Instructions Specify properties for a new gauge definition. |
Type Select the type of gauge: Performance (default) or Exception |
Device Select the device or device component to be associated
with the gauge. This field displays all device IDs that are part of the task
context (default) or that have performance data available. The following information
is also shown in addition to the device IDs:
- The date-range of available performance data
- Information regarding whether this device is currently collecting performance
data
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Name Type a name for the gauge you are creating. The
gauge name must not contain white space, special characters, or exceed 100
characters in length. |
Description Type a description for the gauge you are creating. |
Component-level selection
tree The selection tree structure is based on the
device that you select. The selection tree displays the hierarchical relationship
between the storage devices. Each managed object is displayed, followed by
icons for each individual object.
The component-level selection tree is
disabled for exception gauges. |
Metrics For performance gauges, when you select a component
level in the tree, the available metrics for the selected component level
are displayed in this table. You can select one or more metrics to include
in the gauge definition, but you are limited in those selections. You can
select only metrics that share the same y-axis values (on the display). The
Unit column in the metrics table helps you identify which of the metrics share
y-axis units. If you select metrics with different units, an error message
is displayed stating that a gauge can only contain multiple metrics when the
metrics have the same units.
The metrics table is disabled for exception
gauges. |
Device components For performance gauges, this table displays pertinent
information about a device component. This table is based on the component
level you selected in the tree. Each component table contains the component
ID and any other descriptive information about the component. You can make
only a single selection from this table. The device should be the device selected
in the Device field. |
Current performance
data For performance gauges, when you select this
option, the current performance data is displayed in the gauge.
This option
is disabled for exception gauges. |
Samples Specify the number of sample intervals
you want to see on the gauge display. This field is enabled only when you
select Current performance data. |
Past performance
data For performance gauges, when you select this
option, the date and time fields are activated and you can specify time ranges
for past performance data.
For exception gauges, this option is selected
by default, but only the date field is activated. |
Date Specify the start and end dates of the data collection
period for which you want to view performance data. |
Time For performance gauges, specify the start and
end times for each day for which you want to view performance data.
This
field is inactivated for exception gauges. |
Display gauge Select this check box if you want to display
the gauge when you click OK. The check box is checked
by default. |
OK When you click OK, you
save the selections that you made on the Create gauge panel. The panel closes
and you are returned to the Performance gauges panel. The list of gauges is
updated to include the newly created gauge. If you selected the Display gauge check box, the newly created gauge is displayed. |