Change the Type of the Interactive Analytics Chart

You can change the aggregation and grouping of query results displayed in the chart to graphically analyse log events.

About this task

The number of drop-down menus that you see under the chart depends on the selected aggregation function.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in to the vRealize Log Insight Web user interface. The URL format is https://log_insight-host, where log_insight-host is the IP address or host name of the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance.

Procedure

1. Use the drop-down menus under the Interactive Analytics chart to change the aggregation function and grouping type.

   

   • To view the number of events over time, select the Time series button.

   • To view only event values, select the Non-time series button and select at least one field.

2. Click Update.

Aggregation and Grouping in the Interactive Analytics Chart

The following table contains examples to illustrate aggregation and grouping in vRealize Log Insight charts.

Table 1. Example Aggregation and Grouping in the Interactive Analytics Chart

Selection in the First Drop-Down Menu	Selection in the Second Drop-Down Menu	Time series selection	Text Displayed on the Screen	Result
Count	Time series	Time series	Count of events over time	The chart displays a bar chart with the number of events for the current query over time.
Average	vmw_op_latency (VMware - vSphere)	Time series	Average of vmw_op_latency (VMware - vSphere) over time	The chart displays a line chart with average value of operations latency over time.
Count	vmw_esx_problem Note: Thevmw_esx_problem field does not appear by default. You must extract the vmw_esx_problem field and save the query so that vmw_esx_problem appears in the drop-down menu.	Non-time series	Count of events grouped by vmw_esx_problem	The chart displays a bar chart of the number of events for containing the vmw_esx_problem field.
Count	Time series, vmw_esx_problem	Time series	Count of events over time grouped by vmw_esx_problem	The chart displays a stacked bar chart grouped by vmw_esx_problem over time.