You can create charts to analyze performance metrics over time. The types of charts available are stacked bar charts, condition charts, and line charts. The type of chart available depends on the property being analyzed. Table 9-1 lists the chart types available for various property types.
Table 9-1 Alarm History and Historical Performance Property Types and Corresponding Chart Types
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Property Type |
Chart Type |
|---|---|
|
Alarm Column |
Varies by data type. Line Chart created for most columns, except for Severity, which creates a Condition Line chart. |
|
Alarm Severity Counts |
Stacked Bar |
|
Child Condition Counts |
Stacked Bar |
|
Element Condition |
Condition |
|
Element Condition Change |
Condition. |
|
Element Property |
Varies by data type. Line chart created for most properties; Condition chart created for some properties. |
|
Performance Series |
Line |
|
Script |
Varies by data type. |
Other properties are also available to chart, depending on the properties captured, or if a Service Level Agreement is defined. For example, when a Service Level Agreement is applied with an availability objective, Availability and Outage Count metrics are often available to chart.
Table 9-2 lists the chart types available for SLA property types.
Table 9-2 SLA Property Types and Corresponding Chart Types
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Property Type |
Chart Type |
|---|---|
|
Availability |
Line |
|
Outage Count |
Stacked Bar |
When charting SLA metrics in the Operations Center console’s Performance view, it can take up to several minutes before a refreshed or new chart registers an update, while updates for other property types are received and charted in near-real-time. In this case, the server has not yet recorded update data for Availability and Outage Count properties.
When charting metrics, if there is no data for the time range selected, the chart displays with no data.
Charts can be created using the following tools: