Threshold: CPU Utilization

This home-level dashboard report displays the top devices based on their current CPU utilization percentage thresholds. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to keep tabs on crucial devices and their current CPU load by glancing at the colors associated with each percentage level:

• Red. Above 90%
• Yellow. Between 80% and 90%
• Green. 80% or less

Each entry in the report contains the following information:

• Device. The network device.
• Description. The description of the device.
• CPU Load. The percentage of the CPU currently in use.

To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:

1. In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure Report dialog appears.
2. Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
   • Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
   • Device group. Choose a device group for monitoring. Select Every device to select all devices regardless of their subgroups.
   • Threshold. Enter a number for the threshold and select a threshold criteria symbol from the list.
   • Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records to display in the dashboard report.
   • Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Description column (in pixels).
3. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Threshold reports Threshold dashboard reports Threshold: Custom Performance Monitor Threshold: Disk Free Space Threshold: Disk Utilization Threshold: Interface Traffic Threshold: Interface Utilization Threshold: Memory Utilization Threshold: Ping Availability Threshold: Ping Packet Loss Threshold: Ping Response Time