Topology interface elements
Network Topology visualizes your Google Cloud network as a graph. You can use the graph to explore your existing configurations and quickly troubleshoot networking issues. To view a Network Topology graph, see Monitor your networking configuration with Network Topology.
The Network Topology graph includes the following elements.
Element name | Description |
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View options | A control pane where you can select or clear entities that Network Topology displays in the graph. |
Metrics and insights | A section to select the average hourly metrics or insights for entities with high metric values. |
Types of egress |
In the Infrastructure view, a drop-down menu to filter by traffic type:
In the GKE view, a drop-down menu to filter by traffic type:
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Show all projects in the Workspace | In the Infrastructure view, select the checkbox to display all the projects in your Cloud Monitoring metrics. |
Project aggregation | Select the checkbox to group your resources by the projects they belong to. |
Show connections for child nodes only on focus | Select the checkbox to display only the traffic paths between top-level entities, such as regions. To view the traffic paths between lower-level entities, select or hold the pointer over the entities. To display all the traffic paths, clear the checkbox. |
Filter | Use entity-type:entity_name or just entity_name values that specify the entities that you want to find in the topology along with their communication peers. Filters for entity names can contain asterisks. Filters
can help you quickly highlight and focus on specific entities,
especially when you need to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot issues. For
example, you can specify a region filter that shows the You can also use the asterisk ( |
Entity details pane | Shows the name of the resource and its hierarchy. You can also view connection details for a selected entity by clicking each connection. If metrics are available for either the entity or the connection, Network Topology shows time-series charts for those metrics. |
Traffic paths | Lines that show the communication paths between entities. If you hold the pointer over or click an entity, metric values are overlaid on the relevant traffic paths. |
Entities and connections | To view information about one or more entities, hold the pointer over or click the entities.
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Timeline | Shows the full range of data that Network Topology has collected. The timeline is broken into hourly segments that you can select by using the slider. When you select a different time segment, the graph reloads. You can also select the current hour with incomplete data. |
Date picker | A control for choosing the date for which to show data. |
Time slider | Indicates the hourly segment for which Network Topology shows the data; you can drag it to select another segment. |
What's next
- Monitor your networking configuration with Network Topology
- Troubleshoot Network Topology
- Use case: Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity