NOC Widget

The NOC (Network Operating Center) widget provides at-a-glance insight into the health of a set of groups, resources, applications, or websites. Using the NOC widget, you can do the following:

• Select specific alert statuses for display
• Include device groups, devices, datasources, instances, datapoints, websites, and website groups
• See entities that are functioning in the normal ranges represented with green
• Include custom information in NOC widget items

To configure a NOC widget, you need set up alert statuses, sort by options, NOC item types and their datapoints, and widget display settings.

Configuring a NOC Widget

1. In LogicMonitor, navigate to Dashboards, select a current Dashboard or create new, and then add a NOC widget.
   For more information, see Dashboard Creation.
   For more information, see Widget Creation.
   
2. Configure the Basic Information settings. 
   For more information, see Configuring Standard Widget Settings.
   
3. To add add a widget-level filter, select from the Filter by field in the NOC Options section, and do the following:
   1. Type a property in the Search records field, or select a property from the list of properties displayed.
      LogicMonitor displays applicable properties as you type.
      
   2. Type a value for the property in the Search records field, or select a value for the property from the list of values displayed for the property.
      LogicMonitor displays applicable values as you type.
   3. Select whether to include or exclude the value in the filter.
      You can select anywhere outside of the filter configuration settings to view the dashboard with the configured filter.
   4. Toggle Allow the Widget level filters to override the dashboard filters switch.
      Toggling this switch enables individual widgets to display data independently of the dashboard’s global filter settings.
      You can repeat this process to add a widget-level filter for as many resource or instance properties as needed.
4. In the Alert Statuses to Display settings, toggle any of the following alert statuses you want displayed in the NOC widget:
   • To display active alerts at the critical severity, toggle Critical.
     These alerts typically require the most immediate attention.
   • To display active alerts at the error severity, toggle Error.
     These alerts represent a significant problem, but one configured below the critical severity level.
   • To display active alerts at the warning severity, toggle Warning.
     These alerts are generally the lowest actionable alert severity.
   • To display cleared alerts for resources that are currently not in active warning, error, or critical state, toggle OK.
     This is useful when the NOC widget is intended to provide a broader health status board rather than only show problems.
   • To display alerts that are acknowledged by a user, toggle Acknowledge.
     Acknowledged alerts do not indicate a cleared status. LogicMonitor treats acknowledgement separately from clearing. For example, it can detect attempts to acknowledge an already acknowledged alert.
   • To display alerts associated with scheduled downtime, toggle SDT.
     This is useful for identifying alerts that are suppressed.
     
     All alert statuses are toggled on by default.

5. In the Sort By settings, select one of the following for sorting items in the configured widget:
   • To display items in order of severity from most critical to least critical, select Alert Status.
     Items without alerts are listed last.
   • To display items in the widget in alphabetical order, select Resource name.
6. In the NOC Items settings, select Add Record, and then select one of the following options to add a resource or website:
   • To add a resource, select Resource and then do the following:
     1. In the Resource Group Display Name, enter the name of a resource group.
        LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.
        You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all resource groups available.
     2. In the Resource Display Name, enter the name of a resource.
        LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.
        You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all resources within the selected group.
     3. In the DataSource Name, enter the name of a DataSource.
        LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all resources within the selected group.
     4. In the Instance Name field, enter the name of an instance.LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all resources within the selected group.
     5. In the Datapoint Name field, enter the name of a datapoint.LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all resources within the selected group.
     6. From Group By, select an option to group the datapoint by.
     7. In the NOC Item Name field, enter a name to identify the resource in the widget.
     8. Select Apply.
        
   • To add a website, select Website and then do the following:
     1. In the Website Group Name field, enter the name of a website group name.LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all websites within the selected group.
     2. In the Website Name field, enter the name of a website.LogicMonitor attempts to match results as you type.You can enter “*” or use a glob expression to select all websites within the selected group.
     3. In the Group By field, select an option to group the website by.
     4. In the NOC Item Name field, enter a name to identify the website in the widget.
     5. Select Apply.
        
7. In the Display Settings, select one of the following for how you want the NOC widget to display on your dashboard:
   • To display the widget as a grid, select Grid and then do the following:
     1. To display any widget-level filters you configured, toggle Display filter selections on widget.
        The filters display within the configured widget on your dashboard.
     2. From Max Display Columns, select the number of columns to be displayed in the widget.
     3. To display the icons of each item (for example, the icon for a DataSource), toggle Show Item Type Icons.
        This option displays more items and a heat map view. Heat maps are better at expressing patterns.
        
   • To display the widget as a table, select Table.
     To display any widget-level filters you configured, toggle Display filter selections on widget.
     The filters display within the configured widget on your dashboard.
     
8. Configure the Widget Color Schema settings.
   For more information, see Configuring Standard Widget Settings.
9. Select Save.

The NOC widget displays on your dashboard.