View By/Filter By Bar

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this article, users will learn more about the functionality of the View By/Filter Bar in the wXcked Eye Topology Graph.  The data that is shown can be filtered by swXtches and Tags and the view can be adjusted by Streams, Channels or HA cluster.  

swXtches Filter

The first drop-down in the filter bar is a selection for cloudSwXtches.  This can be used to filter the number of endpoints based on the cloudSwXtch the endpoints are associated with.  Below is an example with 3 cloudSwXtches.  

Below shows the selection for cloudSwXtches.

Below is the result of selecting one cloudSwXtch to view.  Note that 2 of the cloudSwXtches in this case are in High Availability mode, therefore two cloudSwXtches show, but one is no longer showing as a cloudSwXtch as it is not the one to be viewed, but is still associated with the streams that the selected cloudSwXtch contains.

SwXtches can be added to this user interface using the swXtches page.

Tags Filter

The second drop-down in the filter bar is a selection for Tags.  A tag can be created and associated to any component (cloudSwXtch, xNIC or SwXtchBridge).  This can be used to filter the number of endpoints based on the tags associated with the components.  

Below shows the selection for Tag East-US.

Tags can be added to this user interface using the Configure Tags page in System Management and then by selecting the component in this view and selecting Edit and adding the tag.

View By

There are three views available for users: Streams, Channels, and HA Clusters. Selecting one of these views will alter the Filter By options available to the user. For example, with HA Clusters selected, users will be able to filter by HA Paths in the Topology Graph.

Streams, Channels, and HA Clusters are all configurable in the wXcked Eye System Management page.

View by Streams

The Streams view provides users with a high level view of all the streams associated with the cloudSwXtch. When selected, the streams will be highlighted in the Topology Graph by the assigned color. In the example below, each color presents a different stream.   Note that in this view you can filter by stream or group.  

See also Filter by Steams and Groups.

View By Channels

The Channels view highlights streams associated with a specific channel distinction. Each relevant line will have a Channel ID attached to it. A Channels key will also appear.  

See also Filter by Channels.

View by HA Cluster

The HA Clusters view highlights the multiple paths in a high availability configuration. The thickness of the shadows surrounding each paths illustrate the path’s usage by the receiver to reconstruct the stream. In the example below, Path 1 sees 5% usage while Path 2 shows 99.5%. Since Path 2 is being used more, the blue line is thicker.   Note that in this view you can filter by stream or group or you can filter by HA Path.

See also Filter by HA Path.

Rate units

Across all views, users can set the displayed Rate units to be either in Packets Per Second (pps) or Bits Per Second (bps).

Filter By

Depending on the View selected (Streams, Channels, and HA), the Filter By options will change, allowing the user to toggle between filters.  Streams and Groups is the default for all three selections. When Channels is selected the the filter toggle is enabled to either filter by stream and group or by channel.  When the HA is selected the the filter toggle is enabled to either filter by stream or group or by HA Path.  

Filter By Streams and Groups

Filtering by Streams and Groups will allows users to specify streams or stream groups they would like to see highlighted in the Topology Graph.

In the example, the user selected the 3 streams. They are now highlighted by their color in the main graph. Users can assign aliases and colors to their streams in the wXcked Eye System Management Streams page.

In addition to selecting streams individually, users can also select a group of streams all at once. Groups are created in the wXcked Eye System Management Streams page. When selecting a group, users will see the streams assigned to that group highlighted in the topology graph. In this example, the user created a group called Ad_Insert for all their channels where the ads are being inserted related streams in the wXcked Eye System Management page. By selecting the group, all the streams assigned to it are highlighted below by their stream color.

Filter by Channels

When the View is set to Channels, an additional Filter By Channel option will activate, allowing users to highlight streams related to a specific channel. In the example below, the user filtered on the channel "(A1) HD_east." All related streams are highlighted in the graph.

Filter By HA Paths

When the HA view is selected, users can filter by HA Paths, highlighting specific paths by the name assigned during high availability configuration. In this example, the user has selected red path to highlight in the topology graph.

Filter By Node Types

With Node Types selected, users can highlight specific nodes in the graph based on their type: cloudSwXtches, cloudSwXtch Bridges, VMs with xNICs, non-xNIC VMs, interfaces, and protocols.

In the example below, the user has chosen xNIC VM nodes to be highlighted in the Topology Graph. User can distinguish between xNIC VMs and non-xNIC VMs by the xNIC symbol on the node.

Nodes can also be grouped by selecting the nodes and selecting the Group Selected Nodes button as shown below:

Next you will be presented with a pop-up box to name the group node selection.

Name the group and save.  The nodes will appear as a group now instead of separate nodes as shown below:

Select the Group to expand it as shown below:

To edit or delete the group right click on the group to get the standard Component Radial Button.