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SolarWinds Overview tab for Service Observability

Information that is displayed on the SolarWinds Overview tab of the Service Details page in the SOW.

KPIs section

The KPIs section displays basic performance metrics for the service.

Note: If the dashboards have been customized, they might not reflect the information shown on this page.

Chart nameDescriptionData source
RateAggregate rate of transactions through the service.SolarWinds
Error %Percent of transactions that have an error.SolarWinds
LatencyAggregate duration of transactions through the service, in milliseconds.SolarWinds

Transactions charts

The Transactions charts show metrics for specific key transactions on the service. The key transactions are determined by your observability system configuration.

Chart nameDescriptionData source
RateEach line represents the throughput of a key transaction through the service. Hover over a point to view the different transaction names.SolarWinds
Error %Each line represents the percentage of errors on a key transaction in the service. Hover over a point to view the different transaction names.SolarWinds
LatencyEach line represents the response time for a key transaction on the service. Hover over a point to view the different transaction names.SolarWinds

Contextual information section

The Recent changes table shows changes made to the system that might have an impact on the service. This data comes from the related configuration items in the CMDB.

Status indicators section

The Status indicators section displays charts for related CIs that might be affecting the service.

Chart nameDescriptionData source
SLO Error BudgetInformation about your current error budget for this service, as configured in Service Reliability Management \(SRM\).For more information on error budgets, see Create SLOs, SLIs, and error budget policies.CMDB
Systems impactedServices or service offerings that have a relationship to the selected service.CMDB
Open incidents last 30 daysDay-by-day occurrence of open incidents affecting this service over the last month.CMDB
Open alerts last 30 daysDay-by-day occurrence of alerts affecting this service over the last month.CMDB
Current open incidentsListing of active incidents that affect this service.CMDB
Current open alertsListing of active alerts that affect this service.CMDB

Parent Topic:SolarWinds templates for Service Observability