.. _BIG-IP - Device:
BIG-IP - Device Dashboards
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In this lab, we'll explore the Application Study Tool's BIG-IP Device dashboards:
- Top N
- Device Overview
- Device WAF Overview
- Device Pools
- Device Virtual Servers
- Device iRules
- Device GTM
- Device SSL
.. note:: There is an `exhaustive list of metrics <https://github.com/f5devcentral/application-study-tool/blob/main/pages/components/otel_collector/receiver_metrics.md>`_ collected, some of which have been exposed through the pre-built dashboards you are about to explore.
These dashboards provide views into fundamental metrics we have observed have value in real-world scenarios, based upon field experience. We have designed this tool in a way that facilitates and enables users to customize it to meet their unique needs. Grafana provides just that, and we encourage you to add it into your toolbelt.
#. From the **Grafana Dashboards** landing page, select **BIG-IP - Device**
.. image:: images/device_dashboards_link.png
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#. You'll be presented with a list of available dashboards:
.. image:: images/device_dashboards.png
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Top N
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The **Top N** dashboard aggregates a number of Top 10 impactful metrics, such as *Top 10 VIPs by CPU Utilization* and *Top 10 Virtual Servers By Low Availability*.
Available Metrics include:
* CPU Utilization
* Top 10 VIPs by CPU Utilization
* Top 10 Processes by CPU
* Analysis, Control, and Data Plane Utilization
* Top 10 VIPs by WAF CPU Utilization
* Top Pools / Members
* Top 10 Pools by Active Connections
* Top 10 Pool Members by Active Connections
* Availability
* Top 10 Virtual Servers By Low Availability (last 24 hours)
* Top 10 Virtual Servers By Low Availability (last 14 days)
* Top 10 Pools By Low Availability (last 24 hours)
* Top 10 Pools By Low Availability (last 14 days)
* Top 10 Pool Members By Low Availability (last 24 hours)
* Top 10 Pool Members By Low Availability (last 14 days)
* Top VIPs
* Top 10 VIPs by SSL TPS Utilization
* Top 10 VIPs by Bandwidth
* Top 10 VIPs by Object Count
* Top 10 VIP-Applied Profile Types
* iRule Utilization
* Top 10 iRules by Cycles Per Execution
* Top 10 iRules by Execution Count
* Top 10 iRules by Approximate Cycles Used (last 24 hours)
.. image:: images/device_topn_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device Overview
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The **Device Overview** dashboard is where the nitty-gritty of each individual F5 BIG-IP is exposed.
Available Metrics include:
* Device Overview
* Device Status
* Connection Info
* License State
* Average CPU Utilization
* Memory Utilization
* Disk Usage
* Failover Peer
* Version
* Device Resources
* CPU Utilization
* SubSystem CPU Utilization
* SubSystem Memory Utilization
* Top 10 Processes by CPU
* Top 10 Processes by Memory
* Memory Utilization
* Average CPU Utilization
* Disk Usage
* Device Virtual Servers
* VS Overview
* VS Data Rate
* VS Concurrent Connections
* Device Network
* Network Addresses
* Network Interface Data Rate
* VLAN Info
* Network Interface Error Rate
.. image:: images/device_overview_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device WAF Overview
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Security-minded folks in the room will thoroughly enjoy F5 AST's **Device WAF Overview** dashboard.
Available Metrics include:
* WAF Events
* WAF Event Rate
* Incident Count (last hour)
* Bot Event Count (last hour)
* Bot Incident Count (last hour)
* Brute Force Attack Count (last hour)
* Incident Count (last 24 hours)
* Bot Event Count (last 24 hours)
* Bot Incident Count (last 24 hours)
* Brute Force Attack Count (last 24 hours)
* ASM Policy Detail
* WAF Feature Status
* Applied Virtual Servers
* Signature Set Count by State
* Signature Set Count
* Parameter Checking Count
.. image:: images/device_waf_overview_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device Virtual Servers
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Another incredibly self-evident dashboard, **Device Virtual Servers** is a looking glass to the front-end ingress point for your F5 BIG-IP. Here, metrics such as *Configuration Changes (last 24 hours)* and *Applied iRules* can be found.
Available Metrics include:
* Summary
* Virtual Server Overview
* Configuration Changes (last 24 hours)
* Availability
* Is Virtual Server State Available?
* Is Virtual Server Enabled?
* Virtual Server Availability (last 24 hours)
* Configured Objects
* Virtual Server Pool State
* Applied iRules
* Applied Profiles
* CPU Utilization
* Virtual Server CPU Utilization
* Virtual Server ASM CPU Utilization
* Traffic
* Virtual Server Request Rate
* Virtual Server Traffic
* Virtual Server Packets Rate
* Connections
* Virtual Server Concurrent Connections
* Virtual Server Connection Rate
* Virtual Server Average Connection Duration
* HTTP
* HTTP Requests & Responses per Second
* HTTP Responses per Second
* DNS
* Profiles
* DNS Latencies per millisecond
* DNS Queries & Responses per Second
* DNS Express Queries & Responses per Second
* SSL
* SSL Bytes per Second
* SSL Handshakes and Renegotiations per Second
.. image:: images/device_virtual_servers_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device Pools
------------
The **Device Pools** dashboard tunes users directly into the back-end resources your business needs to function.
Available Metrics include:
* Summary
* Pool Overview
* Configuration Changes (last 24 hours)
* Pool Availability
* Is Pool State Available?
* Active Pool Members
* Pool Availability (last 24 hours)
* Pool Utilization
* Pool Data Rate
* Active Pool Connection Count
* Pool Request Rate
* Pool Member Availability
* Is Pool Member State Available?
* Pool Member Availability (last 24 hours)
* Pool Member Utilization
* Pool Member Data Rate
* Active Pool Member Connections
* Pool Member Request Rate
.. image:: images/device_pools_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device iRules
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The **Device iRules** dashboard should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with F5 BIG-IP. iRules are an integral part of powering application delivery, and having operational state data such as *iRule Execution Rate* and *iRule Failure Rate* is critical and revealing. You can even dig deeper and learn about *Failures by Event Type*.
Available Metrics include:
* Overview
* Top 10 iRules by Approximate Cycles Used (last 24 hours)
* Top 10 iRules by Cycles per Execution
* Top 10 iRules by Executions
* iRule Execution Rate
* iRule Failure Rate
* iRule Abort Rate
* Rule Event Detail
* Executions by Event Type
* Failures by Event Type
* Aborts by Event Type
.. image:: images/device_irules_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device GTM
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The **Device GTM** dashboard provides a view of the DNS and global resiliency metrics across your F5 BIG-IP estate.
.. note:: One of the first things you'll notice about this dashboard is the presence of configuration instructions. Please take note of these and be sure your ``ast_defaults.yaml`` and ``bigip_receivers.yaml`` files are properly configured. Otherwise, stats will not be collected and displayed.
Available Metrics include:
* GTM Overview
* Requests Rate by Type
.. image:: images/device_gtm_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Device SSL
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Last, but certainly not least, the **Device SSL** dashboard gives administrators a view of NetHSM statistics as well as client and server SSL profile data and stats. This is a very important area of focus, as BIG-IP is almost always used as a means by which to offload SSL operations and break/inspect application traffic.
Available Metrics include:
* NetHSM Stats
* Async Queue Done Rate
* Async Queue Current Queued
* Async Queue Average Queue Time
* PKCS11d Operations Rate
* PKCS11d Error Rate
* Client SSL Profile
* Client SSL Profile Info
* Client SSL Connection Rate
* Client SSL Ciphers Rate
* Client SSL Handshakes
* Server SSL Profile
* Server SSL Profile Info
* Server SSL Connection Rate
* Server SSL Ciphers Rate
* Server SSL Handshakes Rate
.. image:: images/device_ssl_dashboard.png
:width: 800
Please select **Next** below and continue on to :ref:`Device/Profiles`.