Solarwinds Orion Data Stream Parameters

The Solarwinds Orion plugin provides configurable data streams to query Solarwinds data and metrics.

Each configurable data stream exposes a set of parameters that lets you filter the data you retrieve. The following information describes the available configurable data streams and their parameters in detail.

Host Metrics

Returns configurable metrics for the hosts in scope.

Parameter
Description
Metric table
Specify a table to pull metrics from (some nodes may not have data here), for example: CPU/Memory History.
Timestamp property
Select a field to use as a timestamp. For example, Date Time.
Value property
Select a property to return as the value for this data stream. For example: Minimum CPU. Load.

Interface Metrics

Returns configurable metrics for network interfaces.

Parameter
Description
Metric table
Specify a table to pull metrics from (some nodes may not have data here), for example: CPU/Memory History.
Timestamp property
Select a field to use as a timestamp. For example, Date Time.
Value property
Select a property to return as the value for this data stream. For example: Minimum CPU. Load.

Metric

Returns metric data for the objects in scope, whatever their type. The more specific data streams narrow this to one kind of object.

Parameter
Description
Metric
Specify a metric to return data for.

Node Metrics

Returns metrics for a chosen subset of nodes rather than everything in scope.

Parameter
Description
Category
Select a category to filter by, for example: Server.
Vendor
Select a vendor to filter by, for example: Windows.
Machine type
Select a machine type to filter by, for example: Windows 2019.
Node name filter
Select a name to filter by. Using a % will match anything, for example:
  • %Server%: Match anything with a name that contains Server.
  • %Server: Match anything with a name that ends with Server.
  • Server%: Match anything with a name that starts with Server.
Metric table
Select a metric table from the dropdown. For example, CPU/Memory History.
Timestamp property
Select a timestamp property from the dropdown. For example, Date Time.
Value property
Select a value property from the dropdown. For example, Average Memory Used.

Node Properties

Returns nodes with their properties, filtered by machine type or model. Use it for inventory rather than performance.

Parameter
Description
Category
Select a category to filter by, for example: Server.
Vendor
Select a vendor to filter by, for example: Windows.
Machine type
Select a machine type to filter by, for example: Windows 2019.
Additional properties
Optionally select additional properties to include on your table. You may need to shape this data in the data stream manually.
Name filter
Select a name to filter by. Using a % will match anything, for example:
  • %Server%: Match anything with a name that contains Server.
  • %Server: Match anything with a name that ends with Server.
  • Server%: Match anything with a name that starts with Server.

SWQL Query

Returns the result of a SolarWinds Query Language query. Use it to reach data the other data streams do not cover.

Parameter
Description
SWQL Query
Enter a valid SolarWinds Query Language (SWQL) statement to retrieve data from the SolarWinds. Ensure that the query only requests the required data to optimize performance and avoid unnecessary load.

SWQL Query (Filter by Object)

The same as SWQL Query, with the dashboard's objects available to the query, so one query can return different data for each object.

Parameter
Description
SWQL Query
Enter a valid SolarWinds Query Language (SWQL) statement to retrieve data from the SolarWinds. Ensure that the query only requests the required data to optimize performance and avoid unnecessary load.

Volume Metrics

Returns configurable metrics for storage volumes.

Parameter
Description
Metric table
Specify a table to pull metrics from (some nodes may not have data here), for example: CPU/Memory History.
Timestamp property
Select a field to use as a timestamp. For example, Date Time.
Value property
Select a property to return as the value for this data stream. For example: Minimum CPU. Load.

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