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Metric

Users can monitor metrics for service resources in Samsung Cloud Platform Console and use them for management.

Viewing Metrics

You can view the metrics available in ServiceWatch. To view metrics, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.
  3. Check the metrics in the metric list on the Metric page.
CategoryDescription
Metric Comparison ModeSelect the method to compare metrics
  • Metric Comparison: Compare multiple metrics and resources
  • Date Comparison: Compare a single metric and resource over multiple periods
    • Only one metric can be selected
Metric CategoryFilter and display the list of metrics available for monitoring in ServiceWatch by All or Key Metrics
Metric List AreaList of metrics available for monitoring in ServiceWatch
  • Click the + button in front of namespace, dimension to view the lower-level list
  • Select a metric to monitor
  • If the metric is linked to a namespace, Service Dashboard is displayed
    • Clicking Service Dashboard takes you to the detail page of that dashboard
Search Filter AreaSet the search item to filter, then click the Apply Filter button to filter the metric list
  • Namespace-Dimension Name: Search based on the lower-level dimension name of the selected namespace
  • Metric Name: Enter the exact metric name to search
  • Resource Name: Enter the exact resource name to search
  • Resource ID: Enter the exact resource ID to search
  • Keyword: Search based on the selected upper category and the entered keyword
    • Search for each item excluding metric name, resource name, resource ID, tag-Key
  • Tag Key: Search with the selected tag Key
Selected MetricDisplay monitoring information of the metric selected in the metric list
Table. Metric List Items

Managing Metric Charts

You can add metric monitoring result charts as widgets or manage data.

Adding as Widget

You can add selected metrics as widgets to a dashboard.

Guide
You can only add as a widget when the metric comparison mode is selected as Metric Comparison.
To add a metric as a widget, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.

  3. Select the metric to monitor in the metric list on the Metric page. The monitoring chart for the selected metric is displayed in the Selected Metric area at the bottom.

  4. Set the chart area in the monitoring chart in the Selected Metric area, then click the More > Add Widget button. The Add Widget popup window opens.

  5. Select the widget addition method and enter the required information. Required information varies depending on the addition method.

    Category
    Required
    		Description
    Duplication MethodRequiredSelect the dashboard to add after duplicating the widget
    • Existing Dashboard: Add widget to existing dashboard
    • New Dashboard: Create a new dashboard and add widget
    Dashboard SelectionRequiredSelect the dashboard to add the duplicated widget among existing dashboards
    • Displayed when duplication method is selected as Existing Dashboard
    Dashboard NameRequiredEnter the name of the dashboard to be newly created
    • Displayed when duplication method is selected as New Dashboard
    • Enter within 3 ~ 40 characters using English, numbers, and special characters (-_)
    Widget NameRequiredEnter the name of the widget when adding the widget to the dashboard
    • Enter within 3 ~ 255 characters using English, numbers, and special characters (-_.|)
    Table. Add Widget Items

  6. After entering the required information, click the Complete button. A popup window announcing the widget addition opens.

  7. Click the Confirm button in the popup window. The widget is added to the dashboard.

Sharing Monitoring Chart URL

You can download monitoring chart information in file format. To download monitoring chart information, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.
  3. Select the metric to monitor in the metric list on the Metric page. The monitoring chart for the selected metric is displayed in the Selected Metric area at the bottom.
  4. Set the chart area in the monitoring chart in the Selected Metric area, then click the More > Share URL button. The Share URL popup window opens.
  5. Click the Copy URL button in the Share URL popup window. The generated URL is copied.
    • Information in the monitoring chart is provided in the form of a metadata link.

Downloading Monitoring Chart File

You can download monitoring chart information in file format. To download monitoring chart information, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.
  3. Select the metric to monitor in the metric list on the Metric page. The monitoring chart for the selected metric is displayed in the Selected Metric area at the bottom.
  4. Set the chart area in the monitoring chart in the Selected Metric area, then click the More > Download File button. The Download File popup window opens.
  5. Select the file download method, then click the Confirm button. Download starts.
    • You can select download methods simultaneously.
      CategoryDescription
      CSVConvert chart metrics and monitoring data to Excel (*.csv) files and download
      PNGConvert chart to image (*.png) files and download
      • Can only be selected when metric comparison mode is selected as Metric Comparison
      • Can download up to 100 metric data
      Table. Metric Monitoring File Download Items

Exporting to Object Storage

You can save monitoring chart data to Object Storage.

Guide

User permission is required to save to Object Storage.

  • User: {email}
  • Action: iam:CreatGroup
  • On resource: {SRN}
  • Context: no identity-based policy allows the action

To save monitoring chart data to Object Storage, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.
  3. Select the metric to monitor in the metric list on the Metric page. The monitoring chart for the selected metric is displayed in the Selected Metric area at the bottom.
  4. Set the chart area in the monitoring chart in the Selected Metric area, then click the More > Export to Object Storage button. The Export to Object Storage popup window opens.
  5. Select the bucket to save data, then click the Complete button. A popup window announcing data saving opens.
  6. Click the Confirm button in the popup window. Data export starts.
Guide
  • Limitations of metrics that can be exported to Object Storage are as follows.
    • Number of metrics: Up to 10
    • Query period: Within 2 months (63 days)
  • If the query period exceeds 2 months (63 days), only data for up to 63 days is saved.
Note
  • If there is no Object Storage to save metric data, create Object Storage and proceed.
  • Metric data is saved in the “metricname-yyyymmddhhmmss.json” file format and can be checked in the ~/servicewatch/metric path of the Object Storage bucket.

Viewing Monitoring Chart Source

You can view the source code of the monitoring chart.

Guide
You can only view the source code when the metric comparison mode is selected as Metric Comparison.
To view the source code of the monitoring chart, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > ServiceWatch menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Metric menu. You will be taken to the Metric page.
  3. Select the metric to monitor in the metric list on the Metric page. The monitoring chart for the selected metric is displayed in the Selected Metric area at the bottom.
  4. Set the chart area in the monitoring chart in the Selected Metric area, then click the More > View Source button. The View Widget Source popup window opens.
    CategoryDescription
    Source InformationDisplay source code of monitoring chart in JSON format
    Copy CodeCopy source code to clipboard
    Table. Monitoring Chart View Source Items
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