Viewing collected data
View collected data on the Monitoring > Devices page. As an administrator or operator, use this data to learn about the monitored environment and correlate, analyze, and prioritize IT operations. Click a device name to view the associated Device Details page. The Event Summary area displays a matrix of events that are associated with the device.
A device is any entity that can be monitored by . A device is created when you define monitor policies and the monitoring begins .
collects data from sources. Built-in algorithms convert the information collected about entities into devices, determine whether two or more pieces of data refer to the same entity, and consolidate those entities into a single device.
The source for devices are PATROL Agents. Note that the PATROL Agent itself is treated as a device, in addition to any systems it monitors remotely. When a monitoring policy is applied to a PATROL Agent, its device is automatically added. Device monitors are a way of classifying the data that is to be collected. They continuously monitor various parameters of the device. For example, CPU performance and memory utilization for OS monitoring.
When authorization profiles are set up in your product, you can view a device if the device belongs to your profile. Administrators manage authorization profiles. For more information, see Configuring-authorization-profiles.
The following screenshot displays the Devices page:
The following table describes the options on the Devices page:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
 | The main menu. The following options are available:
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| Filter devices by type. |
| Filter devices by the status of the events on the devices. |
| Filter devices by the severity of the events on the devices. |
| View the device list. |
To view device details
On the the Monitoring > Devices page, click a device to view the Device Details for the device. The following image shows the Device Details page for a device.
Use the Device Details page to perform the following actions:
- View device details
- View the list of device monitors
- Launch the Metrics Data dashboard in
- View the event summary area
By default, all users can access all devices. To control access of devices to limited users, see Setting-up-access-control.
You can also view third-party devices in a hierarchical structure.
To view monitor details
When you click a monitor name or an application class being monitored for a monitor (for example, Cache for Windows Operating System), the details of the monitor are displayed on the Monitor Details page. This page shows the following details:
- Monitor name or application class details
- Summary of the events created for the monitor name and its attributes
- List of the events created for the monitor name and options to perform actions on an event
- Performance overview of the attributes collected for the class where you get the following options:
- Configure time period to view performance
- Compare multiple metrics and view output on a graph
- Show performance of a single metric on a graph
Customize monitor graphs to leverage the data visualization capabilities.
The monitor graph might show data in decimals. For data that is less than a day old, all data points are shown on the graph. However, for data that is more than or equal to a day old, the average data is fetched for each hour. Therefore, you can see 1 data point per hour. For example, refer to the following graph:
