Virtual Servers page in the IBM Virtual Servers view
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers are scalable virtual servers that are purchased with cores and memory allocations. The Virtual Servers page in the IBM Virtual Servers view provides an overview of all available VM instances. You can also drill down into the VM instance to view capacity and decision support metrics at the instance level.
To access this page, in the Views tab, select Views > Cloud > IBM > Virtual Servers. By default, the Virtual Servers page is displayed.
The following figure shows the Virtual Servers view page displaying the instance related information.
Virtual Servers table
The Virtual Servers table lists the following information for each VM instance. By default, some columns are hidden. You can show or hide columns using the action menu
that is located next to the Virtual Servers table title. You can sort columns in tables alphabetically, or by size. For more information, see Sorting a table in Views.
Virtual Servers table: Description of columns
| Column | Description | Statistical Type | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instance Name | Name of the IBM Cloud instance. Clicking on one of the instances in this column of the summary view takes you to the Virtual Server details view. | Last Value | ENTNAME |
| Requested Instance Type | The instance type specifies the required resources to run this instance. | Last Value | REQUESTED_INSTANCE_TYPE |
| Location | Name of the region to which this instance belongs to. | Last Value | REGION_NAME |
| CPU [cores] | Number of virtual CPUs that are configured for the virtual machine | Last Value | CPU_NUM |
| CPU Util [%] | Percentage of total CPU utilized by the selected instance. | 95th percentile | CPU_UTIL |
| Memory [GB] | Total physical memory capacity in the selected instance, measured in GB. | Last value | TOTAL_REAL_MEM |
| Memory Util [%] | 95th percentile value of real memory utilization of the server, excludes the memory assigned to file system cache. This metric will be available only if additional monitoring scripts are scheduled to run on the instance. | 95th percentile | MEM_UTIL |
| File System Util [%] | Percentage of maximum value of utilization of all the file systems configured in this instance. | 95th percentile | TOTAL_FS_UTIL |
| I/O Rate [MB/s] | 95th percentile value of the disk input/output rate measured in megabytes per second. | 95th percentile | DISK_TRANSFER_RATE |
| Network Rate [Mbit/s] | 95th percentile value of the network input/output rate measured in megabits per second. | 95th Percentile | NET_BIT_RATE |
For more information on the Days to Saturation and other indicator parameters used for metric computations in this view, see Indicators.
Detailed information about a virtual server
After you click on the virtual server in the Instance Name column, the details for that instance are displayed in the Virtual Server Details page. The Virtual Server Details page displays the following information:
Virtual Server Details table
| Section or Panel | Description |
|---|---|
| General details section | General details, such as virtual server name and type are displayed. The type is Virtual Machine - IBM Cloud. |
| Related Information panel | Clicking the links in the Related Information panel displays the other information related to the selected instance.
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| Summary tab | The Summary tab, that is displayed by default, displays details for the selected instance in a horizontal summary table, as well as charts. Core metrics for the selected entity are displayed as analysis charts, depending on available data. At the bottom of each chart is a link that takes you to the Data Explorer view for the specific resource type, and displays charts and information for a larger set of metrics. To return to this page, click the arrow |
| Configuration Details tab | The Configuration Details tab displays the configuration matrix for the selected instance. |
| File Systems | The File Systems tab displays information for all file systems of the instance. For more information, see file_system_details. |
File Systems of the instance
The File Systems tab in the Virtual Server Details page displays the following information for all file systems of the selected instance.
File Systems table: Description of columns
| Column | Description | Statistical Type | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| File System | Name of the file system of this instance. | Last Value | BYFS_NAME |
| File System Size [GB] | Size of the filesystem. | Last value | BYFS_SIZE |
| File System Used [%] | Percentage of total file system utilization of a partition by the selected instance. | 95th percentile | BYFS_USED_SPACE_PCT |
| File System Trend [%] | The daily growth rate of the file system. | Trend | Computed using BYFS_USED_SPACE_PCT trend |
For more information on the Days to Saturation and other indicator parameters used for metric computations in this view, see Indicators.
An example of the Virtual Server Details page
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