Top 10: Ping Packet Loss

This home-level dashboard report displays the top devices in a group based on their ping packet loss percentages at the time of the last poll. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to keep tabs on crucial devices by glancing at the colors associated with each packet loss 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.
• Interface. The network interface.
• Sent. The number of packets sent.
• Lost. The number of packets lost.
• % Loss. The percentage of sent packets that have been lost.

  Note: All of the data listed in this dashboard report is based on the latest poll.

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. Select a device group by clicking the Browse (...) button. Select Every device to select all devices regardless of their subgroups.
   • Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records to display in the dashboard report.
   • Column 2 width. Enter a width for the column (in pixels).
   • Top count. Enter the number of records to display in the dashboard report.
3. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Ping Availability and Response Time reports Ping Availability and Response Time dashboard reports Threshold: Ping Availability Threshold: Ping Packet Loss Threshold: Ping Response Time Ping Availability Last X hours/days (Single Device) Ping Response Time Last X hours/days (Single Device) Performance: Last Polled Ping Response Time (Specific Interface) Top 10: Ping Availability Top 10: Ping Response Time