Automated generation of network data visualization dashboards

Network equipment comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving a template for use in generating different respective instances of a network data visualization dashboard comprising a plurality of dashboard panels in which different network data retrieved from a data center comprising a plurality of network elements is displayed,
• wherein the template comprises a plurality of template panels, each respective template panel of the plurality of template panels corresponding to one dashboard panel of the plurality of dashboard panels,
• wherein each respective template panel of the plurality of template panels comprises a set of customizable panel properties of the one dashboard panel, and
• wherein the set of customizable panel properties comprises a network element identification of a network element of the data center that is able to be customized with different respective network element addresses of the plurality of network elements to customize the one dashboard panel;
• receiving a data file comprising respective instances of the different respective network element addresses;
• generating a network data visualization dashboard file, wherein the generating the network data visualization dashboard file comprises customizing the network element identification of the network element of the data center in the template using an instance of the respective instances of the different respective network element addresses in the data file;
• and
• sending the network data visualization dashboard file to a network data visualization service to enable an instance of the network data visualization dashboard, wherein the network data visualization dashboard file causes the network data visualization service to query the data center for network data from the network element of the data center.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a template for use in generating different respective instances of a network data visualization dashboard comprising a plurality of dashboard panels in which different network data retrieved from a data center comprising a plurality of network elements is displayed,
• wherein the template comprises a plurality of template panels, each respective template panel of the plurality of template panels corresponding to one dashboard panel of the plurality of dashboard panels,
• wherein each respective template panel of the plurality of template panels comprises a set of customizable panel properties of the one dashboard panel, and
• wherein the set of customizable panel properties comprises a network element identification of a network element of the data center that is able to be combined with different respective network element addresses of the plurality of network elements to customize the one dashboard panel;
• receiving a data file comprising respective instances of the different respective network element addresses;
• generating a network data visualization dashboard file, wherein the generating the network data visualization dashboard file comprises combining the network element identification of the network element of the data center in the template with the respective instances of the different respective network element addresses in the data file;
• and
• sending the network data visualization dashboard file to a network data visualization service to enable an instance of the network data visualization dashboard, wherein the network data visualization dashboard file causes the network data visualization service to query the data center for network data from the network element of the data center.