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Documentation > Reference Manual for GigaFlow > Dashboards > Interface Overview

Interface Overview

Located at Dashboards > Interface Overview; there is also a unique Interface Overview subpage for each interface.

From the Dashboards menu, the Interface Overview option displays high-level summary information; some of this is also displayed in Server Overview. See Dashboards > Server Overview. The three graphs displayed are:

  • Top Interfaces In (Last Hour v Last Week Hour), i.e. the interfaces with heaviest inward traffic over the past hour. This is compared to the same hour last week.
  • Top Interfaces Out (Last Hour v Last Week Hour), i.e. the interfaces with heaviest outward traffic over the past hour. This is compared to the same hour last week.
  • Summary Interfaces.
  • Summary Interfaces Peak.

Figure: GigaFlow's Interface Overview page

GigaFlow's Interface Overview page.

Click once on any infrastructure device IP address or interface in the tables and you will be taken to an overview report for that device or interface. You can access the same overview using GigaFlow's search function. Search for the IP address and in the main left-hand side table, click the Infrastructure Device name. In the right-hand side table, click Overview.

Dedicated Interface Overview Pages

At the top of the page, you can see:

Interface Details

This panel displays the interface details:

  • IfIndex: the interface number.
  • The interface name.
  • The interface alias.
  • The interface description.
  • The interface IP address.
  • The interface MAC address.
  • Speed In (MB/s).
  • Speed Out (MB/s).
  • Admin status.
  • Oper status.

You can edit these at Configuration > Infrastructure Devices.

Attributes and Tools

You can add an Attribute, or alias, for an interface by selecting from the interface Attributes drop down selector. See Configuration > Attributes for more. This panel lists attributes and useful tools associated with the selected interface, including:

  • Attributes.
  • Links out to useful tools, including Forensics, ARPs, CAMs, Live Interfaces and Traffic Overview.
  • Links to associated integrations. See System > Global for more about integrations.

In addition, you will see graphs and tables of:

Summary Interface Total Traffic

This is a summary of the total traffic for that interface.

Summary Interface In

This is a summary of the total inward traffic for that interface.

Summary Interface Out

This is a summary of the total outward traffic for that interface.

Summary Interface In Packets

This is a summary of the total inward packets for that interface.

Summary Interface Out Packets

This is a summary of the total outward packets for that interface.

Summary Interface In Flows

A summary of the total inward flows for that interface.

Summary Interface Out Flows

This is a summary of the total outward flows for that interface.

Summary Interface DSCP In Ingress Bytes

DSCP (differentiated services code point) in summary information used for ingress policing configuration.

Summary Interface DSCP Out Ingress Bytes

DSCP (differentiated services code point) out summary information used for ingress policing configuration.

Summary Interface DSCP In Egress Bytes

DSCP (differentiated services code point) in summary information used for egress policing configuration.

Summary Interface DSCP Out Egress Bytes

DSCP (differentiated services code point) out summary information used for egress policing configuration.