Administrator Guide
View a Data Progression Pressure Report
For each storage type, the data progression pressure report displays how space is allocated, consumed, and scheduled to move
across dierent RAID types and storage tiers. Use the data progression pressure report to make decisions about the types of disks to
add to a
Storage Center.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Storage Type, then select the individual storage type that you want to examine.
4. Click the Pressure Report subtab to view the data progression pressure report. By default, the most recent data gathered from
the Storage Center is displayed.
5. (Optional) To view a previously generated data progression report, select a report from the drop-down menu. Reports are
identied by the date and time at which they were generated.
Figure 40. Storage Type Pressure Report Tab
The data progression pressure report displays the following information for each tier.
Pressure Report
Column
Description
RAID Level Level in the tier.
Disk Track Type of track — either Fast or Standard.
Chart Bar chart displaying allocated space and space consumed.
Disk Allocated Space reserved for volumes.
Disk Used From the amount of space allocated, the amount that is in use by volumes.
Pressure Up In the next data progression cycle, the amount that will be moved up. Indicated in the bar chart by a green
bar and up arrow.
Pressure Down In the next data progression cycle, the amount that will be moved down. Indicated in the bar chart by an
orange bar and a down arrow.
Volume Allocated Amount of space reserved for use by volumes after RAID is applied.
Volume Used Amount of space used by volumes after RAID is applied.
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