2.Select the element you want to monitor.

3.Under the Monitoring tab in the lower-left pane, select the element again. In some instances, you may need to select an element’s component, such as a port on a switch.

4.In the pane under the tree, select a monitoring option.

See ”Monitoring Options” on page 401 for more information.

5.Use the Chart and Unit combo box to modify the chart. When you are done with your

selections, click the button in the lower pane. To learn more about these features, see ”The Toolbars in Performance Manager” on page 395

6.To monitor more than one element in a chart, see ”Comparing the Performance of Different Elements” on page 398.

The Toolbars in Performance Manager

Performance 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.

The toolbar in the lower pane provides the following information:

Table 55 Toolbar in Lower Pane of Performance Manager

Icon

Description

 

 

 

 

Saves the graph in three formats: HTML, XLS, CSV.

 

 

 

 

Lets you print a graph.

 

 

 

 

Clears the graph of the elements you have selected.

 

 

 

Lets you determine the type of graph displayed. Select one of the

 

following options, and then click the

button:

 

• Bar - Displays each data point as a bar. The data for the different

 

elements is displayed side by side.

 

 

• Line - Displays each data point as a dot with a line connected to the

 

previous data points. The data for the different elements for a specific

 

point in time is displayed in the same column.

 

• Summary - Displays a single line that summarizes the values for a

 

single statistic. Multiple statistics can be shown with multiple lines.

 

See ”Viewing Summary Charts” on page 398.

 

 

 

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