Table 50 Color Coding for Capacity Manager

Description varies according to element type:

•For storage systems — The space is mapped.

•For all elements except storage systems — The space is used.

Unallocated

Unused raw (storage systems only)

Unmapped (storage systems only)

The colors indicate that the element displayed in the following figure is about 75 percent available. The rest of it is being used.

Figure 84 Capacity of an Element

You can obtain more detailed information about an element by clicking it in the right pane or in the Capacity Manager tree, as explained in the topic ”Finding the Capacity of an Element” on page 360.

Capacity Chart Tab

The Capacity Chart tab lets you create bar or line charts to view your capacity data. You can use these charts to display trending information. See ”Viewing Capacity Charts” on page 367 and ”Viewing Trending Information for Storage Capacity” on page 369 for more information.

Accessing Capacity Manager

To access Capacity Manager, select Tools > Storage Essentials > Home and click Capacity Manager in the left pane.

The Toolbars in Capacity Manager

Capacity Manager provides two toolbars. One in the upper pane and another in the lower pane. The toolbar in the upper pane is the same as the one in System Manager. See ”The Toolbar in System Manager” on page 252 for information about the toolbar in the upper pane.

When the Capacity Chart tab is active, the toolbar in the lower pane provides the following information:

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