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Single Metric

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Single Metric

Use the Single Metric widget to highlight a specific metric value. Choose from different aggregate functions, like average, minimum, or maximum throughout a specific time range or choose to show the live value.

Use case

The Single Metric widget is useful when:

  • you want a live view of the aggregated value of a single metric in an instance

  • you want to display the aggregated value of a single metric over a specified time range

Examples

Average ping

The single metric widget shows the average ping of an application server in the last 24 hours.

Aggregated maximum CPU utilization

In this example, the widget shows the maximum CPU utilization of an AWS instance in the last 6 hours. The Availability option is also enabled.

Configuration

When creating or editing a widget, a drawer that shows the widget's configuration options slides out from the right. Each configurable option is described in the following table.

Field

Description

Widget name

Name of the widget as it appears on the dashboard.

This field shows the default name of the widget. Select the pen icon to rename the widget.

Metrics

The selected metric's value is displayed on the widget. Use the search field to search for specific metrics.

Show availability

Enable this option to display the historical availability of the selected metric.

Aggregation

Aggregated data can be calculated based on the following values:

Values:

  • Average (Default)

  • Min

  • Max

  • Sum

Time Range

Shows the live or aggregated metric value of a metric based on the selected time range.

Values:

  • Live

  • Last hour

  • Last 15 minutes

  • Last 6 hours (default)

  • Last 12 hours

  • Last 24 hours

  • Last week

  • Last month

  • Last year

Dashboard Scoping Adherence

Enabling this option will allow you to bypass Dashboard-level scoping.

Single Metric

Use the Single Metric widget to highlight a specific metric value. Choose from different aggregate functions, like average, minimum, or maximum throughout a specific time range or choose to show the live value.

Use case

The Single Metric widget is useful when:

  • you want a live view of the aggregated value of a single metric in an instance

  • you want to display the aggregated value of a single metric over a specified time range

Examples

Average ping

The single metric widget shows the average ping of an application server in the last 24 hours.

Aggregated maximum CPU utilization

In this example, the widget shows the maximum CPU utilization of an AWS instance in the last 6 hours. The Availability option is also enabled.

Configuration

When creating or editing a widget, a drawer that shows the widget's configuration options slides out from the right. Each configurable option is described in the following table.

Field

Description

Widget name

Name of the widget as it appears on the dashboard.

This field shows the default name of the widget. Select the pen icon to rename the widget.

Metrics

The selected metric's value is displayed on the widget. Use the search field to search for specific metrics.

Show availability

Enable this option to display the historical availability of the selected metric.

Aggregation

Aggregated data can be calculated based on the following values:

Values:

  • Average (Default)

  • Min

  • Max

  • Sum

Time Range

Shows the live or aggregated metric value of a metric based on the selected time range.

Values:

  • Live

  • Last hour

  • Last 15 minutes

  • Last 6 hours (default)

  • Last 12 hours

  • Last 24 hours

  • Last week

  • Last month

  • Last year

Dashboard Scoping Adherence

Enabling this option will allow you to bypass Dashboard-level scoping.