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Figure 99. Chart Options Window
Selecting Histogram from the Gallery box can be useful for simultaneously monitoring many instances of a given counter. With the Histogram view, you cannot see the history of the measured objects but will be able to gain a feel for how they relate to each other.
7.4 Alert View
Alert view is useful when you want to determine how many times a certain occurrence takes place in relation to a certain object. Alternatively, use Alert view if you want to take corrective action when the measured object reaches a predetermined threshold.
To select the Alert view, click on the View
Alert option. Alternatively, you can click on smart icon .
Figure 100 on page 125 shows the Alert view with some alerts generated for the processor object that has exceeded the predetermined 10% utilization threshold. Times and dates are shown in the panel, as well as the server from which the measurement was taken.
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