3. Dashboard Overview
The Scribbler dashboard acts as an administrator's cockpit, providing a comprehensive analysis of:
- Resource utilization (CPU, RAM, Disk)
- Real-time logs
- Visual charts representing log severity and facility levels
Dashboard Widgets
The following table describes each widget available on the dashboard:
| Number | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date Range | Dashboard data is updated according to the date range selected. The default date is Today. |
| 2 | CPU | Represents the CPU utilization of the server that is hosting Scribbler. |
| 3 | Disk | Represents the disk space utilization of the server that is hosting Scribbler. |
| 4 | RAM | Displays RAM usage details for the top seven applications on the Scribbler server. |
| 5 | Log Severity (%) | A pie chart showing the percentage distribution of log severity for the selected date range. Hover over the chart to view severity levels and percentages. Click a severity level in the legend to toggle it on or off. |
| 6 | Log Facility (%) | A pie chart displaying the percentage distribution of logs by the top seven syslog facilities. Hover for details, click legend items to toggle visibility. |
| 7 | Device Level Severity | A bar graph with the top 10 devices on the X-axis and log counts on the Y-axis. The stacked bars are color-coded by severity level. |
| 8 | Recent Logs | Displays the latest 50 logs from the database, refreshed every 15 seconds. |
| 9 | Log Severity Trend | A bar graph displaying the trend of log severity levels over the selected time period. |