Network device metrics
Many of the collected metrics from network device entities are displayed as widgets in SolarWinds Observability explorers; additional metrics may be collected and available in the Metrics Explorer. You can also create an alert for when an entity's metric value moves out of a specific range. See Entities in SolarWinds Observability SaaS for information about entity types in SolarWinds Observability SaaS.
The following tables list sw.collector in the search box.
Standard metrics
Network device metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.collector.CPULoad.AvgLoad
|
Percent (%) |
Average CPU Utilization. Average CPU utilization of a network device instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. |
sw.collector.CPULoad.AvgPercentMemoryUsed
|
Percent (%) |
Average Memory Utilization. Average memory usages of the network device as a percentage. |
sw.collector.Nodes.DisplayName
|
[name] |
Display name polled from the device to be used in custom widgets for filtering, sorting, or grouping data. |
sw.collector.ResponseTime.Availability
|
Percent (%) |
Availability. Availability of the network device instance of instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
|
sw.collector.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime
|
milliseconds (ms) |
Average Response Time. The average time in milliseconds it takes the network device to respond. |
sw.collector.ResponseTime.PercentLoss
|
Percent (%) |
Packet Loss. The packet loss of the network device as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.metrics.healthscore
|
Percent (%) |
Health score, Health, Health Score History. A health score provides real-time insight into the overall health and performance of your monitored entities. The health score is calculated based on anomalies detected for the entity, alerts triggered for the entity's metrics, and the status of the entity. The health score is displayed as a single numerical value that ranges from a Good (70-100) to Moderate (40-69) to Bad (0-39) distinction. To view the health score for network device instance entities in the Metrics Explorer, filter the |
Interface metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.collector.InterfaceAvailability.Availability
|
Percent (%) |
Availability. Availability of the interface instance of instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceTraffic.InPercentUtil
|
Percent (%) |
In Percent Utilization. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceTraffic.OutPercentUtil
|
Percent (%) |
Out Percent Utilization. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceTraffic.InAveragebps
|
Percent (%) |
In Bits Per Second Average. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. |
sw.collector.InterfaceTraffic.OutAveragebps
|
Percent (%) |
Out Bits Per Second Average. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. |
sw.collector.InterfaceErrors.InDiscards
|
Percent (%) |
Out Discards. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceErrors.OutDiscards
|
Percent (%) |
In Discards. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceErrors.InErrors
|
Percent (%) |
In Errors. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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sw.collector.InterfaceErrors.OutErrors
|
Percent (%) |
Out Errors. Average utilization of an interface instance or instances. Displayed as a percentage. May be displayed as:
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Volume metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.collector.VolumeUsageHistory.PercentDiskUsed
|
Percent (%) |
Percent Disk Used. Indicates the overall disk usage as a percentage. |
sw.collector.VolumeUsageHistory.AvgDiskUsed
|
Gigabytes |
Average Disk Used. Indicates the average disk usage in Gigabytes. |
sw.collector.VolumeUsageHistory.DiskSize
|
Gigabytes |
Volume Size. Indicates the disk size in Gigabytes. |
sw.collector.VolumePerformanceHistory.AvgDiskReads
|
Percent (%) |
Disk Read Average. Indicates the average read speed of the volume. Only for volumes monitored via WMI. |
sw.collector.VolumePerformanceHistory.AvgDiskWrites
|
Percent (%) |
Disk Write Average. Indicates the average write speed. Only for volumes monitored via WMI. |
Sensor metrics
Wireless Controller and Thin Access Point metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.collector.Wireless.Interfaces
|
N/A | MAC, SSIDs, Channels and Radio Type details are gathered from wireless interfaces of that AP. |
sw.collector.Wireless.Clients
|
Number | The sum of clients connected to all interfaces of AP. |
sw.collector.Wireless.HistoricalClients.SignalStrength
|
RSSI - signal strength The following thresholds are used to convert dbm value to a strength indicator: -82, -72, -68, -63, -56 (-82 is the worst). |
|
sw.collector.Wireless.HistoricalClients.OutDataRate
|
Data rate on clients |
Flow metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.collector.Netflow.Flows.Bytes
|
GB |
Top Protocols, Top Countries, Top Endpoints, Top Conversations, Top Applications, Top Advanced Applications. Endpoints producing the most traffic on your network, most bandwidth-consuming conversations, protocols used for most traffic, countries hosting endpoints that transmit the most data, or applications responsible for most monitored traffic. |
Special metrics
| Metric | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
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Percent (%) | Total average bps (transmitted + received). |