Install the Infrequent Data Tier App and view the Dashboards
Availability
This feature is available in the following account plan.
Account Type | Account Level |
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Credits | Enterprise Suite |
The Infrequent Data Tier App provides visibility into the usage and costs associated with data stored in the Infrequent Data Tier with the visually intuitive pre-configured dashboards.
Infrequent Data Tiers allow you to effectively analyze high volumes of log data that is accessed on a minimal basis. In this data tier, you pay for the amount of data scanned in each search. This on-demand payment model allows you to minimize costs by only paying the data accessed.
Install the App
You must complete the prerequisite requirement before you begin installing the Infrequent Data Tier App.
Prerequisite
Before you install the Infrequent Data Tier App, the Search Audit Index must be enabled. For more information see Enable the Search Audit Index.
Installing the App
Complete the following instructions to install the Sumo Logic Infrequent Data Tier App.
To install the app, do the following:
Dashboard Filters
Each dashboard has a set of filters that you can apply to the entire dashboard, as shown in the following example. Click the funnel icon in the top dashboard menu bar to display a scrollable list of filters that are applied across the entire dashboard.
Each panel has a set of filters that are applied to the results for that panel only, as shown in the following example. Click the funnel icon in the top panel menu bar to display a list of panel-specific filters.
Infrequent Data Tier - Data Scanned Overview
The Infrequent Data Tier - Data Scanned Overview dashboard provides visibility into the total amount of data scanned by infrequent queries. This allows you to monitor and control on-demand search costs for the Infrequent Tier.
Use this dashboard to:
- Monitor data scan information per day.
- Analyze monthly comparisons of scanned data.
- Understand data scanned by caller module, query type, and query status.
Infrequent Data Tier - Data Scanned by Users
The Infrequent Data Tier - Data Scanned by Users dashboard provides insights into the amount of infrequent data scanned by specific users, user trends, and the geographic locations of users.
Use this dashboard to:
- Monitor data scan information by user.
- To analyze trends in data scanned by users over a 30 day period.
- Monitor the geographical locations for data scan information.
Infrequent Data Tier - Query Analysis
The Infrequent Data Tier - Query Analysis dashboard provides visibility into the Infrequent Data Tier queries that are most expensive, as well as detailed information on the queries.
Use this dashboard to:
- Identify the most expensive queries on the Infrequent Tier.
- Analyze queries executed against Infrequent Tier.
Infrequent Data Tier - Credits Consumed
The Infrequent Data Tier - Credits Consumed dashboard provides visibility into the total amount of Cloud Flex Credits your organization has consumed with infrequent queries. This allows you to monitor and control on-demand search costs for the Infrequent Tier.
Use this dashboard to:
- Monitor credits consumed per day.
- Monitor credits consumed per user.
- Monitor the geographical locations of credit consumption.
- Identify the most expensive queries on the Infrequent Tier.