
      , then decrement
      7
       to
      6
       to change the value from
      7 days ago
       to
      Last 6 months
      .
    3. Click
      Apply
      . The service updates the data for the selected date range.
    The default time range,
    7 Days ago
    , applies initially to all three dashboards; adjust each as needed.
  2. Click the
    Plus
     icon. The service presents the filter editor.
  3. Select a field from the
    Select a field
     dropdown menu. You can select from any supported field in the network device or operating system record.
  4. Select an operator from
    Select operator
     field:
    • is
      : Equal to
    • is not
      : Not equal to
    • is one of
      : Some fields might have more than one value. This operator specifies a specific value in such a field.
    • is not one of
      : Some fields might have more than one value. This operator specifies that none of the values exist in such a field.
    • exists
      : Any device or operating system description that contains the specified field.
    • does not exist
      : Any device or operating system description that does not contain the specified field.
  5. Select a value from the
    Select a value
     field.
  6. Optional:
     Add a an additional parameter by selecting boolean
    OR
     or Boolean
    AND
    :
    1. Repeat steps 2 through 4.
    2. Optional:
       Repeat step 5.
  7. Click
    Cancel
     to cancel the filter addition or
    Add filter
     to add the filter you constructed.
You may add additional filters as required to adequately narrow your data set. You can also edit a constructed filter as a Domain Specific Language query by clicking the
Edit as Query DSL
 link located at the far right of the
Add filter
 editor.
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