ThousandEyes plugin

Monitor network performance, detect issues, and manage network metrics directly from your dashboards.

To add a data source click on the + next to Data Sources on the left-hand menu in SquaredUp. Search for the data source and click on it to open the Configure data source page.

You can also add a data source by clicking Add data source on the Settings > Data Sources page, but pre-built dashboards are not added when using this method.

Before you start

You will need

An active SquaredUp Dashboard instance
Administrative access to the ThousandEyes account
A ThousandEyes API OAuth token for secure authentication

Generate Access Token

Log into ThousandEyes and navigate to Account Settings > Users and Roles > Profile.
Generate an OAuth token.
Copy the OAuth token. This will be used when adding the ThousandEyes data source to SquaredUp.

Configuring the data source

Display Name:
Enter a name for your data source. This helps you to identify this data source in the list of your data sources.
OAuth Token:
Enter the personal access token you copied from your ThousandEyes profile.
Restrict access to this data source:
You can enable this option if you only want certain users or groups to have access to the data source, or the permission to link it to new workspaces. See data source access control for more information.
Install Dashboards:
Select whether you would like to install pre-built dashboards and perspectives with the data source. By default, this is set to on.
Click Test and add to validate the data source configuration. SquaredUp will now attempt to connect to SquaredUp using the provided authentication method. If this process fails, see Testing and troubleshooting for assistance with the corresponding errors.

Next steps

Dashboards

The plugin comes with the following pre-built dashboards:

Tests and Alerts: Provides a view of network tests and alert statuses.
Test Metrics: Offers detailed analytics on various network test metrics.

Data streams

Data streams standardize data from all the different shapes and formats your tools use into a straightforward tabular format.

While creating a tile you can tweak data streams by grouping or aggregating specific columns.

Depending on the kind of data, SquaredUp will automatically suggest how to visualize the result, for example as a table or line graph.

Data streams can be either global or scoped:

Global data streams are unscoped and return information of a general nature (e.g. "Get the current number of unused hosts").
A scoped data stream gets information relevant to the specific set objects supplied in the tile scope (e.g. "Get the current session count for these hosts").

See Data Streams for more information.

The following data streams are installed with this plugin.

Data stream	Description
Active Alerts (global)	This data stream retrieves all of your active alerts, providing a broad overview across the network and is useful for maintaining a general awareness of network health.
Active Alerts (scoped)	Delivers real-time alerts based on specific Alert Rules that are selected.
Alert History	This scoped data stream retrieves past and active alerts for detailed historical analysis, useful for identifying trends and recurring network issues.
Tests	This scoped data stream retrieve comprehensive test details. This includes information such as the test name, type of test and the number of alerts the test has activated.

Was this article helpful?

Have more questions or facing an issue?

Submit a ticket