fleet and device dashboard updates

Author: bowler

docs/class1/module3/lab1.rst

@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
-Lab 1 - Dashboards: BIG-IP - Fleet
-==================================
+.. _BIG-IP - Fleet:
+
+Section 1 - Dashboards: BIG-IP - Fleet
+======================================
 
 In this lab, we'll explore the Application Study Tool's BIG-IP Fleet dashboards:
 
-- Fleet Inventory
-- Device Utilization
-- Virtual Servers
-- SSL Certificate Status
+* Fleet Inventory
+* Device Utilization
+* Virtual Servers
+* SSL Certificate Status
+
+.. note:: There is an `exhaustive list of metrics <https://github.com/f5devcentral/application-study-tool/blob/main/pages/components/otel_collector/receiver_metrics.md>`_ collected, some of which have been exposed through the pre-built dashboards you are about to explore.
+
+    These dashboards provide views into fundamental metrics we have observed have value in real-world scenarios, based upon field experience. We have designed this tool in a way that facilitates and enables users to customize it to meet their unique needs. Grafana provides just that, and we encourage you to add it into your toolbelt.
+
 
 Fleet Inventory
 ---------------
 
 The **Fleet Inventory** dashboard is your one-stop shop for a list of all the F5 BIG-IPs in your estate from which F5 AST is collecting data.
 
 Available Metrics include:
-- Total Inventory by Software Version
-- Total Inventory by Device Type
-- Inventory Total by Device Type
-- Online Inventory by Version
-- Inventory Detail
+
+* Total Inventory by Software Version
+* Total Inventory by Device Type
+* Inventory Total by Device Type
+* Online Inventory by Version
+* Inventory Detail
 
 
 .. image:: images/fleet_inventory_dashboard.png
@@ -27,22 +35,31 @@ Available Metrics include:
 Device Utilization
 ------------------
 
-The **Device Utilization** dashboard contains data pertaining to metrics such as resource utilization and F5 BIG-IP configuration objects.
+The **Device Utilization** dashboard contains data pertaining to metrics such as *resource utilization* and *F5 BIG-IP configuration objects*.
 
 Available Metrics include:
-- System Resources
- - Average CPU Utilization
- - Average Memory Utilization
- - Disk Utilization
-- Configuration Objects
- - Configured Virtual Servers
- - Configured Pools
- - Configured Pool Members
-- Average Virtual Server Utilization
- - Current Client Side Connections
- - Client Side Total Bytes In/Out
 
+* System Resources
+
+  * Average CPU Utilization
+
+  * Average Memory Utilization
+
+  * Disk Utilization
+
+* Configuration Objects
+
+  * Configured Virtual Servers
+
+  * Configured Pools
+
+  * Configured Pool Members
+
+* Average Virtual Server Utilization
 
+  * Current Client Side Connections
+
+  * Client Side Total Bytes In/Out
 
 
 .. image:: images/device_utilization_dashboard.png
@@ -51,10 +68,17 @@ Available Metrics include:
 Virtual Servers
 ---------------
 
+The **Virtual Servers** dashboard give a view into *availability* and *connection/data rate* stats.
 
+From here, you can also see *if changes have occurred within the past 24 hours*, which answers one of the very first incident-triage questions... **what changed**?
 
 Available Metrics include:
-- 
+
+* Virtual Server Availability
+* Is Virtual Server Available?
+* Virtual Server Connection Rate
+* Virtual Server Data Rate
+* Fleet Virtual Server Details
 
 
 .. image:: images/fleet_virtual_servers_dashboard.png
@@ -63,10 +87,25 @@ Available Metrics include:
 SSL Certificate Status
 ----------------------
 
-
+The **SSL Certificate Status** dashboard is both self-explanatory and extraordinarily helpful, especially when your F5 BIG-IP estate sprawls datacenters across the globe.
 
 Available Metrics include:
-- 
+
+- Summary
+
+  - Certificate Type
+
+  - Certs Expiring in less than 30 days
+
+  - Certs Expiring in less than 90 days
+
+  - Certs Expiring in less than 180 days
+
+- Certificate Detail List
+
 
 .. image:: images/ssl_certificate_status_dashboard.png
-    :width: 800
+    :width: 800
+
+
+Please select **Next** below and continue on to :ref:`BIG-IP - Device`.