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3.
Click OK to save the changes for each setting that you edit, and return to the Profile Viewer.
NOTE:
Viewing a VM guest on a VM host or viewing a complex
In certain situations (such as when you are viewing the profile for a system or complex),
navigational controls are presented to the right of the Hierarchy label near the top of the
screen, such as links and drop-down lists , that allow you to view parents and siblings of the
current resource profile. Click a link or select an item from the drop-down list to view a related
profile. For details, access the help by clicking the help button
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Procedure 15 To change the time and data range displayed in the profile viewer
Optionally, you can adjust the time frame and interval. The default display, a Fixed Interval, shows
the most recent seven days of activity.
1.
You can select a different Fixed Interval in the drop down selector, or you can change to an
Absolute Interval by clicking the radio button to the left of this interval selection.
The user interface pauses momentarily to reset the screen fields.
2.
Set the beginning and end dates for the interval that you want to view.
3.
Click OK to apply the new interval to the graph and table data.
The screen displays the new interval and data.
Procedure 16 To manipulate the graphic display of utilization data
1.
Optionally, use the pan right (> or >>) and pan left (< or << ) buttons to view earlier historic
data (pan left) or forecast activity (pan right beyond the current date).
The screen repaints with the new date interval resulting from the pan action. A pale blue
background in the graph indicates the area in the graph where activity is forecast based on
historic data and user-selected settings.
2.
Optionally, turn off the bandwidth capacity indicator by deselecting the Show Capacity radio
button. (Visible on network and disk I/O utilization metric viewers.)
The screen repaints with the dashed blue capacity indicator line removed.
3.
Optionally, turn off the resource allocation indicator by deselecting the Show Allocation radio
button. (Visible on CPU and memory utilization metric viewers.)
The screen repaints with the dashed blue allocation indicator line removed.
4.
Optionally, turn on the Show Invalid Data selection to see the points that have been dropped
from the display and analysis (if any).
5.
Optionally, turn on the Show Observed Data selection to see actual observed activity collected
from a real system.
6.
Optionally, turn on the Show Simulated Data selection to see representational activity based
on data collected from a real system.
7.
Optionally, use the Profile Editor to set the data time frame and click Validate or Invalidate
to set the status of the date range.
Changes made here will be reflected in the graphic and Interval Metric Summary table.
8.
When finished viewing the graph and table data for a scenario system or workload, click the
Go back to .... link to return to your original starting point in the Edit Scenario screens.
For information on accessing special editors from a profile viewer, see
model for a workload or system” (page 62)
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Procedure 17 To switch to alternate utilization resource metrics
You can cause a profile viewer to display any of the utilization resource metrics provided by
Capacity Advisor.
Producing graphs and reports
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