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Performance Dashboard metrics are automatically collected for the overall
Google Cloud metrics for the following traffic types:
Latency metrics for each possible Google Cloud zone pair
Latency metrics between regions where you have virtual machine (VM) instances and
end devices on the internet that communicate with the VMs
View latency data for traffic across VMs in Google Cloud zones
The latency graph for the global performance view shows the median latency
across all VMs deployed on Google Cloud. The vertical axis shows the
median latency in milliseconds (ms), and the horizontal axis shows the change
over time.
Permissions required for this task
To perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions
or the following IAM roles.
Permissions
monitoring.timeSeries.list
Roles
Monitoring Viewer (roles/monitoring.viewer)
Monitoring Editor (roles/monitoring.editor)
Monitoring Admin (roles/monitoring.admin)
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Performance Dashboard page.
In the Time period section, choose the view interval from 1 hour
to 6 weeks.
In the Google Cloud regions section, select the regions for which you
want to view data. You can select up to five regions.
On the horizontal axis, click a time to show a heatmap of median latency
between zone pairs at that time. Slide the time selector to show latency
at different times.
In the heatmap, click a particular square to see a bidirectional graph
of latency between those two zones.
View latency data for traffic between Google Cloud and internet endpoints
The latency views for the Internet to Google Cloud traffic type show
the median round-trip time (RTT) between selected geographic areas and regions
that contain VM instances.
The latency summary is available in three views: Table view, Map view,
and Timeline view. Select the specific locations or regions to view the
latency graph.
The latency graph shows the median latency between Google Cloud regions
and internet endpoints. The vertical axis shows the median latency in
milliseconds (ms), and the horizontal axis shows the change over time.
To view latency data between all VMs across Google Cloud and
internet endpoints, complete the following steps.
Permissions required for this task
To perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions
or the following IAM roles.
Permissions
monitoring.timeSeries.list
Roles
Monitoring Viewer (roles/monitoring.viewer)
Monitoring Editor (roles/monitoring.editor)
Monitoring Admin (roles/monitoring.admin)
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Performance Dashboard page.
In the View options panel, in the Traffic type section, select
To the internet to view latency data between VMs and internet endpoints.
In the Metric section, select Latency (RTT).
In the Time period section, choose the view interval from 1 hour
to 6 weeks.
In the Google Cloud regions section, select the regions for which you
want to view data. You can select up to five regions.
In the Network tier section, select Show data only for the selected
tier.
In the Network tier menu, select Standard or Premium.
For more information about tiers, see the
Network Service Tiers overview.
To view the latency summary, select one of these three views:
Table view
Map view
Timeline view
The latency summary is the median RTT between the selected geographic areas
and the regions that contain VM instances.
In the Table view, do the following:
To view the latency metrics from a country to the regions
that contain VM instances, click View Timeline. The country-specific
details appear in a sidebar that shows the traffic from the selected
country to regions that contain VM instances.
To view the latency details on the graph, select the specific country to
region path.
To view the latency details for a specific time, point to the traffic
path on the graph.
In the Map view, do the following:
To view the median latency details of a geographic location, point to
the geographic location on the map.
To view the median latency between a Google Cloud region and
geographic locations, click the Google Cloud region. The map
refreshes to display the locations with traffic in the selected region.
To view the latency details over a time period, click a geographic
location. The location-specific details appear in a sidebar that shows
the traffic from the selected location to regions that contain VM instances.
To view the latency details for a specific traffic path, select the
traffic path from the list of available traffic paths.
In the Timeline view, do the following:
To select a specific country, in the Filter field, select the
Country property.
In the Latency table, click View to view the
latency between the VMs in the selected locations and the internet endpoints.
Refine the graph further by using the properties in the Filter
field.
The latency graph shows the latency details for the selected time interval
along with aggregate latency metrics in the legend that follows the graph.
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The vertical axis shows the\nmedian latency in milliseconds (ms), and the horizontal axis shows the change\nover time.\n\n#### Permissions required for this task\n\nTo perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions\n*or* the following IAM roles.\n\n**Permissions**\n\n- `monitoring.timeSeries.list`\n\n**Roles**\n\n- Monitoring Viewer (`roles/monitoring.viewer`)\n- Monitoring Editor (`roles/monitoring.editor`)\n- Monitoring Admin (`roles/monitoring.admin`)\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Performance Dashboard** page.\n\n [Go to Performance Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/net-intelligence/performance/global-dashboard)\n2. Click the **Google Cloud** tab.\n3. In the **View options** panel, in the **Traffic type** section, select\n **Cross-zonal** to view latency data between VMs.\n\n To view the latency data between VMs and internet endpoints, see\n [View latency data for the Internet to Google Cloud traffic type](#global-latency).\n4. In the **Metric** section, select **Latency (RTT)**.\n\n5. In the **Time period** section, choose the view interval from **1 hour**\n to **6 weeks**.\n\n6. In the **Google Cloud regions** section, select the regions for which you\n want to view data. You can select up to five regions.\n\n7. On the horizontal axis, click a time to show a heatmap of **median latency\n between zone pairs** at that time. Slide the time selector to show latency\n at different times.\n\n8. In the heatmap, click a particular square to see a bidirectional graph\n of latency between those two zones.\n\nView latency data for traffic between Google Cloud and internet endpoints\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe latency views for the **Internet to Google Cloud** traffic type show\nthe median round-trip time (RTT) between selected geographic areas and regions\nthat contain VM instances.\nThe latency summary is available in three views: **Table** view, **Map** view,\nand **Timeline** view. Select the specific locations or regions to view the\nlatency graph.\n\nThe latency graph shows the median latency between Google Cloud regions\nand internet endpoints. The vertical axis shows the median latency in\nmilliseconds (ms), and the horizontal axis shows the change over time.\n\nTo view latency data between all VMs across Google Cloud and\ninternet endpoints, complete the following steps.\n\n#### Permissions required for this task\n\nTo perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions\n*or* the following IAM roles.\n\n**Permissions**\n\n- `monitoring.timeSeries.list`\n\n**Roles**\n\n- Monitoring Viewer (`roles/monitoring.viewer`)\n- Monitoring Editor (`roles/monitoring.editor`)\n- Monitoring Admin (`roles/monitoring.admin`)\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Performance Dashboard** page.\n\n [Go to Performance Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/net-intelligence/performance/global-dashboard)\n2. Click the **Google Cloud** tab.\n3. In the **View options** panel, in the **Traffic type** section, select\n **To the internet** to view latency data between VMs and internet endpoints.\n\n4. In the **Metric** section, select **Latency (RTT)**.\n\n5. In the **Time period** section, choose the view interval from **1 hour**\n to **6 weeks**.\n\n6. In the **Google Cloud regions** section, select the regions for which you\n want to view data. You can select up to five regions.\n\n7. In the **Network tier** section, select **Show data only for the selected\n tier**.\n\n8. In the **Network tier** menu, select **Standard** or **Premium** .\n For more information about tiers, see the\n [Network Service Tiers overview](/network-tiers/docs/overview).\n\n9. To view the latency summary, select one of these three views:\n\n - **Table** view\n - **Map** view\n - **Timeline** view\n\n The latency summary is the median RTT between the selected geographic areas\n and the regions that contain VM instances.\n10. In the **Table** view, do the following:\n\n 1. To view the latency metrics from a country to the regions that contain VM instances, click **View Timeline**. The country-specific details appear in a sidebar that shows the traffic from the selected country to regions that contain VM instances.\n 2. To view the latency details on the graph, select the specific country to region path.\n 3. To view the latency details for a specific time, point to the traffic path on the graph.\n11. In the **Map** view, do the following:\n\n 1. To view the median latency details of a geographic location, point to the geographic location on the map.\n 2. To view the median latency between a Google Cloud region and geographic locations, click the Google Cloud region. The map refreshes to display the locations with traffic in the selected region.\n 3. To view the latency details over a time period, click a geographic location. The location-specific details appear in a sidebar that shows the traffic from the selected location to regions that contain VM instances.\n 4. To view the latency details for a specific traffic path, select the traffic path from the list of available traffic paths.\n12. In the **Timeline** view, do the following:\n\n 1. To select a specific country, in the **Filter** field, select the **Country** property.\n 2. In the Latency table, click **View** to view the latency between the VMs in the selected locations and the internet endpoints.\n 3. Refine the graph further by using the properties in the **Filter** field.\n\n The latency graph shows the latency details for the selected time interval\n along with aggregate latency metrics in the legend that follows the graph.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [View project-specific packet loss dashboard](/network-intelligence-center/docs/performance-dashboard/how-to/view-project-specific-packet-loss)\n- [View Google Cloud packet loss dashboard](/network-intelligence-center/docs/performance-dashboard/how-to/view-google-cloud-packet-loss)\n- [View project-specific latency dashboard](/network-intelligence-center/docs/performance-dashboard/how-to/view-project-specific-latency)\n- [Performance Dashboard metrics reference](/network-intelligence-center/docs/performance-dashboard/how-to/viewing-perf-dash-metrics)\n- [Troubleshoot Performance Dashboard](/network-intelligence-center/docs/performance-dashboard/support/troubleshooting)"]]