Add a dial to a dashboard - Simple Log Service - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Prerequisites

Data is collected. Collect text logs from servers.
An index is created. Create indexes.
A dashboard is created. Create a dashboard quickly.

Overview

Search and analysis: Query and analyze logs in the Simple Log Service console, including log query, aggregation, and statistics.
Configure a dial: Set the chart type to Dial, configure the chart, and add it to the dashboard.

Step 1: Query and analyze data

Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the project you want.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Log Storage > Logstore, and click the target Logstore.
Enter a query statement and click Search & Analyze.
```
* | select COUNT(*) pv
```

Step 2: Configure a dial

1. Add a chart

In the left-side navigation pane, choose Dashboard > Dashboards. In the Dashboard list, click the target dashboard. Click Edit in the upper-right corner, and then click Add > Add Chart.

2. Configure the dial

On the General Configurations tab, select for Chart Type and Dial for Style Settings. Configure the query time range, Logstore, and query statement on the left.

For example, select website_log as the data source, set the query statement to * | select COUNT(*) pv, set the time range to 15 Minutes (Relative), and click Apply.
On the General Configurations tab, configure the Search & Analysis Settings section.
- General Configurations > > > Search & Analysis Settings > > > Displayed Fields: Select the pv field to display on the dial.
- General Configurations > > > Search & Analysis Settings > > > Use Query Result: Use query results as the dial data source.
- General Configurations > > > Search & Analysis Settings > > > Field of Maximum Value: Select the pv field. Its maximum value sets the upper bound of the dial.
- General Configurations > > > Search & Analysis Settings > > > Compared Field: Select the pv field to display its maximum value on the dial.
- General Configurations > > > Search & Analysis Settings > > > Compare Value Format: Format the maximum value with a thousands separator. For example, 5930 displays as 5,930.

3. Configure thresholds

General Configurations > > > Standard Configurations > > > Color Scheme: Colors indicate different threshold ranges on the dial.
General Configurations > > > Threshold > > > Threshold Mode: Select Absolute Value to define thresholds as fixed numeric values.
General Configurations > > > Threshold: Set thresholds and colors. In this example, the dial color changes from light green (default) to green (>1,000), orange (>2,000), tangerine (>3,000), red (>4,000), and purple (>5,000) as pv increases.