Creating a New Chart v8
Click the Create New Chart
icon in the Quick Links
section of the Manage Charts
tab to open the Create Chart
wizard. The Create Chart
wizard will walk you through the steps required to define a new chart.
Use the fields on the Configure Chart
dialog to specify general information about the chart:
- Specify the name of the chart in the
Name
field. - Use the drop-down listbox in the
Category
field to specify the category in which this chart will be displayed; when adding a custom chart to a custom dashboard, the chart will be displayed for selection in theCategory
specified. - Use the radio buttons in the
Type
field to specify if the chart will be aLine chart
or aTable
. - Provide a description of the chart in the
Description
field. The description will be displayed to the user viewing the chart (on a custom dashboard) when they click the information icon.
When you've completed the fields on the Configure Chart
dialog, click Next
to continue.
Use the fields on the Select Metrics
dialog to select the metrics that will be displayed on the chart:
Use the
Metric level
drop-down listbox to specify the level of the PEM hierarchy from which you wish to select metrics. You can specifyAgent
,Database
, orServer
. Each level offers access to a unique set of probes and metrics.Use the tree control in the
Available metrics
box to select the metrics that will be displayed on the chart.- If you are creating a table, you may only select metrics from one probe; each node of the tree control lists the metrics returned by a single probe. Expand a node of the tree control, and check the boxes to the left of a metric name to include that metric data in the table.
- If you are creating a line chart, expand the nodes of the tree control and double-click each metric that you would like to include in the chart.
Use the fields in the
Selected metrics
panel to specify how the metric data will be displayed in your chart. The selection panel displays the name of the metric in the (non-modifiable)Metric [Probe]
column. You can:Click the garbage can icon to delete a metric from the list of selected metrics.
Use the drop-down listboxes in the
Selection Criteria
column to specify the order of the data displayed.Use the
Limit
field to specify the number of rows in a table or lines in a chart:The maximum number of lines allowed in a chart is 32.
The maximum number of rows allowed in a table is 100.
If you are creating a line chart, PEM supports comparisons of cross-hierarchy metrics.
- Click the compare icon to open a selection box that allows you to select one or more probe-specific attributes (i.e. CPUs, interfaces, databases, etc.) to compare in the chart.
- Click the copy icon to apply your selections to all of the metrics for the same probe. When the popup opens, click
Yes
to confirm that other selections for the same probe will be overwritten, orNo
to exit the popup without copying the attributes.
When you've completed the fields on the Select Metrics
dialog, click Next
to continue.
Use the fields on the Set Options
dialog to specify display options for your chart:
- Use the
Auto Refresh
field to specify the number of minutes between chart updates - choose a value from 1 to 120. The default auto refresh rate is 2 minutes.
Use fields under the Line chart options
heading to specify display preferences for a line chart:
- Use the
Points to plot
field to specify the maximum number of points that will be plotted on the chart. - Use the fields to the right of the
Historical span
label to specify how much historical data should be displayed on the chart:- Use the
Day(s)
field to specify the number of days of historical data that should be included on the chart. - Use the
Hour(s)
field to specify the number of hours of historical data that should be included on the chart. - Use the
Minute(s)
field to specify the number of minutes of historical data that should be included on the chart.
- Use the
- Use the fields in the
Data extrapolation
box to specify if PEM should generate extrapolated data based on historical data.- Click the
No Extrapolation
label to omit extrapolated data from the chart. - Click the
Span
label to use theDays
andHours
selectors to specify the period of time spanned by the metrics on the chart. - Click the
Threshold
label to use threshold selectors to specify a maximum or minimum value for the chart.
- Click the
When you've completed the fields on the Set Options
dialog, click Next
to continue.
Use the fields on the Set Permissions
dialog to specify display options for your chart:
- Set the
Share with all
slider toYes
to indicate that the chart will be available to all authorized users, orNo
to restrict access to the users or groups specified in theAccess permissions
field. - Use the
Access permissions
field to select the group or groups that will have access to the chart.
When you've finished defining the chart, click Finish
to save your edits and add your chart to the list on the Manage Charts
tab: