Self-monitoring dashboard

The dashboard on Self Monitoring displays the following information:

  • Log collection and event statistics
  • Top five log collectors by log volume
  • List of log events
  • Archived and restored data volume 

Only the log events that are generated when alert policies are applied on the logs are displayed in the dashbaord. If no alert policies are created or no events are generated for the alert policies, event count is shown as 0 in the dashboard.

For instructions about creating or editing dashboards, see Configuring-dashboards-panels-and-queries. For information about dashboard concepts, see Setting-up-dashboards.

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The following image shows the log collection and event statistics with sample data:

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For a list of icons and operations that are common across dashboards, see Orientation.

To view the dashboard

  1. On the navigation pane, hover over Dashboards Manage_icon.jpg and click Browse.

  2. Click the Log Analytics folder and then click Self Monitoring.

    Tip: Quick access from the home page

    To quickly open the dashboard from the home page, mark it as a favorite by using the star icon. Additionally, after you open a dashboard, it is available under Recently viewed dashboards on the home page.

Panels in the Self Monitoring dashboard

The following table describes the panels in the Self Monitoring logs dashboard:

Panel

Description

Example

Log and event statistics

Displays the following information about logs and events:

  • Total log volume
  • Total events
  • Number of critical, major, minor, and informative events

By default, the dashboard displays the data for the last 24 hours. You can filter the data by using the time range global filter.

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Top 5 collectors by log volume

Displays the top five collectors by log volume from where you are collecting logs.

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Log events

Displays all log events generated for the alert policies that you have created.

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Archived and Restored 

Displays the following information about archived and restored log data:

  • Archived data volume
  • Restored data volume
  •  Archival duration in days

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