Administrator Guide

Display Data Point Sliders on Charts
Chart sliders display specific data for a selected data point. When chart sliders are enabled, a table displays the specific data values for the
selected data point.
Steps
1. In the top pane of the Storage Manager Client, click Edit User Settings. The Edit User Settings dialog box appears.
2. Click on the General tab.
3. Under Charting Options, select the Show sliders on charts check box.
4. Click OK.
Configuring Chart Settings
The chart configuration options include displaying threshold and Storage Center alerts on charts and changing the colors of charts.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Combine Usage Data into One Chart
You can combine IO usage data into a single chart with multiple Y axes.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the IO Usage or Charting tab.
3. Select the Combine Charts check box to combine the IO usage data into a single chart with multiple Y axes.
Scale Usage Data in a Chart
You can change the scale for MB/Sec, IO/Sec, and Latency.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the IO Usage or Charting tab.
3. Select the check box of the usage metric to scale.
• To scale the MB/Sec metric, select the Set MB/Sec Scale check box.
• To scale the IO/Sec metric, select the Set IO/Sec Scale check box.
• To scale the latency metric, select the Set Latency Scale check box.
4. Enter a value in the selected usage metric field to scale the Y axis.
5. Press Enter. The data in the chart scales to fit the new Y axis.
Select the Usage Data to Display in a Chart
You can show or hide usage data for a chart.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the IO Usage or Charting tab.
3. Select a Storage Center or storage object from the IO Usage or Charting navigation pane.
4. Select the check boxes of the usage metrics to display in the chart and clear the check boxes of the usage metrics to not display in
the chart.
NOTE: Reducing the number of usage metrics to display reduces the time required to update the IO Chart tab.
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