Epoch data interface
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for generating an interface configured to display status information for network elements on a network. In embodiments, one or more logical models of the network are obtained from at least one of a plurality of controllers on a network. Network statistics are determined based on network traffic. Based on the one or more logical models and the network statistics, a topology of the network and respective status information of one or more network elements during an epoch is identified, the epoch defining a time interval. A user interface is generated that displays the respective status information in a timeline comprising one or more of the epochs.
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
obtain, from at least one of a plurality of controllers on a network, one or more logical models of the network, the one or more logical models comprising configurations of one or more objects defined for the network;
determine network statistics based on network traffic;
identify, based on the one or more logical models and the network statistics, a topology of the network and respective status information of one or more network elements during an epoch, the epoch defining a time interval; and
generate a user interface displaying the respective status information in a timeline comprising one or more of the epochs.
2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the epoch and a type of the data is customized by user input.
3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from user input, a metric associated with the type of data, wherein the logical model determines the respective status based on the metric.
4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
classify the respective status information into a type of error;
aggregate all objects from the network associated with the type of error; and
display the aggregation of the type of error, wherein the display comprises an option to view a number of instances the type of error occurred during the epoch.
5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
classify the respective status as a type of error;
determine an action to recommend based on the type of error; and
provide an option configured to display the action.
6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
generate a report based on the respective status information, the report comprising the type of error and the recommended action, wherein the report enables a user to modify at least one of a range of epochs included in the report or a number of instances aggregated in the report.
7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data is received from a collection file associated with a timestamp defining the epoch, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
analyze the collection file to identify the respective status information of the one or more objects from the network during the timestamp;
determine an action to recommend based on the respective status information; and
provide an option configured to display the action.
8. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
at least one computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
obtain, from at least one of a plurality of controllers on a network, one or more logical models of the network, the one or more logical models comprising configurations of one or more objects defined for the network;
determine network statistics based on network traffic;
identify, based on the one or more logical models and the network statistics, a topology of the network and respective status information of one or more network elements during an epoch, the epoch defining a time interval; and
generate a user interface displaying the respective status information in a timeline comprising one or more of the epochs.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the epoch and a type of the data is customized by user input.
10. The system of claim 9 , the at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
receive, from user input, a metric associated with the type of data, wherein the logical model determines the respective status based on the metric.
11. The system of claim 8 , the at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
classify the respective status information into a type of error;
aggregate all objects from the network associated with the type of error; and
display the aggregation of the type of error, wherein the display comprises an option to view a number of instances the type of error occurred during the epoch.
12. The system of claim 8 , the at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
classify the respective status as a type of error;
determine an action to recommend based on the type of error; and
provide an option configured to display the action.
13. The system of claim 8 , the at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
generate a report based on the respective status information, the report comprising the type of error and the recommended action, wherein the report enables a user to modify at least one of a range of epochs included in the report or a number of instances aggregated in the report.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data is received from a collection file associated with a timestamp defining the epoch, the at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
analyze the collection file to identify the respective status information of the one or more objects from the network during the timestamp;
determine an action to recommend based on the respective status information; and
provide an option configured to display the action.
15. A method comprising:
obtaining, from at least one of a plurality of controllers on a network, one or more logical models of the network, the one or more logical models comprising configurations of one or more objects defined for the network;
determining network statistics based on network traffic;
identifying, based on the one or more logical models and the network statistics, a topology of the network and respective status information of one or more network elements during an epoch, the epoch defining a time interval; and
generating a user interface displaying the respective status information in a timeline comprising one or more of the epochs.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the epoch and a type of the data is customized by user input.
17. The method of claim 16 , the method further comprising receiving, from user input, a metric associated with the type of data, wherein the logical model determines the respective status based on the metric.
18. The method of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
classifying the respective status information into a type of error;
aggregating all objects from the network associated with the type of error; and
displaying the aggregation of the type of error, wherein the display comprises an option to view a number of instances the type of error occurred during the epoch.
19. The method of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
classifying the respective status as a type of error;
determining an action to recommend based on the type of error; and
providing an option configured to display the action.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the data is received from a collection file associated with a timestamp defining the epoch, the method further comprising:
analyzing the collection file to identify the respective status information of the one or more objects from the network during the timestamp;
determining an action to recommend based on the respective status information; and
providing an option configured to display the action.