From 99a64fcfbe6db015647b274d62c52321e26ad14c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Rob S." <16664094+R34SGA@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add panel descriptions clarifying availability vs enabled
 state

The "Virtual Server State isAvailable", "Virtual Server isEnabled" and
"Virtual Server Availability [24h]" panels on the Device Virtual Server
dashboard had no description, so the difference between runtime
availability (pool member health) and administrative enabled state was
not discoverable from the UI. Fill the two empty description fields and
add one for the 24h panel so the info icon appears on the base view.
---
 .../dashboards/bigip/device/device-virtual-server.json       | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/services/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/bigip/device/device-virtual-server.json b/services/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/bigip/device/device-virtual-server.json
index 9610448..61fa7c1 100644
--- a/services/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/bigip/device/device-virtual-server.json
+++ b/services/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/bigip/device/device-virtual-server.json
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
         "type": "prometheus",
         "uid": "${datasource}"
       },
-      "description": "",
+      "description": "**Availability (isAvailable)** reflects the *runtime health* of the virtual server, determined by the state of its pool members. A virtual server is available when at least one pool member is up. A virtual server can be **enabled but unavailable** (all pool members down, or no default pool configured).",
       "fieldConfig": {
         "defaults": {
           "color": {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
         "type": "prometheus",
         "uid": "${datasource}"
       },
-      "description": "",
+      "description": "**Enabled state (isEnabled)** reflects the *administrative configuration*: whether the virtual server has been enabled or disabled by an administrator. A disabled virtual server does not accept traffic, regardless of the health of its pool members.",
       "fieldConfig": {
         "defaults": {
           "color": {
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@
           "refId": "D"
         }
       ],
+      "description": "Percentage of time each virtual server spent in each state over the last 24 hours. **Available / Offline / Unknown** reflect the *runtime availability* (pool member health), while **Enabled** reflects the *administrative state*. A virtual server can be enabled but offline (all pool members down), or disabled and therefore show no availability.",
       "title": "Virtual Server Availability [24h]",
       "transformations": [
         {