Dashboard

Thunderstone Search Appliance Manual

The Dashboard gives an overall view of the Parametric Search Appliance's status.

Total Document Usage - Shows the total number of docs used across all profiles.
Searches / minute - Shows how many searches have occurred in the last minute.
RAM Used - Shows how much of the machine's RAM is currently in use, not including caches.
Disk Used - Shows how much of the data partition is in use, where profiles are stored. This is separate from the log partition.
Maintenance - Shows the maintenance status of this the Parametric Search Appliance. Lapsed maintenance can be renewed by contacting Thunderstone.
Running tasks - Shows any currently running background tasks, including walks.

Graphs:

Load Average - Graphs the recent Load Average, which is represents overall how "busy" the Parametric Search Appliance is. Higher numbers can lead to slower response times to searches.
RAM Used - Graphs the recent ram usage, not including caches.
Network Activity - Graphs the recent bytes sent and received per minute by the Parametric Search Appliance.
Disk Activity - Graphs the recent bytes read and written per second by the Parametric Search Appliance.