Searching for data
To search for applications, devices, entities, and metrics
Search options
To customize a search
You can use conditions and aggregation to customize your search expression.
This search will result in a list of all 'CPU Percent Usage' metrics for entities where the metric value was higher than 90%; the search value (90) and maximum value for individual metrics are indicated by lines drawn on the chart.
Refer to the following sections to view details on using these options:
Using conditions
Search for metric values that match a specified condition across entities. For more information on the available conditions, see search conditions.
For example, you can search for the 'CPU Utilization' metric across entities whose usage is 50% or more. A red colored dotted line (------) is drawn on the chart to indicate the specified value (50).
Search conditions
You can use the following search conditions to search for metrics based on their value:
Using custom aggregation with conditions
An average aggregation function is applied by default to all conditional searches; a line is drawn at the average value for the time period. Specify custom aggregation functions (minimum, maximum, or average) to draw a line on the chart for the metric.
For example, type CPU Percent Usage max > 70 to list all metrics named 'CPU Percent Usage' metric across your account. From the results returned, click the metric name to view the aggregation details in a chart.
The aggregation function is set to max,and depicted using an orange colored solid line (____) on the chart at the maximum value for the metric parallel to the red colored dotted line (------) for the value entered (70%). The visual representation lets you view the values between 70% and the maximum value for the last four hours (four hours is the default time range, if a temporal expression is not specified).
The following aggregation functions are supported: