Tandem Capacity Model (TCM) Manual

To customize a chart, select Customize from the Chart tab. A chart tools context-sensitive tab
displays Excel’s chart formatting options for changing the chart type and text and graphic elements.
You can customize the chart in a number of ways:
• Double-click to view the chart formatting dialog, which allows you to set attributes such as
borders, line styles, patterns, and colors.
• Select any attached text and drag it to a new location on the chart.
To go to another screen, select the Find tab or the screen tabs at the bottom. For complete
information about customizing charts, see the Microsoft Excel online help.
Planning Timeline Model Chart
The Planning Timeline chart plots throughput and host response time using planning dates on the
horizontal axis, as shown in Figure 54 (page 162) and Figure 55 (page 163). With this chart, you
can weigh the performance impact of a proposed HP NonStop system configuration against
expected throughput growth over the same time period.
Figure 54 Planning Timeline Model Chart for Average Online Transaction
162 The Performance Model