Network trend graphs
The Performance Monitoring home page includes a trend graph that shows network utilization data that is plotted against a default time interval of 4 hours.
By default, the trend graph shows network bridge level data; however, you can change the view to display Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) adapters traffic data. To switch from one view to another view, click More Graphs and choose Network Bridges Traffic or SR-IOV Adapters Traffic.
Network trend graph: Network Bridges Traffic trend view
The Network Bridges Traffic view shows the traffic that is flowing over network bridges at the times indicated along the horizontal axis. The shaded areas indicate the amount of internal virtual traffic (measured in GB per second) that is tagged by a Virtual I/O Server and is processed by shared Ethernet adapters. The dotted line indicates the amount of physical traffic that is routed to a physical NIC for sharing outside of the virtual network. You can compare the shaded areas to determine how much virtual traffic is sent to one Virtual I/O Server versus another. Similarly, you can view the dotted line to compare the amount of physical traffic versus the amount of virtual traffic.