33.8 About Charts

The Charts tab of a storage appliance user interface displays the Resources, Devices, SAN Usage, NAS Usage, and ZFS Storage Pool(s) tabs. You can select one of these tabs to view the respective graphical representation of a specific appliance.

The Charts tab appears to right of the storage appliance user interface. Click the Charts tab to view the different graphical representation tabs of the storage appliance to the left as shown in Figure 33-5.

Figure 33-5 Charts Tab View

Description of Figure 33-5 follows
Description of "Figure 33-5 Charts Tab View"

You can view the following items that displays respective graphical representation of an appliance in the Charts tab:

  • Resources: The Resources tab displays the graphical representation of CPU Utilization (%) and Memory Usage Details with respect to time.

  • Devices: The Devices tab displays the graphical representation of total disk I/O operations across all disks per second and total disk I/O bytes across all disks in bytes per second with respect to time

  • SAN Usage: The SAN Usage tab displays the graphical representation of total operations per second and total bytes per second with respect to time.

  • NAS Usage: The NAS Usage tab displays two graphical representations of total operations per second with respect to time for NAS Utilization and SMB Utilization.

  • ZFS Storage Pools: The ZFS Storage Pool(s) tab displays the graphical representation of used space and allocated space with respect to time.

33.8.1 Viewing Resources Chart

To view the Resources chart details of an appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Targets menu, select All Targets.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Servers, Storage and Network target type.

    You can view a list of appliance targets under Servers, Storage and Network.

    Note:

    To view the cluster targets, expand Groups, Systems and Services in the left navigation pane. Select a specific cluster target in the right pane.

  3. Click a specific appliance target under Servers, Storage and Network.

    The target name, target type, and the target status of the selected target is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Click on a specific target name from the list in the right pane.
  5. Click the Charts tab for the different options available for viewing graphical representation of the selected target.
  6. Click the Resources tab to view the respective graphical representation of a selected target.
  7. (Optional): You can select a specific duration for which you need to view the graph. In the Duration menu, you can select to view the graphical representation for last 1 hour, last 24 hours, or last 5 days. By default, it displays the graph for last 24 hours duration.
  8. (Optional): You can click Table View to the lower right corner of the individual graph to view the details in the form of a table.

33.8.2 Viewing Devices Chart

To view the Devices chart details of an appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Targets menu, select All Targets.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Servers, Storage and Network target type.

    You can view a list of appliance targets under Servers, Storage and Network.

    Note:

    To view the cluster targets, expand Groups, Systems and Services in the left navigation pane. Select a specific cluster target in the right pane.

  3. Click a specific appliance target under Servers, Storage and Network.

    The target name, target type, and the target status of the selected target is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Click on a specific target name from the list in the right pane.
  5. Click the Charts tab for the different options available for viewing graphical representation of the selected target.
  6. Click the Devices tab to view the respective graphical representation of a selected target.
  7. (Optional): You can select a specific duration for which you need to view the graph. In the Duration menu, you can select to view the graphical representation for last 1 hour, last 24 hours, or last 5 days. By default, it displays the graph for last 24 hour duration.
  8. (Optional): You can click Table View to the lower right corner of the individual graph to view the details in the form of a table.

33.8.3 Viewing SAN Usage Chart

To view the SAN Usage chart details of an appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Targets menu, select All Targets.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Servers, Storage and Network target type.

    You can view a list of appliance targets under Servers, Storage and Network.

    Note:

    To view the cluster targets, expand Groups, Systems and Services in the left navigation pane. Select a specific cluster target in the right pane.

  3. Click a specific appliance target under Servers, Storage and Network.

    The target name, target type, and the target status of the selected target is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Click on a specific target name from the list in the right pane.
  5. Click the Charts tab for the different options available for viewing graphical representation of the selected target.
  6. Click the SAN Usage tab to view the respective graphical representation of a selected target.
  7. (Optional): You can select a specific duration for which you need to view the graph. In the Duration menu, you can select to view the graphical representation for last 1 hour, last 24 hours, or last 5 days. By default, it displays the graph for last 24 hours duration.
  8. (Optional): You can click Table View to the lower right corner of the individual graph to view the details in the form of a table.

33.8.4 Viewing NAS Usage Chart

To view the NAS Usage chart details of an appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Targets menu, select All Targets.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Servers, Storage and Network target type.

    You can view a list of appliance targets under Servers, Storage and Network.

    Note:

    To view the cluster targets, expand Groups, Systems and Services in the left navigation pane. Select a specific cluster target in the right pane.

  3. Click a specific appliance target under Servers, Storage and Network.

    The target name, target type, and the target status of the selected target is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Click on a specific target name from the list in the right pane.
  5. Click the Charts tab for the different options available for viewing graphical representation of the selected target.
  6. Click the NAS Usage tab to view the NAS Utilization and SMB Utilization graphical representation of a selected target.
  7. (Optional): You can select a specific duration for which you need to view the graph. In the Duration menu, you can select to view the graphical representation for last 1 hour, last 24 hours, or last 5 days. By default, it displays the graph for last 24 hours duration.
  8. (Optional): You can click Table View to the lower right corner of the individual graph to view the details in the form of a table.

33.8.5 Viewing ZFS Storage Pools Chart

To view the ZFS Storage Pool(s) chart details of an appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Targets menu, select All Targets.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Servers, Storage and Network target type.

    You can view a list of appliance targets under Servers, Storage and Network.

    Note:

    To view the cluster targets, expand Groups, Systems and Services in the left navigation pane. Select a specific cluster target in the right pane.

  3. Click a specific appliance target under Servers, Storage and Network.

    The target name, target type, and the target status of the selected target is displayed in the right pane.

  4. Click on a specific target name from the list in the right pane.
  5. Click the Charts tab for the different options available for viewing graphical representation of the selected target.
  6. Click the ZFS Storage Pool(s) tab to view the respective graphical representation of a selected target.
  7. In the ZFS Storage Pool(s) drop-down, select the specific storage pool for which you want to view the graphical representation of a selected target.
  8. (Optional): You can select a specific duration for which you need to view the graph. In the Duration menu, you can select to view the graphical representation for last 1 hour, last 24 hours, or last 5 days. By default, it displays the graph for last 24 hours duration.
  9. (Optional): You can click Table View to the lower right corner of the individual graph to view the details in the form of a table.

    Note:

    The unit mentioned in y-axis should be read as follows:

    •  M stands for Million

    • B stands for Billion

    • T stands for Trillion