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Creating Metric Visualizations in Kibana 7.6
Metric visualizations in Kibana are a simple way to really emphasize something about your data. This hands-on lab is dedicated to demonstrating just how powerful a simple metric visualization can be.

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Challenge
Create and Save the "System Load" Metric Visualization
- Create a new metric visualization.
- Calculate the average of
system.load.1
, and label it as "Load 1." - Calculate the average of
system.load.5
, and label it as "Load 5." - Calculate the average of
system.load.15
, and label it as "Load 15." - Save the visualization as "System Load."
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Challenge
Create and Save the "System Uptime" Metric Visualization
- Configure the
system.uptime.duration.ms
field to display as a human-readable duration. - Create a new metric visualization.
- Calculate the max value of
system.uptime.duration.ms
, and label it as "Uptime." - Save the visualization as "System Uptime."
- Configure the
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Challenge
Create and Save the "System Processes by State" Metric Visualization
- Create a new metric visualization.
- Compute the count of documents, and label it as "Processes."
- Split the metric on the top 5 of
system.process.state
ordered by the count of documents in descending order and labeled as "State." - Save the visualization as "System Processes by State."
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