Site Health Dashboard

The Site Health dashboard displays details of wired and wireless devices deployed on the site. This page includes information on client connectivity statistics, change logs, health of devices, and RF health of the site.

To launch the Site Health dashboard, complete the following procedure:

  1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to a site.
  2. Under Manage, click Overview > Site Health to launch the Site Health dashboard.

Alternatively, the Site Health dashboard can be accessed by selecting a site from the Network Health dashboard page.

Health Bar

The Health Bar provides a snapshot of the overall health of the devices configured at the site. If there are any potential issues, it is indicated by the status icon and corresponding descriptions are displayed. When there are multiple criteria issues, only the issue criteria with the highest priority is displayed. The <+x> next to the description indicates that there are more issues. You can hover over the value to view the description of the issue in a pop-up window. For more information, see Health Bar Dashboard for Site.

The descriptions displayed for the Potential Issue are corresponding to the issue encountered at the site. The following is a list of possible messages:

  • Offline controller
  • Offline switch
  • Offline access point
  • Access point high noise floor (2.4 GHz)
  • Access point high noise floor (5 GHz)
  • Controller high CPU usage
  • Access point high CPU usage
  • Switch high CPU usage
  • Controller high memory usage
  • Access Point high memory usage
  • Switch high memory usage
  • Access point high channel utilization (2.4 GHz)
  • Access point high channel utilization (5 GHz)
  • Silverpeak state <major or critical alarm>
  • Cape network state <issue>
  • Uplink down
  • Tunnel down

To launch the Health Bar, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to a site.
  2. Under Manage, click Overview > Site Health.
  3. Click the status icon next to the site name, the Health Bar pop-up appears.

  4. Click the pin icon to pin the Health Bar to the Site Health page.

For information about what the status icons and the indicators denote, see Health Bar Icons.

Figure 1  Site Health Bar

The Site Health dashboard displays the information listed in the table below:

Table 1: Site Health Dashboard

Content

 

Name

Name of the site.

Location

Location of the site.

Timezone

Timezone name and local time. For example, IST-11:25 AM.

APs

Number of APs deployed on the site.

Switches

Number of switches deployed on the site.

Controllers

Number of controllers deployed on the site.

Summary Statistics

A graphical representation of the number of clients (wired and wireless) and their bandwidth usage for the selected time range.

Change Log

A visual representation of change logs for configuration, firmware, and reboot changes in the selected time range. Select a column in the graph and click on the Config Log, Firmware Log and Reboot Log button to view detailed information logs on the corresponding events in the site.

System Health Indicators

Down Devices

This graph shows the count of devices with DOWN status. The graph displays the following information:

  • Total number of devices
  • Number of unique devices that were DOWN
  • Minimum and maximum device downtime.

To view more details, select a time range in the graph and click on See Devices. A pop-up window displays the details of devices with DOWN status and their Up and Down time in percentage. You can also add other metrics such as CPU, Memory, 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Channel Utilization, and 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Noise Floor by clicking on the Add Metric button. A particular device can be filtered from the list by clicking on the filter icon and entering the name of the device.

High CPU & High Memory

This graph shows the total count or percentage of devices with high CPU utilization and high memory utilization.

  • High CPU Utilization—This graph displays the total number of devices, number of unique devices with high CPU utilization, and minimum and maximum number of devices with high CPU utilization. You can also view the total count or percentage of maximum and minimum number of devices with high CPU utilization for a specific time when you hover your mouse over the graph.
  • High Memory Utilization—This graph displays the total number of devices, number of unique devices, the minimum and maximum number of devices with high memory utilization. You can also view the total count or percentage of maximum and minimum number of devices with high memory utilization for specific time when you hover your mouse over the graph.
  • Threshold Setting Widget—You can also choose to view the graph details based one of the following criteria by clicking the Threshold Setting Widget settings icon and selecting any of the following options:
    • > 70% CPU utilization.
    • > 80% CPU utilization.
    • > 90% CPU utilization.
    • > 70% memory utilization.
    • > 80% memory utilization.
    • > 90% memory utilization.

To view more details, select a time range in the graph and click on See Devices. A pop-up window displays the details of devices with high CPU utilization and memory utilization with their individual minimum and maximum values. You can add other metrics such as 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Channel Utilization , 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Noise Floor, and Device Down time for the devices by clicking on the Add Metric button. A particular device can be filtered from the list by clicking on the filter icon and entering the name of the device.

RF Health Indicators

5 GHz Utilization and Noise

This graph displays the total count or percentage of devices with high channel utilization and high noise floor levels for 5 GHz band.

  • Device Details—The graph displays total number of devices, number of unique devices with high 5 GHz channel utilization and high noise floor levels, and the minimum and maximum number of devices with high channel utilization. You can also view the total count of maximum and minimum number of devices with high 5 GHz channel utilization and noise for a specific time when you hover your mouse over the graph.
  • Threshold setting—You can also choose to view the graph details based one of the following criteria by clicking the Threshold Setting Widget settings icon and selecting any of the following options:
    • > 60% 5 GHz Utilization.
    • > 70% 5 GHz Utilization.
    • > 80% 5 GHz Utilization.
    • > -75 dBm 5 GHz Noise.
    • > -80 dBm 5 GHz Noise.
    • > -85 dBm 5 GHz Noise.

To view more details, select a time range in the graph and click on See Devices. A pop-up window displays the details of devices with high CPU utilization and memory utilization with their individual minimum and maximum CPU utilization values. You can add other metrics such as CPU, Memory, 2.4 GHz Channel Utilization, 2.4 GHz Noise Floor, and Device Down time for the devices by clicking on the Add Metric button. A particular device can be filtered from the list by clicking on the filter icon and entering the name of the device.

2.4 GHz Utilization and Noise

This graph displays the total count or percentage of devices with a higher channel utilization and high noise floor levels for 2.4 GHz channel.

  • Device Details—The graph displays the total number of devices, number of unique devices with high 2.4 GHz channel utilization and noise floor levels, minimum and maximum number of devices with high channel utilization and noise levels. You can also view the total count of maximum and minimum number of devices with high 2.4 GHz Utilization and Noise for a specific time when you hover your mouse over the graph.
  • Threshold Setting widget —You can also choose to view the graph details based one of the following criteria by clicking theThreshold Setting Widget settings icon and selecting any of the following options:
    • > 60% 2.4 GHz Utilization.
    • > 70% 2.4 GHz Utilization.
    • > 80% 2.4 GHz Utilization.
    • > -75 dBm 2.4 GHz Noise.
    • > -80 dBm 2.4 GHz Noise.
    • > -85 dBm 2.4 GHz Noise.

To view more details, select a time range in the graph and click on See Devices. A pop-up window displays the details of devices with 2.4 GHz channel utilization and 2.4 GHz noise floor with their individual minimum and maximum values. You can add other metrics such as CPU, Memory, 5 GHz Channel Utilization, 5 GHz Noise Floor, and Device Down time for the devices by clicking on the Add Metric button. A particular device can be filtered from the list by clicking on the filter icon and entering the name of the device.

NOTE: The Threshold Setting Widget threshold setting icon is visible only when you bring the mouse pointer closer to its position slightly above the right-hand side of each graph.