Viewing the metering dashboard
To view the metering dashboard
On the BMC Helix Edge page, select Dashboards > Metering.
The Helix Edge License Metering dashboard displays license entitlement usage statistics, including Messages, Machine Learning Training, and Contextual Data.
Metering dashboard
The following figure shows the metering dashboards with all license entitlements including the filtering toolbar and the component panels such as Messages, Machine Learning Training, and Contextual Data.
For a list of icons and operations that are common across dashboards, see BMC Helix Dashboards overview.
Filtering toolbar
With the filtering toolbar, you can customize your views of the BMC Helix Edge metering data to gain insights into specific aspects of the license entitlements usage statistics, such as Messages, Machine Learning Training, and Contextual Data for selected nodes.
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Filter By Node | The Filter by Node list is present on the top-left of the toolbar. You can choose one or more nodes to verify the license entitlement usage statistics, including Messages, Machine Learning Training, and Contextual Data. The nodes are differentiated with color codes at the bottom of the Messages graph. The following are the filter options available:
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IOT Messages Type | The IOT Messages Type list filters the message type for the selected ML training jobs. The following are the filter options available:
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ML Training Minutes | The ML Training Minutes list displays the machine learning training tasks conducted with their status. The system factors the Completed and the Canceled tasks as license usage. The following are the filter options available:
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Panels in the Metering dashboard
The following table describes the panels in the Metering dashboard:
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Messages | A message is a metric or command sent between IoT devices and a service. The message can be sent from an IoT device to the service (for example, a sensor sending a temperature reading) or from a service to the IoT device (for example, the service sending a configuration setting to an IoT device). Each message has a limited size of 100 bytes. If an instruction or piece of information is too long to fit in one message, it gets split into multiple messages. |
In this illustration, the Total Message label on the left side of the Dashboard pane displays the messages received by the system from IoT devices over a period. On the right side of the Dashboard pane, the y-axis represents the total messages received, and the x-axis represents the total message timeframe. The legend items at the bottom of the chart are visual representations of selected nodes. The graph displays the metrics count for selected nodes, each with a unique color code. |
ML training time | The ML Training Time dashboard tracks customers' time to train their models on BMC's standard training instance. It tracks resource usage and bills based on the training time. The dashboard also provides additional information about completed versus canceled, terminated, or failed training, allowing you to make inferences. |
In this illustration, the Total Training (Completed + Canceled) label displays the time spent on training machine learning models for a period, including the canceled sessions. The y-axis represents the training time, and the x-axis represents the timeframe. The legend items at the bottom of the chart are visual representations of selected nodes. The graph displays the total time spent to complete the ML training for the selected node with a unique color code. |
Contextual data ingested | Contextual Data refers to information that provides additional context or meaning to other data points. It includes location data, user demographics, sensor readings, or other relevant details that enhance understanding. You can track the contextual data generated and transmitted to understand usage patterns and optimize data collection processes. |
In this illustration, The Total Data label is on the left side of the Dashboard pane. The graph displays the contextual data transmitted to the Subscription Services for the selected period. On the right side of the Dashboard pane, the y-axis represents the Contextual Data Ingested, and the x-axis represents the timeframe. The legend items at the bottom of the chart are visual representations of selected nodes. The graph displays the total contextual data ingested for selected nodes with unique color codes. |
Each legend item has a unique color to highlight a node from a specific data series. See Using-interactive-features-in-the-chart-panel.