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Monitoring Connection Utilization

Monitor your connection utilization and ensure sufficient bandwidth for your customers. Adjust your port usage as needed to improve performance.

To view connection utilization statistics:

  1. Log in to the Customer Portal > Fabric Dashboard.

  2. From the Connections menu, select Connections Inventory.

  3. Locate and click the connection you want to monitor.

  4. Click the connection to bring up the Connection Details.

Metrics​

The Metrics tab shows bandwidth and dropped packet data for the connection.

The Usage graph shows inbound and outbound bandwidth.

Screenshot of the Usage Graph

The Packet Drop graphs shows the inbound and outbound packets dropped for the a-side and z-side of the connection.

Screenshot of the Dropped Packets Graph

From the Time Period drop-down list, select a predefined setting or choose Custom Date Range to define your own time interval.

Use the sliders at the bottom and to the right of the graph, to change the scale. Hover over a the graph to see traffic readings in a specific timestamp.

Metric Alert Rules​

Set alerts when a connection's bandwidth or the number of packets dropped exceeds a certain threshold.

For instructions on configuring connection bandwidth and packet threshold alerts, and how to receive those alerts, see Managing Metric Alert Rules.

Events​

The Events tab shows connection lifecycle events for any status change to your asset, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and failures.

Screenshot of the Events Table

Filter the table by event type, user name. From the Time Period drop-down list, select a predefined setting or choose Custom Date Range to define your own time interval. Events are not refreshed automatically. Click refresh to update the data in the table.

Connection Monitoring in the API​

The Equinix API offers the ability to create and customize a stream that collects usage data for your connection or connections. Once you have created a stream you can view the usage data from the Equinix API or create a subscription to have the data sent to your data collection platform.

To configure connection monitoring from the API:

To get your data, either: