The following File IQ dashboards are only available on the premium version of File IQ.
Edge Appliance and Volume Interaction
The Edge Appliance and Volume Interaction dashboard displays a point-in-time view of the interactions between Edge Appliance and Volume instances for which the File IQ Appliance collects activity.
Use this dashboard to:
See the Edge Appliances that are interacting with a Volume.
View the level of interaction between an Edge Appliance and Volume as compared to all the other Edge Appliances and Volumes.
Access the data in table format and apply filters to narrow down on specific data points you want to see for Edge Appliance and Volume activities.
The Edge Appliance and Volume Interaction dashboard includes the following filters:
Volumes - Filter results by volume.
Edge Appliances - Filter results by Edge Appliance.
Minimum Events - Filter results by a minimum size of activity between the NEA and Volume
Note: These filters can be set to “All” or any desired selection. For the Minimum Events filter a value of "0” is equivalent to “All”.
Panels
The Edge Appliance and Volume Interaction dashboard contains the following panels:
Heat-map View
This panel displays a grid with the list of Edge Appliances on the Y-Axis and the list of Volumes on the X-Axis. The intersection of X and Y is denoted by a cell. The cell contains the amount of activity between the Edge Appliance and Volume instances over the selected time period. The cell value is the amount of audit events received from the Edge Appliance relating to activity that happened on the Volume from that Edge Appliance. The cell is shaded in different shades of purple, with the lightest color for low values and the darkest color for high values.
Detailed Table View
This panel display a table with 3 columns
Edge Appliance - an Edge Appliance that is sending audit events to the File IQ Appliance.
Volume - a volume that one or more Edge Appliances are interacting with and sending events to the File IQ Appliance.
Total Events - the amount of audit events received from the Edge Appliance relating to activity that happened on the Volume from that Edge Appliance. The column is shaded in different shades of purple, with the lightest color for low values and the darkest color for high values.
Filters can be applied directly to the table to focus on specific Edge Appliance and/or Volume instances. As well as filtering for specific values.
Volume Explorer Dashboard
The Nasuni File IQ Volume Explorer dashboard displays a point-in-time view of the files and directory entries within a specific volume.
Use this dashboard to:
Select a volume connected to a File IQ Appliance.
Navigate through the volume using its directory structure and list of files within each directory.
Access a set of statistics and metrics for the current folder.
Note: The Volume Explorer Dashboard is only available on the Premium version of Nasuni File IQ. For more information, contact your Nasuni Account Manager.
Navigation
The blue dashboard breadcrumbs help you navigate to a parent directory.
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To quickly access other volume-related dashboards, click the dashboard-named buttons in the upper right corner.
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Link | Dashboard |
Volume Usage | Navigate to the Volume Usage Dashboard for the selected volume. |
Global File Lock Directories | Navigate to the Global File Lock Directories Dashboard for the selected volume. |
Volume Utilization | Navigate to the Volume Utilization Dashboard for the selected volume. |
To navigate to a parent directory, click the directory breadcrumb located beneath the Volume Name and File/Directory Limit dropdowns.
Volume Selection
To explore a volume, navigate to the Volume Name dropdown and choose a volume from the list.
After choosing a volume, click the File/Directory Limit drop-down to choose a maximum number of directories and files to be displayed.
Note: The directories and files displayed in the two table components are retrieved and sorted alphabetically. When using a limit lower than the total number of directories or files contained in a directory, only a subset of the files or directories is displayed in the table. The subset is determined by the directory name or file name independently from any sort order selected in the tables.
Directory Table
The Directory table displays the directories within the volume selected. By default, this table displays the directories of the selected volume's root folder. Use the pagination buttons below the table to view more results, or click the filter icon to search for a specific directory.
The Directory table displays the following directory information:
Column Name | Filter supported | Description |
Directory Name | Yes | The directory name. |
Created Date | Yes | The created date of the directory. |
Modified Date | Yes | The modified date of the directory. |
GL Mode | Yes | Indicates if GL is enabled. |
'#' of Dirs | Yes | The total number of directories within the directory, including everything in subfolders, regardless of how deeply nested those folders are. |
'#' of Files | Yes | The number of files contained by the directory (this is a recursive count). |
Tree Size | Yes | The size of the directory and all its sub-directories and files (this is a recursive size). |
File Table
The File table displays a list of files in the current directory.
To view files beyond the initial results, click the pagination buttons located below the table.
To filter for specific files, click the filter icon, enter a file name, and click OK.
The File table displays the following file information:
Column Name | Filter supported | Description |
File Name | Yes | The File name. |
Created Date | Yes | The created date of the file. |
Modified Date | Yes | The modified date of the file. |
Owner | Yes | The owner of the file. |
Size | Yes | The size of the file. |
Directory Metrics
To the right of the Directory and File tables is the Directory Metrics. This view provides information on the currently selected directory.
The Directory Metrics display the following directory information:
Component | Description | Example |
Tree Size | Represents the total size of the current directory and all its constituents (recursively nested directories and files). | Tree Size
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Tree Size (% Volume) | Represents the total size of the current directory and all its constituents as a percentage of the volume size. | Tree Size (%Volume) |
Nested Directory Count | The number of directories contained by the current folder. This is a recursive count of all the directories. | Nested Directory Count |
Nested File Count | The number of files contained by the current folder. This is a recursive count of all the files. | Nested File Count
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Current Level Directory Count | The number of directories contained by the current folder. This is not a recursive count of all the directories. | Current Level Directory Count
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Current Level File Count | The number of files directly contained by the current folder. This is not a recursive count of all the files. | Current Level File Count
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Sum of Current Level File Sizes | The total sum of file sizes directly contained by the current directory. | Sum of Current Level File Sizes
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Last Modified Directory | The most recently modified time of the directory contained by the current directory. | Last Modified Directory
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Last Modified File | The most recently modified time of the file contained by the current directory. | Last Modified File
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Known Limitation
When using the Volume Explorer dashboard, note the following limitation:
If you drill down into a subfolder (by clicking a folder in the top panel) or navigate to a parent folder, the pagination state of both the folders (in the top panel) and files (in the bottom panel) is preserved from the previous view. This means that instead of resetting to the first page, Grafana continues displaying the same page number you were on before navigating.
As a result, you might see:
A non-intuitive result, as you are not starting from page 1 after navigation.
An empty panel occurs when the new folder does not have enough items to fill the specified page number.
Workaround
After drilling into or navigating out of a folder, use the pagination controls in each panel to return to page 1 to see the contents of the new directory.
Report History Dashboard
The Report History Dashboard displays the history of report executions, with the most recently executed reports shown first. You can access this dashboard through the Report History link on the Nasuni File IQ Grafana Welcome page.
The Report History Dashboard provides the following information:
Column Name | Description |
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Name | The report name as displayed in the Nasuni File IQ Report Management view. |
Interval | The report interval - weekly or monthly. |
Period Start | For reports based on volume activity (audit events), the period start is the start date (inclusive) for which the report is run. No value displays for reports based on volume metadata. |
Period End | For reports based on volume activity (audit events), the period end is the end date (exclusive) for which the report is run. no value displays for reports based on volume metadata. |
Queue Time | The time at which the report was added to the execution queue. By default, the table is sorted by queue time, with the most recently executed reports listed first. |
Start Time | The time at which report execution started. |
End Time | The time at which the report execution finished. |
Duration | The report duration is in HH:MM (hours/minutes) format. |
Status | Pending: The report has been enqueued and is awaiting execution. Running: The report is executing. Complete: Report execution has completed successfully. Cancelled: The report has been cancelled by user action. Failed: Report execution has failed. |
Download | A download link displays after Nasuni Web Access is enabled and a share is configured for a CIFS report volume. |
Notified | Indicates whether notifications for this report have been dispatched. |
Status Inspection
The Status column provides an inspection icon. When clicked, the Dashboard presents additional state information.
For completed reports, the report archive's volume staging path is displayed, while failure information is provided for failed reports.
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Time Picker
Use the time picker to customize the date range over which execution history is displayed.
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Pagination
Use the pagination controls to locate a previously executed report.
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User Directory Access
The User Directory Access dashboard displays the directories with the most event activity.
Use this dashboard to identify:
The directory with the most activity on a volume or Edge Appliance.
How many users are active on the most active directories.
This dashboard has a 2-hour data latency and a default “Last 7 days” time range.
The filters are as follows:
Volumes - Filter the results by volume.
Edge Appliances - Filter the results by Edge Appliance.
Results Limit - Limit the number of directories displayed within the table.
Panels
This dashboard contains one panel. It displays the following information in a table format:
Edge Appliance – Name of the Edge Appliance.
Volume – Name of the volume.
Directory – Path to the directory.
Users – Number of users that have generated events within the directory.
Access Events – Number of events that have originated from the directory.
The information displayed is sorted in descending order by access events.
Global File Lock (GFL) Directories
This dashboard summarizes which directories across volumes have Global File Lock (GFL) enabled and which mode (Optimized or Advanced). The information on this page is relevant until the time of the last FS Metadata Service scan run, so the date and time pickers are absent.
Note: The GFL Directories Dashboard only lists folders that are three levels deep from the root of the volume.
Use this dashboard to identify:
The volumes that have files or folders with Global File Lock enabled.
The files that are Global File Lock enabled.
The type of Global File Lock is enabled.
The filters are as follows:
Volumes - Filter the results by individual volume.
Panels
This dashboard contains four panels that change based on the selected filters.
The Global File Locks Directories include the following panels:
Total Number of GFL Directories – This panel displays the total number of directories with GFL enabled within the selected volume.
Total Number of GFL Files – This panel shows the total number of files that have GFL enabled within the selected volume.
Total Size of GFL Files – This panel shows the total size of all files that have GFL enabled within the selected volume.
GFL Table – This panel displays a table detailing all the directories that have GFL enabled.
The table contains the following columns:
Directory Path – Path of the directory.
File Count – Child file count within the directory.
Directory Count – Child directory count within the directory.
Directory Size – Total size of the directory.
GFL Type – Mode of GFL that is enabled for the directory.
Create Time – Creation time of the directory.
Modified Time – Last modification time of the directory.
Last Access Time – The last time the directory or its subdirectories were accessed.
Volume Stats
The Volume Stats dashboard provides an overview of your volumes, displaying the size, file count, and directory count over time.
Use this dashboard to identify:
The usage summary of a volume over the last 7 days.
The largest volume.
The filters are as follows:
Volumes - Filter the results by volume.
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Panels
This dashboard contains three panels. Each point on the following graphs represents an FSMS scan that has been run and completed.
The panels are as follows:
Volume Size – This panel displays the size of volumes over a selected timeframe.
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File Count – This panel displays the file count of the volumes over a selected timeframe.
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Directory Count – This panel displays the directory count of the volumes over a selected timeframe.
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Volume Utilization
The Volume Utilization dashboard shows a hierarchical display of your volume’s folder structure with a depth of three from the most recent volume scan. Hovering over a block provides additional information on size and creation time.
Use this dashboard to view a volume’s utilization.
The filters are as follows:
Volumes - Filter the results by individual volume.
Panel
This dashboard contains one panel.
Volume Utilization – This panel displays a colored treemap view of the selected volume. The colors correspond to the volume size:
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