Controls for capacity views

Each capacity view includes controls for customizing how information is displayed. The type of view and the resources that you are viewing determine which controls are available.

View chart

View capacity information in a chart format. The chart shows a visual representation of how resource capacity trends over time. Each line on the chart represents a metric and a resource. The y-axis shows the unit of measurement for a metric. If more metrics were selected with a different unit of measurement, an extra y-axis is shown on the right side of the chart window.

Hover the mouse pointer over points on a line to view a snapshot of capacity information at a specific time.

View table

View capacity information in a table format. Each row represents a resource and a time stamp. Each column represents a metric. You can view other metrics and information for a resource by right-clicking anywhere in the header row for the table and selecting more columns. The type of resource determines the metrics and information that are available.

Metrics

Add metrics to the capacity chart. On the Select Chart Metrics dialog, the metrics that are available depend on the type of resource that is being shown in the chart. The number next to the name of the metrics type represents the number of metrics that are currently selected.

You can select multiple metrics at the same time, but you cannot include more than two unit types in the same view. For example, if you select metrics that use % and ops/s as units of measurement, you cannot select more metrics that use different units of measurement such as KiB/op or MiB/s.

Hide and show resources

When the chart includes multiple resources, you can click the icon next to a resource to show only the line for that resource. Each icon is shown in a different color to match the color of line for the resource.

You can also show and hide resources in the chart by selecting resources in the chart legend. To select multiple resources at the same time, press Shift or Ctrl and click those resources. Press Shift and click to select consecutive rows in the legend; press Ctrl and click to select non-consecutive rows.

You can show up to 10 resources in a chart at the same time.

Specify a time range

The time range of the capacity information is shown below the chart. You can change this range to display information for different times when data was collected. When you first access the capacity view, the default time range is the last month.

Ensure that capacity data was collected during the time range that you select. If data was not collected during the time range, the chart and table are blank. If data collection was interrupted during the time range, the chart and table show gaps for the time increments when data was not collected.

For example, if you select a time range for the last 7 days, but data was not collected on days 4 and 5, the lines in the chart do not show data for days 4 and 5.

Export information about the chart to a file

Export information on a capacity view to a CSV file.

Open the capacity view in a separate web browser window

Open a duplicate of the current capacity view in a separate web browser window. You can change the information that is displayed in this separate window while retaining the original capacity view for comparison.

Actions for managing the resources in the chart legend

The chart legend in bottom section of the view shows more information about the selected resources. This information is organized into rows and columns, where each row represents a resource.

When you select one or more resources in the legend, the following actions are available in the Actions menu:

View Properties: View key details about a resource, including asset, status, configuration, and capacity information.
View resource Capacity: View the capacity of resources that are internal or related to a resource in the chart legend. For example, when you view the capacity of a SAN Volume Controller, you can right-click it and view the capacity of its internal resources, such as pools.; Information about an internal or related resource is shown in a separate web browser window. This window uses the same time range as the capacity view in the main window of the GUI.