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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Last Polled CPU Utilization (Single Device)
This device-level dashboard report displays current CPU utilization percentages for all CPUs
on a selected device. Displaying this dashboard report in a device dashboard allows you to
monitor the CPU(s) of an important device to watch for spikes in CPU utilization. The report
shows:
Description. The particular CPU.
CPU Load. The percentage of the CPU currently in use. The colors displayed in the
CPU Load column coincide with the WhatsUp threshold colors:
Red. Above 90%
Yellow. Between 80% and 90%
Green. 80% or less
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. Select a device by clicking the browse (...) button.
To view a graphical representation of the report data, select Use a graph to display
the values.
If you select the above option, select the Graph type with which report data will be
displayed. To learn about the various types of graphs available, please see Graph
Types. (on page 610)
3 Click OK to save changes.
Top 10: CPU Utilization
This home-level dashboard report displays the top devices based on their current CPU
utilization percentages. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to keep tabs
on crucial devices and their current CPU load. Report percentages are displayed in colors that
represent the CPU utilization thresholds:
Red. Above 90%
Yellow. Above 80%
Green. 80% or less
Each entry in the report contains the following information:
Device. The network device.
CPU. The device CPU description.
CPU Load. The percentage of CPU currently in use.
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