wXcked Eye xNICs Page

  • Updated on Feb 13, 2025
  • Published on Jun 1, 2023
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WHAT TO EXPECT

In this article, users will learn how to view performance metrics from the xNICs perspective. 

Locating the xNIC View Page

The xNIC page provides users with a look of their cloudSwXtch environment from the xNICs' perspective, breaking down performance at an agent's level. 

To navigate to the xNIC page, users will need to click on the menu option at the top left hand corner by the swXtch.io logo.

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The navigation menu will open, revealing the other wXcked Eye pages. Select xNICs to view the xNIC page.

Navigating the xNIC page

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At first glance, the xNIC page looks very similar to the cloudSwXtch view. However, instead of focusing on the cloudSwXtch, users are given key information and performance metrics for a single xNIC. 

  • Data Ingress (bps) - Data being consumed by the xNIC

  • Data Egress (bps) - Data being sent from the xNIC

  • Packets Ingress (pps) - Packets being consumed by the xNIC 

  • Packets Egress (pps) - Packets being sent from the xNIC

In the example above, one noticeable difference is the inclusion of the Select an xNIC dropdown menu next to "Select xNIC." Here, a user can select an agent they wish to monitor (DSd-agent-204).

After selecting an xNIC, the agent's information will display in the same area as the cloudSwXtch on the main page. The information includes the software version, xNIC version and the IP address. 

Just like the xNIC panel in the wXcked Eye main page, users are able to see the Multicast Groups associated with the xNIC and their ingress/egress rates. 

Performance

The xNIC view provides users with another way to visualize data flow. Towards the bottom of the page, users will be able to see the 5 key performance metrics displayed as active histograms. The first four deal with data and packet egress/ingress over 15 second increments. 

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Perfomance: Data Egress/Ingress and Packets Egress/Ingress

 The bottom graph displays the number of packets dropped over time. A successful stream would show no packets dropping like the example below. The X-Axis is organized into 5 second increments. 

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Packets Dropped by Limit (:05 second increments)

Multicast Groups

The Multicast Groups panel lists the IP addresses of different data streams related to the cloudSwXtch with the ingress/egress rates displayed. 

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