I wanted to share a new dashboard a co-worker ( @mblackburn ) came up with to help us better view groups of interfaces and various metrics for each.
Using a single HTML widget, we are able to visually compare numerous different interfaces by populating each interface dataset onto its own graph. We are able to view individual metrics per interface, as well as aggregated data too, while being able to dynamically add and remove interfaces very quickly.
Here is how the widget appears before being populated.
You can either choose a pre-defined entry from the dropdown box or you can type an interface description into the search box (or even a partial description). Once you click search, the page pulls the SWQL results for the interface data and populates the page with graphs and metrics to view. (There is even a debug/SWQL link at the bottom to show you what SWQL was ran as well as the results)
You can easily modify the pre-defined search filters so they match the interface descriptions used in your environment.
Other than modifying the dropdown search filters, you simply copy and paste the contents of the .HTML file into an HTML widget on a new view and you should be up and running.
https://thwack.solarwinds.com/kb/articles/20249-dynamic-interface-dashboard-html-js
