The Charts tab allows you to generate charts and analyze data directly from Control Center. You can use the Charts tab to perform the following functions:
Locate and chart data streams related to specific physical computers, logical servers, jobs, and events
For more information about locating and charting specific data streams, see Viewing Data Streams and Generating Charts.
Obtain detailed information about data points of interest
For more information about obtaining detailed information, see Obtaining Detailed Information.
Obtain real-time updates based on the update interval you specify
For more information about the options you can set, see Working with Lists.
Print, email, or export charts and data stream details
For more information about printing and exporting chart information, see Printing or Exporting Chart Information.
The data streams created by data collection jobs are available on the Charts tab in the Server Information and Service Map Object Information panes. The following table describes the options for viewing data streams.
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Multiple physical computers or logical servers |
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One physical computer or logical server |
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Specific events |
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Specific jobs |
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There are two ways to filter data on the Charts tab. You can filter what data streams are available, and you can filter the data available in a given chart.
To filter the data streams available on the Charts tab, click Local Filters. For more information about applying local filters, see Working with Lists.
To filter the data available within a chart, you can either restrict the data to a specific time range or to a specific number of data points. To restrict the data to a specific time range, click Time Filter on the Charts tab and then specify the time range you want in the View Properties window. The time filter applies to all charts available on the Charts tab for the selected Servers view. For more information about the time filter, see Generating Charts.
To restrict the data stream to a specific number of data points, on the Main tab of the ribbon, in the Tools group, click Options, then in the Charts group of the Console folder select the Chart only the most recent n data points for each data stream option. The data points filter applies to all charts in all Servers views. For more information about chart options, see Console Options.
If any charts are filtered, the Chart title displays “(filtered)” to indicate a filter is applied to the data.
When you select the checkbox next to a data stream on the Charts tab, AppManager automatically charts the data stream and displays the results on the tab. You can chart more than one data stream at a time, and you can include more than one data stream in a single chart. The following options for controlling chart contents are available from the Data Stream Tasks context menu:
Delete Data Stream
The availability of this option depends on the Control Center permissions for the user. For more information about setting permissions in Control Center, see the Administrator Guide for AppManager, available on the AppManager Documentation page.
Chart Data Stream
Do Not Chart Data Stream
Chart Only Selected Data Streams
Once you generate a chart, options for controlling the chart appearance are available on the Charts tab and from the Chart Tasks context menu. The following table describes the options for controlling the chart appearance.
Option |
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View Type |
Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab |
Provides the following options for charting multiple data streams:
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Chart Type |
Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab |
Provides the following chart style options:
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Show Enhanced Charts/Show Simple Charts |
Charts tab |
Allows you to turn on or off charting the data streams selected in the Charts tab grid with a thicker line and including or hiding data point markers |
Show Legend/Hide Legend |
Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab |
Allows you to show or hide the chart legend You might want to hide the legend when viewing charts of multiple data streams to reduce the amount of scrolling required. You might want to show the legend when exporting a chart. This option is not available for the Tabbed and Stacked view types. |
Time Filter |
Charts tab |
Allows you to chart only the data points collected during a specific time period This option applies to all charts in the selected view. If you select a time filter, the chart title displays “(filtered)” to indicate you applied a filter to the data. |
Color |
Charts tab grid |
Allows you to change the data stream color To change the color, click the Color cell in the grid and select the desired color. |
You can use the Charts tab to obtain detailed information about data points of interest for troubleshooting purposes.
To obtain detailed information:
On the Charts tab, select the data stream associated with the data points for which you want more information.
On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, select Data Stream Properties.
The Data Stream Properties window lists the data stream properties and each data point in the data stream.
In the list of data points, select the data point of interest and click Show Data Details.
The Data Details window provides details about the time and value pair.
You can print, export, or email charts and data stream details. You can export chart information in a variety of file formats or email information as an attachment in a variety of file formats. The following table describes the options for printing and exporting chart information.
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All generated charts |
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Specific charts |
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Charts tab grid details for all collected data streams |
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Charts tab grid details for specific data streams |
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Time and value information for all data points in a data stream |
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Details for a specific data point |
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