Network > Heavy Connections

CPView Gauges

Run: cpview
From the top, click CPU > Top-Connections > InstancesX-Y > InstanceZ.
Refer to the section Top Connections.

CLI

See the CLI Reference Guide for your version > Chapter "CoreXL Commands" > Section "fw ctl multik" > Section "fw ctl multik print_heavy_conn".

Metric Information

Notes:

These metrics return data only for the Virtual System VS0.
You can get this information with the "fw ctl multik print_heavy_conn" command in the context of each Virtual System.

Metric ID	Metric Description	Metric Type	Metric Units	Metric Labels	Metric Label Description	VSX Behavior
`network.heavy_connection.packets`	Number of packets that were transferred in the connection. This metric is available in: R82 and higher R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 54 and higher R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 135 and higher R81 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 99 and higher	`Gauge`	`{packets}`	`{'start_time', 'conn', 'service', 'identification_time', 'duration', 'instance_load', 'connection_instance_load'}`	`start_time` The time when the heavy connection started. `conn` The connection tuple - Source IP, Destination IP, Destination Port, and Protocol. `service` Protocol and Port. `identification_time` The time when the connection was recognized as heavy. `duration` For how long the connection lasted, in seconds. `instance_load` The CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance. `connection_instance_load` The part of the connection in the CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.	Returns data only for VS0
`network.heavy_connection.bytes`	Number of bytes that were transferred in the connection. This metric is available in: R82 and higher R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 54 and higher R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 135 and higher R81 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 99 and higher	`Gauge`	`{bytes}`	`{'start_time', 'conn', 'service', 'identification_time', 'duration', 'instance_load', 'connection_instance_load'}`	`start_time` The time when the heavy connection started. `conn` The connection tuple - Source IP, Destination IP, Destination Port, and Protocol. `service` Protocol and Port. `identification_time` The time when the connection was recognized as heavy. `duration` For how long the connection lasted, in seconds. `instance_load` The CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance. `connection_instance_load` The part of the connection in the CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.	Returns data only for VS0

Metric ID

Metric Description

Metric Type

Metric Units

Metric Labels

Metric Label Description

VSX Behavior

network.heavy_connection.packets

Number of packets that were transferred in the connection.

This metric is available in:

R82 and higher
R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 54 and higher
R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 135 and higher
R81 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 99 and higher

Gauge

{packets}

{'start_time', 'conn', 'service', 'identification_time', 'duration', 'instance_load', 'connection_instance_load'}

start_time

The time when the heavy connection started.
conn

The connection tuple - Source IP, Destination IP, Destination Port, and Protocol.
service

Protocol and Port.
identification_time

The time when the connection was recognized as heavy.
duration

For how long the connection lasted, in seconds.
instance_load

The CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.
connection_instance_load

The part of the connection in the CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.

Returns data only for VS0

network.heavy_connection.bytes

Number of bytes that were transferred in the connection.

This metric is available in:

R82 and higher
R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 54 and higher
R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 135 and higher
R81 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator, Take 99 and higher

Gauge

{bytes}

{'start_time', 'conn', 'service', 'identification_time', 'duration', 'instance_load', 'connection_instance_load'}

start_time

The time when the heavy connection started.
conn

The connection tuple - Source IP, Destination IP, Destination Port, and Protocol.
service

Protocol and Port.
identification_time

The time when the connection was recognized as heavy.
duration

For how long the connection lasted, in seconds.
instance_load

The CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.
connection_instance_load

The part of the connection in the CPU utilization of the CoreXL Firewall instance.

Returns data only for VS0