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 port, such as a switch.

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

See ”About the Monitoring Options” on page 499 for more information.

5.Use the Chart, Unit and Frequency 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 ”About the Toolbars in Performance Manager” on page 493

6.To monitor more than one element in a chart, see ”Comparing the Performance of Different Elements” on page 496.

About 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 ”About the Toolbar in System Manager” on page 220 for information about the toolbar in the upper pane.

The toolbar in the lower pane provides the following information:

Table 125 Toolbar in Lower Pane of Performance Manager

Icon

Description

 

 

 

Saves the graph in the cache. If you close the Web

 

browser window, the graph is no longer saved.

 

 

 

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 for your selection to take effect:

 

• 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 497.

 

 

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