Build Data View Template for GCP Network
Out-of-box, NetworkBrain enables you to monitor various GCP network data on a dynamic map by using the built-in Data View Template for GCP. This section focuses on explaining how NetworkBrain manages to visualize your GCP data. For how to use Data View Template, refer to Apply Data View Template.
In general, there are two kinds of GCP data that can be visualized:
- GCP Infrastructure Data: this involves the basic information of GCP operational status, routing/security, tag information, and so on. See DVT for GCP Infrastructure for more details.
- GCP Log Analytics: this involves the monitoring metrics (usually data plane status) from the cloud-native monitoring tools. See DVT for GCP Log Analytics for more details.
To visualize the relevant data using Data View Template, you can leverage the following two types of data:
- GDR Data is retrieved during the discovery/benchmark process and ready for use. See Build Data View Template with GDR Data for more details.
- API Parser Data can be customized and retrieved by using API parsers. See Build Data View Template with API Parser Data for more details.
- GCP Basic Info
This DVT displays the basic information or properties of a GCP resource. The different types of resources have different types of properties. For example, project ID, Project name, VPC ID, and VPC name for the Google Firewall; subnet auto-creation, MTU, and routing configuration for the Google VPC router.
This DVT displays the project name and ID.
- GCP VPC Info
This DVT shows the VPC name and ID.
- [GCP] Monitoring GCP Metrics
This DVT displays the pre-defined GCP Metrics for different network objects. Customize or modify it from Date View Template Management page.
Built-in Data View Template for GCP Log Analytics
DVT shows the logs retrieved from GCP Monitor and Logs and the analytic results on a map:
- GCP Firewall Rule Logs Analysis
This DVT monitors the top hit denied/allowed rule to find abnormal cases. For example, a sharp increase in Rule Hit Count can be due to an incorrect configure Firewall Deny Rule.
- VPC Flow Logs Analysis
This DVT monitors the abnormal VPC traffic from specific IPs and regions. For example, if the GCP Network is attacked by DDOS, the source IP from a specific region will increase sharply.
