Monitoring HTTP application service data

Monitoring HTTP application service data

• Monitoring HTTP traffic data

• Detecting application performance issues that require mitigation

• Identify pool members causing traffic performance issues

• Mitigating a traffic performance issue

• HTTP server traffic charts
  This table lists and defines the charts found under the ANALYTICS tab in the application service dashboard (Applications > APPLICATIONS > <Application Name> > <Application HTTP Service>). Select the option marked in the image to view charts at the bottom of the screen. These charts display the trends of the application pool members. Each chart displays an aspect of pool member performance, as function of the selected time period.

  

• HTTP Dimensions and Metrics
  The dimensions and metrics listed are gathered to monitor traffic data pertaining to the HTTP layer. The information provided is found in the dimensions pane tables with the screens that display HTTP data. It is important note that all metric data is displayed as a unit over the time period selected for the screen.

• HTTP client traffic charts
  This table lists and defines the charts found under the ANALYTICS tab in the application service dashboard (Applications > APPLICATIONS > <Application Name> > <Application HTTP Service>). Select the option marked in the image to view charts at the bottom of the screen. These charts display the trends of application traffic processed by the BIG-IP system. Each chart displays an aspect of application traffic as a function of the selected time period.

  

• Web Application Security Charts
  The charts that reflect Web Application Security data allow you to analyze current trends in traffic to applications with Web Application Security. The parameters found in the charts described display the detected layer 7 security threats, out of all HTTP traffic. The configuration of application service the in view is indicated in the Properties icon, as indicated in the image of an AS3 application service.

• Web Application Security Dimensions and Metrics
  The metrics and dimensions listed are provide data regarding the transaction volume and traffic violations detected by your Web Application Security policy. The information provided is found in the dimensions pane tables with the screens that display Web Application Security data. You use this information to filter the on-screen data by specific dimension objects. For example, if you would like to view data that pertains to specific virtual servers, you can select specific virtual servers to filter only their data results. It is important note that all metric data is displayed as a unit over the time period selected for the screen.