Performance Metrics of FreeBSD Server Monitor

Interpret FreeBSD Server Monitoring Results

Monitoring your FreeBSD monitor lets you track and measure important metrics including CPU, memory, disk utilization, network traffic and more from a custmizable and unified console.

Various parameters and metrics can be obtained by accessing the following tabs:

• Device Snapshot
• Processes
• Network Statistics
• Resource Checks
• Sys Logs
• Process Viewer
• Add a custom view

Device Snapshot:

In-depth analysis and study can be made for every parameter listed under the Device Snapshot tab. By clicking on the desired parameter, a detailed synopsis opens up in a new window, which can be sent as an email or exported as a PDF/CSV file. Reports can also be generated for a specific time period, by using the drop down on the top left corner of the page.

Memory Breakup/Memory Utilization

Disk Utilization

Asset Details:

Parameters	Description
Host Name	Name of the system
IP Address	The IP address of the host machine
Operating System	Name of the OS running in the instance
OS Architecture	Specifies the underlying OS architecture - 32 bit or 64 bit
Installed Memory	The physical memory of the server in MB
Number of CPU Cores	The number of available CPU cores
Processor	Name and description of the processor

Processes:

The various processes associated with FreeBSD are detailed under this section, along with the following metrics:

Parameters	Description
Process Name	Name of the process
Status	Status of the process, it is up or down
CPU (%)	The percentage of CPU used by a particular process
Memory (%)	The percentage of memory used by a particular process
Instances	The number of running instances in a process
Thread Count	No of threads created by a process
Action	Set thresholds or delete a particular process

Network Statistics:

This section provides a complete description on the input and output traffic, in addition to the bandwidth utilization for both input and output traffic. Clicking on the traffic icons will generate individual reports on the error/discarded packets and packets traffic.

Parameters	Description
Network Interface Card Name	Name of the card
Speed	Bandwidth of the interface
Data Sent	Amount of data sent by the interface per poll
Data Received	Amount of data received by the  interface
Packets Sent	Number of packets sent by the interface
Packets Received	Number of packets received by the interface

Resource Checks:

Gather inputs on url, port, sys log checks and configure thresholds to be alerted when a check fails. New/existing checks can be added/edited using the Edit Resource Check Profile option on the right corner of the page. To know more on how to add/edit/modify a resource check, click here.

Parameters	Description
Check Name	Name of the resource check
Status	Tells if the check is up or down
Check Type	Specifies the type of resouce check configured
Resource Monitored	Details about the check

Sys Logs:

Information on severity, log types, and events by source can be collected, which can be used for analyzing performance drops, downtimes, and security infringements. The graphical data aids in understanding the logging program messages and process severity. The data can be obtained based on a hourly or daily basis.

Process Viewer:

The various processes on the server monitor can be studied using the Process Viewer. Hovering the mouse on the process name lists their respective PID, Execution Path, and Command Line Arguments. Sort the processes based on CPU, memory handle, and thread count.

Customizable reports:

Users can create reports based on their preference by clicking on the desired metric and access the    icon. Here, you can select the required parameters based on memory, disk, and CPU.

Related Articles:

• Add a FreeBSD server monitor
• Server metrics: Windows | Linux | OS X
• Set a threshold and availability profile
• Know how server monitoring works
• Create a resource check profile
• Other OS platforms supported: Linux | Windows  | OS X
• Server metrics
• Server Inventory Dashboard