Use the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports

Once you install and configure the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports in your environment and configure the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux to collect data, you can use the content pack to proactively monitor and troubleshoot your environment.

Prerequisites

• You must set up the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux to collect the data. See, About the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux.
• You must install and configure the content pack. See, Install the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports and Configure the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports.

Available dashboards

The Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports offers the following dashboards:

Dashboard name	Description
Home	Main dashboard for the content pack. Displays performance statistics on two configurable radial graphs as well as a display of the most recent alerts that have triggered within the app.
Metrics	Displays a variety of performance statistics for any number of hosts in various customizable graphs.
Hosts	Gives a high-level view of all hosts in your Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports deployment. Displays hosts in either a list or overview format and allows you to drill down into the specifics of a host's health and operation.
Alerts	Shows information on triggered alerts including, when those alerts triggered, which hosts the alerts have triggered on, and alert severity.

Access the dashboards

Follow these steps to access the content pack dashboards:

1. Log into your Splunk platform instance.
2. Select App > IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) or IT Essentials Work.
3. Select Dashboards > Dashboards to see the list of the dashboards.
4. Scroll through the Dashboards by name, sort by any column header, or use the filter field to narrow the list. The App name for the dashboards in this content pack is DA-ITSI-CP-unix-dashboard.

Next steps

Use the following resources to learn how to use each of the available dashboards:

• To learn more about the Home dashboard, see Use the Home dashboard.
• To learn more about the Metrics dashboard, see Use the Metrics dashboard.
• To learn more about the Hosts dashboard, see Use the Hosts dashboard.
• To learn more about the Alerts dashboard, see Use the Alerts dashboard.