The Monitoring tab on the server detail page shows live metrics and a history of recent operations. Use it to spot saturation, validate resize impact, and confirm that automated jobs (backups, snapshots, restores) ran as expected.
The header shows when metrics were last updated and the sample interval (typically 1-minute intervals). Use the time range buttons to switch between 30m, 1h, 6h, 24h, and 7d. Click Refresh to force an immediate sample.
A current value and last sample timestamp are shown above each chart.
If Storage Utilization is missing, install or start qemu-guest-agent inside the VM:
Throughput and IOPS metrics work without the guest agent.
The Network chart plots inbound and outbound traffic in bits or bytes per second. Use it together with the bandwidth allowance for your plan (Instance types) to estimate monthly egress.
The Activity section lists recent VM events with a timestamp and short status:
Common operations you’ll see:
VM create — initial provisioningVM attach_volume / VM detach_volume — block storage changesVM start, VM stop, VM reboot — power actionsVM snapshot_create, VM snapshot_restore — recovery point operationsVM backup_create — scheduled backup runs