Aggregate of Network Device Entities

Each network device has multiple entities such as interfaces, kernel, power, fan, and so on. Appformix supports creation of aggregate of network device entities.

• Charts are viewable for the aggregate.

• Both static and dynamic rules are supported.

• SLA health and risk profiles for the aggregate are supported.

Create an Aggregate of Network Device Entities

1. From the Appformix Dashboard, select Aggregates from the drop-down list.

   Figure 1: Create Aggregates from Dashboard

   

2. Select Update Aggregates.

   Figure 2: Update Aggregates from Dashboard

   

3. Select New Aggregate.

   Figure 3: Configure New Aggregate

   

4. Select the Aggregate type as Network Device Entities.

   Figure 4: Select Aggregate Type from Dashboard

   

5. Select the network devices you want to monitor by choosing from the Resource drop-down list.

   Figure 5: Select Network Devices to Monitor

   

6. Select the entity type to create an aggregate for.

   Figure 6: Aggregates Entity Types

   

7. Select the entities that are to be monitored.

   Figure 7: Select Entities to Monitor

   

8. Click Create to create the aggregate.

   Figure 8: Create Aggregate - Dashboard View

   

View Charts for Aggregate of Network Device Entities

1. From the Appformix Dashboard, select Infrastructure > Aggregates. Then select the aggregate you created.

   Figure 9: Select a Created Aggregate

   

2. The members of the aggregate are displayed. Select Charts to view charts.

   Figure 10: View Members of Aggregate

   

3. If there are multiple sources, for example, SNMP, GRPC, JTI, select the one you want to view charts for.

   Figure 11: Select Source for Chart Display

   

4. After selecting a source, charts are displayed. To view charts for other sources, select the source from the drop down.

   Figure 12: Aggregate Charts

   

   Figure 13: Select a Different Source from Charts