PCP Vector

Query Formats

Time Series

Returns the data as time series. For metrics with instance domains, each instance is shown as a separate target (i.e., line in a line graph). If there are multiple queries defined, all values will be combined in the same graph.

Heatmap

Transforms the data for the heatmap panel. Instance names have to be in the following format: <lower_bound>-<upper_bound>, for example, 512-1023 (the bcc PMDA produces histograms in this format).

The following settings have to be set in the heatmap panel options:

Setting

Value

Format

Time Series Buckets

Bucket bound

Upper

Table

Transforms the data for the table panel. Two or more queries are required, and it will transform every metric into a column, and every instance into a row. The latest values of the currently selected timeframe will be displayed.

Legend Format Templating

The following variables can be used in the legend format box:

Variable

Description

Example

$expr

query expression

rate(disk.dm.avactive)

$metric

metric name

disk.dev.read

$metric0

last part of metric name

read

$instance

instance name

sda

$some_label

label value

anything