DNS query analytics
DNS analytics dashboard provides a network administrator with quick insights into the DNS and leased IP activity related to a particular domain or network segment. It helps in monitoring network usage, identifying potential issues, and understanding traffic patterns.
To access the domain analytics
Moreover, choose the required timeframe along which you want to analyze the performance of domains.
Queries Per Second : Indicates the current rate at which DNS queries are being processed by the server.
Total Queries: Displays the total volume of queries handled over a specific time period.
Below these metrics, you can find the query metrics for a list of Domains and Views. The list also bears the query volume for even the non-hosted- domains un-resolvable by your DNS servers.
Clicking on a record type, such as A or AAAA, will display a comprehensive list of all the zones queried for that specific record type. This list includes the key performance indicators, such as hourly query load, queries per second, and the total number of queries covering the zones associated with the selected record type. Additionally, you can select a specific zone within the record type to drill down and view a visual summary of the query analytics pertaining to that zone's records.
Scrolling down in the Analytics section provides a visual representation of response codes associated with the domain. This includes Graphical charts displaying the distribution of response codes and a tabular summary of each response code and the total number of queries.
Note: The Response Code analytics is only available for Hosted authoritative domains. For the blocked and non hosted domains, the response codes are not available.
IP-Based Search: Enter a specific IP address to identify the domains it has queried and analyze the query statistics associated with that IP.
Blocked Domain analytics
Each query made to a blocked domain from within your internal network infrastructure triggers an immediate email notification to the DDI Central administrators identifying the Host with their MAC address, Host name and the IP address of the host at that point of time.
To access the blocked domain analytics directly from the DDI Central UI:
Get into the DNS module, select Analytics menu.
On the top right corner of the Analytics page,find a drop down menu and select Blocked Domains from the list of options. This will display all the KPIs like Query per hour, and Hourly query volume.
Select the blocked zone name of your choice. An analytics page on the selected zone appears on screen as shown below.