8 working with graphs, Basic operation – HP XP P9000 for Compatible High Perf FICON Connectivity Software User Manual

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8 Working with graphs

This topic describes how to display statistical graphs.

Basic operation

Use Monitor Performance window to display graphs.
1.

Display the Performance Monitor main window.

2.

Select Performance Monitor in Explorer, and select Performance Monitor in the tree.

The Performance Monitor window opens.

3.

Click Monitor Performance in the Performance Monitor window.

The Monitor Performance window opens.

4.

Select Long-Range or Short-Range as the storing period of statistics in the Data Range field.

5.

Select Set Range or Use Real Time as the displaying period of statistics in the Time Range field.
However, Use Real Time can be specified when Short-Range is selected.

Specify items to display graphs in the Performance Objects field.

6.

Select items in the Object field.

Select items in the left field and then select detailed items in the right field. Detailed item
changes by the items selected in the left field.

7.

Select items in the Monitor Data field.

Select items in the left field and then select detailed items in the right field.

8.

Select the item to display graph in the Performance Object Selection field.

Select the object in the Available Objects field.

9.

Click Add.

The added object is displayed in the Selected Objects field.

10. To delete the unnecessary object, select the object and click Remove.
11. Click Apply.

The line graph is displayed on the graph panel in the Monitor window.

Graphs appear on the left side and notes appear on the right of panels.

You can change the size of the panel by clicking the icon in the upper right of the panel.

You can view up to 8 lines in one panel.

You can view up to 16 graphs across a total of four panels.

In the graph panel, the unit of scale on vertical axis can be changed.

By using the list on the upper left of the graph panel, adjust the scale to display the
maximum value of the graph. If the graph is too big, the display may not be able to
displaying properly. For example, the line of the graph is too thick, or the graph panel
is painted out in the color of the graph.

If you locate the mouse cursor to each point of the graph, a detailed value is displayed
with the tool tip.

When you click the explanatory note on the right of the graph panel, you can display or
hide points on the graph panel. However, If the graph is displayed only the one point
on X axis, the graph is always displayed. Therefore you cannot switch the display of the
point to non-display by clicking the explanatory note.

If Time Range is set to Use Real Time and the MP blades are displayed in explanatory
notes on the right in the graph panel, the MP blade names are displayed as text links. If

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