Dell PowerVault MD3820f - Manual (Page 43)

reaches 9999K, at which time it appears in millions (M). For amounts greater than 9999K but less than
100M, the value appears in tenths (for example, 12.3M).
1. In the Array Management Window (AMW), click the Performance tab.
2. Click the Launch background performance monitor link.
The View Current option is available only when performance monitoring is in progress. You can tell
that background performance monitoring is in progress by the presence of the In Progress icon next
to the Stop link. The View Current Background Performance Monitor dialog appears.
3. In the Select metric drop-down list, select the performance data that you want to view.
You can select only one metric at a time.
4. In the Select an object(s) list, select the objects for which you want to view performance data.
You can select up to five objects to monitor on one graph. Use Ctrl-Click and Shift-Click to select
multiple objects. Each object is plotted on a separate line on the graph.
The resulting graph shows all of the data points from the current background performance
monitoring session.
NOTE: If you do not see a line that you defined on the graph, it might be overlapping another
line. If you perform the View Current option before the first sampling interval elapses (10
minutes), the graph will show that it is initializing.
5. (Optional) To change the time period plotted on the graph, make selections in the Start Date, Start
Time, End Date, and End Time fields.
6. To close the dialog, click Close.
Saving the Current Background Performance Monitor Data
1. In the Array Management Window (AMW), click the Performance tab.
2. Click the Launch background performance monitor link.
The View Current Background Performance Monitor dialog appears.
3. Click the Save link.
The Save link is enabled only when performance data exists in the buffer.
The Save Background Performance Data dialog appears.
4. You can save the file in the default location with the default filename that uses the name of the
storage array and a timestamp, or you can select a location, enter a filename, and then click Save.
The file is saved as a comma separated values file with a default extension of .csv. You can open a
comma separated values file with any spreadsheet application. Be aware that your spreadsheet
application might have a limit on the number of rows a file can have.
Viewing Saved Background Performance Monitor Data
The physical disk or network location that contains the saved performance data file must contain some
free space, otherwise the file will not load. A background performance monitor graph plots a single
performance metric over time for up to five objects. The x-axis of the graph represents time. The y-axis
of the graph represents the metric value. When the metric value exceeds 99,999, it appears in thousands
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