Interface Queue

The Interface Queue widget displays the interface CoS queue statistics. Depending on the vendor (Viptela, Versa, or Nuage Networks) implementation, it will show the dropped traffic by priority queue using different algorithms.

Data

The Data tab enables you to select the resources to graph.

Interface Queue Data

Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for Data tab.

  1. Click the Datasource drop-down and select the SevOne NMS cluster or appliance.

  2. Click the Tenant/Device Group drop-down and select a tenant or a device group.

  3. Click Run to generate an Interface Queue report based on the configuration.

    Run button is only available when one or more fields are changed in the Data tab.

  4. In the report generated, perform the following actions:

    1. Click the Device drop-down and select a device.

    2. Click the Interfaces drop-down and select an interface.
      When Availability is not applicable, the interface color is grey - IQ Grey Icon .

      Example

      Interface Queue Data Report 1
      After generating a report

      Replace Untitled Report name with an appropriate report name. For example, Interface Queue Widget Report.
      Replace Untitled Section name with an appropriate name. For example, Interface Queue Widget.

      When Availability is applicable, the interface color is based on the availability. In the example below, the interface color is IQ Green Icon .

      Example

      Interface Queue Data Report 2

      And, in the example below, the interface icon color is IQ Red Icon .

      Example

      Interface Queue Data Report 3

Analyze

The Analyze tab enables you to define the time zone and timespan.

Interface Queue Analyze

Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for Analyze tab.

  1. Click the Time zone drop-down and select a time zone.
  2. Click the Timespan drop-down and select one or more of the following options:
    • Past <n> hours, days, weeks, months, quarter, year - to display data from hours, days, weeks, months, quarter, or year ago until now.
    • Today - to display data from 12:00am today until now.
    • Yesterday - to display data from 12:00am yesterday until 12:00am today.
    • Last week, month, quarter, year - to display data from 12:00am on the first day of the last completed week, month, quarter, or year to 11:59pm on the last day of the last completed week, month, quarter, or year.
    • This week, month, quarter, year - to display data from 12:00am on the first day of the week, month, quarter, or year until now.
    • Customize the timespan with From and To date / time.

Settings

The Settings tab allows you to configure the settings for Interface Queue.

  1. Select the Interface Availability subtab and perform the following action.

    1. Select the Use Default check box to choose the default colors for Success, Warning, and Error. Or, you may customize the colors to your choice.

      Interface Queue Settings Interface Availability

  2. Select the Aggregation subtab and perform the following action.

    1. Click the Aggregation type drop-down and select one of the following types.

      1. Average - to calculate the average value per aggregation size interval in each bucket (sum all the values in the bucket divided by the number of values in the bucket).
      2. Minimum - to find the lowest value per aggregation size interval in each bucket.
      3. Maximum - to find the highest value per aggregation size interval in each bucket.
      4. Total - to add all data per aggregation size interval in each bucket.
      Geo Topology Data Report 2
      Each bucket contains the data for each aggregation size interval.

  3. Select the Ranges subtab and perform the following actions.

    • Click the Attributes drop-down and select an appropriate attribute.

    • Choose Min/Max ranges for Success, Warning, and Error.

      Interface Queue Settings Ranges

Linking

The Linking tab enables you to select a data element and link it to a related report or report template. Interface Queue widget has the ability to link with the Performance Metrics report. You must create a Performance Metrics report with indicators filter. You can then link any of the following queues, indicators, or interface to this report to see the respective historical data in various formats as supported by the native Performance Metrics widget. The interface can also be linked to SD-WAN Flow report to see the flows of this particular interface. Perform the following steps to add, delete, and edit links.

Interface Queue Linking

Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for Linking tab.

  1. Include report links allows you to include the report links that you configure. Enable to include the report link that you configure. If you want to prevent the report link from being included, disable it. Continue with the steps below to configure report link(s).

  2. Switches for individual report links are selected by default. If you wish to exclude a specific report link, disable the switch for it.

  3. Use the Clicking on drop-down to select a data item that you want to link with the report or report template. When you select a data item for a report link, that data item is no longer listed as an option for other report links as it has already been used. You can apply multiple reports/report templates to the selected data item.

  4. Click the Links to report drop-down and select one or more reports or report templates to display when you click on the data item that you specified in the previous step.

  5. To remove a report link, click Delete Blue Icon 1 .

  6. To create additional report links, click Add Report Link .

Charts

The Charts tab enables you to define how you want to display the report data.

Visualizations

The charts provide 2 visualizations.

Interface Queue Charts

Tree

The Tree visualization displays the data for various indicators of queue interfaces in a tree format. Interface is the parent and queue names are its children. Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for the Tree visualization.

  1. Select the Tree visualization.

  2. TITLE

    1. Enable Show title to enter the title name in the text field provided and display it in report. Else, disable it.
    2. Enable Show subtitle to enter the sub-title name in the text field provided and display it in the report. Else, disable it.

  3. THRESHOLD

    1. Allows you to set thresholds for various queue statistics indicators.

      1. Select the Enable Threshold check box to allow you enter the threshold limit for the indicator selected. Click on the Indicator drop-down and select an indicator. Enter a number in the Limit (>) field for the threshold limit. Any value greater than the set threshold will appear in red color. Also, the corresponding queue will appear in red color. For example, If at least one statistic of a queue exceeds the threshold limit declared by the threshold limit settings, the color of the queue would change to red.

      2. To remove the threshold limit for an indicator, click Interface Queue Delete Icon .

      3. To add additional indicators and the threshold limit, click Interface Queue Plus Icon .

      Example

      Interface Queue Charts

Bar Chart

The Bar Chart visualization displays the data for various indicators of queue interfaces as a bar chart. Perform the following steps to set the widget settings for the Bar Chart visualization.

  1. Select the Bar Chart visualization.

  2. TITLE

    1. Enable Show title to enter the title name in the text field provided and display it in report. Else, disable it.
    2. Enable Show subtitle to enter the sub-title name in the text field provided and display it in the report. Else, disable it.
    Interface Queue Charts Bar