Accessing Metrics
The Metrics application creates customizable dashboards consisting of multiple metrics across various datasets in different views. You can quickly view metrics data gathered from devices configured for streaming telemetry data to CVP.
Metrics Summary Screen
On the CloudVision portal, click the Metrics tab to view the Metrics screen. This screen consists of the Dashboards tab and the Explorer tab.
Dashboards Tab
The Dashboards summary screen lists existing dashboards along with other options.

Left Pane
The left pane provides the following options:
- Dashboard name search field - Perform a search of dashboard names
- List of current dashboards -
Hover the cursor on a dashboard to view a vertical ellipsis button on the right
end of the corresponding pane. Click on the ellipsis button to get the
following options:
- Add a View - Click to add a new view based on chosen metrics
- Delete - Click to delete the corresponding dashboard
Right Pane
The right pane provides the create a new dashboard option.
Explorer Tab
The initial Explorer Summary screen does not display any data.

- View Mode - Select
the
View mode. Options include:
- Graphs grouped by dataset - Displays multiple metrics for appropriate metric type
- Graphs grouped by metric - Displays one metric for multiple entities in appropriate metric type
- Table - Displays multiple metrics for multiple entities in appropriate metric type
- Aggregate - Displays grouped metric values for multiple entities in appropriate metric type
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Metric Type - Select the metrics type (Devices, Interfaces, Analytic processes, or CloudTracer connections)
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Metrics - Select the required option based on appropriate view mode and metric type
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Devices/Interfaces/Analytics/Connections
- Search field - Perform a search of specified entities
- List of datasets - Select one or more dataset; or dataset groups
Note: The field name differs based on the selected combination of View Mode and Metric Type. - Clear All - Click to clear the selection of all datasets
- Add View - Click to add a new view
- Save Dashboard - Click to save the current dashboard
- Dotted box - Indicates the view that is currently being edited
Creating Dashboards
Perform the following steps to create a dashboard: