8 Using the Storage Reports
Use the Storage menu in the navigation menu to see storage usage across all your organization's services and associated environments, as explained in the following sections:
Storage Management - General Aspects
The Storage menu ( 
) provides information about the use of your storage resources, the growth in storage usage, the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage, as well as details about the customer-owned storage devices across all your organization's services, where applicable.
By default, information on the Storage dashboard is displayed for three months prior to the current month. For more information on how to display storage data for the entire previous year, as well as storage data in a particular month or period across the previous year, see the Generating Reports for Different Time Periods section in Chapter 3, "Working with Oracle Pulse".
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Only valid timeframes can be selected, where the end date is higher than the start date.Where applicable, you can click the charts on the Storage dashboard to open detailed table views. You can use the tables on the Storage dashboard to:
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sort records, as explained in the Sorting Records section in Chapter 3, "Working with Oracle Pulse".
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export data, as explained in the Exporting Data section in Chapter 3, "Working with Oracle Pulse".
Accessing the Storage Dashboard
The Storage dashboard is available at both Customer and Service Level, and can be accessed as explained below:
Accessing the Storage Dashboard at Customer Level
Use the Storage menu at Customer Level to see storage usage across all your organization's services and associated environments. To access the Storage dashboard at Customer Level:
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Sign in to Oracle Pulse as explained in the Accessing Oracle Pulse section in Chapter 1, "Introduction".
The Pulse Dashboard is displayed by default.
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Click Storage in the navigation menu.
The Storage page opens.
Accessing the Storage Dashboard at Service Level
Use the Storage menu at Service Level to see a summary of the total storage growth and historical storage usage for your Managed Cloud and Technology Cloud environments, which will help the understanding of how production and nonproduction environments are growing over time. To access the Storage dashboard at Service Level:
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Sign in to Oracle Pulse as explained in the Accessing Oracle Pulse section in Chapter 1, "Introduction".
The Pulse Dashboard is displayed by default.
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Click the Service Tree View icon (
) in the upper left corner and select the service you want to access.The Availability Dashboard page at Service level opens.
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Click Storage in the navigation menu.
The Storage page opens.
Alternatively, using the Service Tree View icon ( ) from within the Storage dashboard at Customer Level also opens the Storage dashboard at Service Level.
Accessing Storage Information for Environments
Use the Storage menu to see information about storage growth and historical storage usage for each of your organization's Managed Cloud and Technology Cloud environments. To access storage information for an environment:
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Sign in to Oracle Pulse as explained in the Accessing Oracle Pulse section in Chapter 1, "Introduction".
The Pulse Dashboard is displayed by default.
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Follow the steps in Accessing the Storage Dashboard at Service Level to access storage data for the selected service.
By default, data is shown for all the environments associated with the selected service.
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Click the environment filter (
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Select an environment from the drop-down list to see the relevant information for the environment of your focus.
Analyzing Storage Usage
This section describes how to use the charts on the Storage dashboard to analyze storage usage, as explained in the following sections:
Total Storage: Usage Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( 
) to open the Personalize list. In the Total Storage vs. Entitlement section, select Total Storage: Usage, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Total Storage: Usage table shows the storage usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, as well as the total storage usage across all your organization's Managed Cloud services, based on the latest collected data.
Each record in the table shows the following information for the corresponding service:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Service: Specifies the service for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each subcategory.
Storage Usage by Service Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. The Storage Usage by Service chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Storage Usage by Service report provides insight into the distribution of the amount of storage used among your organization's Managed Cloud services. Your storage entitlement is usually allocated as needed across all services. The Storage Usage by Service report can be useful in identifying services that are consuming a disproportionate amount of storage, which can be helpful in organizations where different internal groups are responsible for different services.
Chart View: The chart view shows a breakdown of storage usage by service, as a percentage of total storage usage, for all your organization's services, where:
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Commercial Storage tracks storage used, in Gigabytes, by Oracle Applications and by any tools required to run the applications, such as Oracle Database, Database and application software, and so on. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Oracle Owned Storage shows the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in Oracle Data Centers. This does not include any servers that your organization owns in these data centers. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Customer Owned Storage displays the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in your organization's data centers and by any Exadata machine that your organization owns in Oracle data centers. Your organization's commercial storage use of its own storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
Click the Open Table View icon ( 
) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Storage Usage by Service table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view lists all your organization's services. It displays the number of environments for each service, the total storage used by the environment, and the percentage of total storage that the service uses:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Number of Environments: Indicates the number of environments included in the service.
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Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each service.
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% of Total Storage: Indicates the percentage of storage space used by each service out of the total storage space available.
Technology Cloud Total Storage: Usage Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Technology Cloud section, select Technology Cloud Total Storage: Usage, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud environments.The Technology Cloud Total Storage: Usage table shows the storage usage and allocation by service, environment, category, and subcategory, as well as the total storage usage across all your organization's Technology Cloud environments, based on the latest collected data.
Each record in the table shows the following information for the corresponding service:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Service: Specifies the service for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each subcategory.
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Allocated Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space allocated for each subcategory.
Technology Cloud Storage Usage by Service Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Technology Cloud section, select Technology Cloud Storage Usage by Service, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud environments.The Technology Cloud Storage Usage by Service report provides insight into the distribution of the amount of storage used across all your organization's Technology Cloud environments. Your storage entitlement is usually allocated as needed across all services. The Technology Cloud Storage Usage by Service report can be useful in identifying services that are consuming a disproportionate amount of storage, which can be helpful in organizations where different internal groups are responsible for different services.
Chart View: The chart view shows a breakdown of storage usage by service, as a percentage of total storage usage, for each of your organization's Technology Cloud environments.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Storage Usage by Service table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view lists all your organization's Technology Cloud environments. It displays the number of environments for each service, the amount of storage used by the environment, and the percentage of total storage that the service uses:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Number of Environments: Indicates the number of environments included in the service.
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Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each service.
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% of Total Storage: Indicates the percentage of storage space used by each service out of the total storage space available.
Exadata: Usage Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exadata section, select Exadata: Usage, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exadata machines.The Exadata: Usage table shows the amount of logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine. To generate this report, select the device from the Machine drop-down list above the table.
Each record in this table provides the following information:
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Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.
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Exadata Box Name: Specifies the Exadata device the report was generated for.
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Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exadata device.
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Disk Group: Specifies the database and recovery space.
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Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the disk group without including mirroring.
Exalogic: Usage Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exalogic section, select Exalogic: Usage, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exalogic machines.The Exalogic: Usage table shows the amount of physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine. To generate this report, select the device from the Exalogic Box Name menu.
Each record in this table provides the following information:
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Exalogic Machine: Specifies the Exalogic device the report was generated for.
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Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.
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Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exalogic device.
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Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the environment without including mirroring.
Storage: Usage Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Storage: Usage chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Storage: Usage table shows the storage usage and allocation by resource, mount point and host across all your organization's Managed Cloud and Technology Cloud environments, based on the latest collected data.
Depending on the type of environment, each record in the table shows the following information:
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Managed Cloud environments:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Customer Name: Specifies the customer for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Service Name: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment Name: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Host Name: Specifies the host the mount point is associated with.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage(GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each mount point.
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Storage Owned By: Indicates the owner of a specific storage unit, either Oracle or the customer.
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Technology Cloud environments:
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Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Host Name: Specifies the host the mount point is associated with.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage(GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each mount point.
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Allocated Storage (GB): Indicates the average storage space allocated for each mount point.
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Analyzing Storage Growth
This section describes how to use the charts on the Storage dashboard to analyze storage growth, as explained in the following sections:
Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. The Total Storage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Total Storage: Growth report shows the storage usage growth over the specified time interval across all your organization's Managed Cloud services. Use this report to understand if a current overage is likely to be a temporary incident or if there is a trend of continuous growth, as well as to understand how a change in the number of environments has impacted the growth.
Chart View: The chart view shows the storage usage growth over the specified time interval. Storage is displayed as a continuous orange line.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
Technology Cloud Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Technology Cloud section, select Technology Cloud Total Storage: Growth, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud environments.The Technology Cloud Total Storage: Growth report shows the storage usage growth across all your organization's Technology Cloud environments over the specified time interval. Use this report to understand if a current overage is likely to be a temporary incident or if there is a trend of continuous growth, as well as to understand how a change in the number of environments has impacted the growth.
Chart View: The chart view shows the storage usage growth across all your organization's Technology Cloud environments over the specified time interval. Used storage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while allocated storage is displayed as a continuous green line.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage and allocation by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
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Allocated Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space allocated for each mount point over the specified time interval.
Exadata: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exadata section, select Exadata: Growth, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exadata machines.The Exadata: Growth chart shows the growth in the logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine over the specified time interval. To generate this report, select the device from the Machine menu.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in the logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine over the specified time interval. Storage is displayed as a continuous green line.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Exadata: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval.
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Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.
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Exadata Box Name: Specifies the Exadata device the report was generated for.
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Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exadata device.
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Disk Group: Specifies the database and recovery space.
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Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the disk group without including mirroring.
Exalogic: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exalogic section, select Exalogic: Growth, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exalogic machines.The Exalogic: Growth chart shows the growth in the physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine over the specified time interval. To generate this report, select the device from the Exalogic Box Name drop-down list above the chart.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in the physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine over the specified time interval. Storage is displayed as a continuous green line.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Exalogic: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval.
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Exalogic Machine: Specifies the Exalogic device the report was generated for.
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Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.
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Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exalogic device.
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Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the environment without including mirroring.
Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with Managed Cloud production environments.The Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth chart shows the storage usage growth for your organization's Managed Cloud production environments over the specified time interval:
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in commercial storage, Oracle-owned storage, and customer-owned storage for the selected service over the specified time interval, where:
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Commercial Storage, represented as a continuous orange line, tracks storage used, in Gigabytes, by Oracle Applications and by any tools required to run the applications, such as Oracle Database, Database and application software, and so on. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Oracle Owned Storage, represented as a continuous blue line, shows the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in Oracle Data Centers. This does not include any servers that your organization owns in these data centers. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Customer Owned Storage, represented as a continuous green line, displays the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in your organization's data centers and by any Exadata machine that your organization owns in Oracle data centers. Your organization's commercial storage use of its own storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Managed Cloud nonproduction environments.The Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth chart shows the storage usage growth for your organization's Managed Cloud nonproduction environments over the specified time interval.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in commercial storage, Oracle-owned storage, and customer-owned storage for the selected service over the specified time interval, where:
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Commercial Storage, represented as a continuous orange line, tracks storage used, in Gigabytes, by Oracle Applications and by any tools required to run the applications, such as Oracle Database, Database and application software, and so on. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Oracle Owned Storage, represented as a continuous blue line, shows the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in Oracle Data Centers. This does not include any servers that your organization owns in these data centers. This use of Oracle-owned storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
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Customer Owned Storage, represented as a continuous green line, displays the amount of storage used, in Gigabytes, in your organization's data centers and by any Exadata machine that your organization owns in Oracle data centers. Your organization's commercial storage use of its own storage is included in storage consumption metrics.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud nonproduction environments.The Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth chart shows the storage usage growth for your organization's Technology Cloud nonproduction environments over the specified time interval.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in used storage and allocated storage for the selected service over the specified time interval.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage and allocation by service, environment, category, subcategory, and mount point, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
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Allocated Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space allocated for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Technology Cloud section, select Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud production environments.The Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth chart shows the storage usage growth for your organization's Technology Cloud production environments over the specified time interval.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in used storage and allocated storage for the selected service over the specified time interval.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the average storage space usage and allocation by service, environment, category, subcategory, and mount point, over the specified time interval:
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
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Allocated Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space allocated for each subcategory over the specified time interval.
Storage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Storage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Storage: Growth chart shows the growth in total storage, Oracle-owned storage, and customer-owned storage for your organization's production and nonproduction Managed Cloud environments, or the growth in used storage and allocated storage for your organization's production and nonproduction Technology Cloud environments, over the specified time interval.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in used storage and allocated storage for the selected environment over the specified time interval.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Storage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the used storage and the growth rate over the last month, the last quarter and the last year.
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Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Environment: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.
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Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage being used, such as database, code, etc.
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Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage being used.
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Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each mount point in each week or month over the specified time interval.
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Allocated Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space allocated for each mount point in each week or month over the specified time interval.
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This column is available only for Technology Cloud environments.
Tablespace Usage: Growth Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Tablespace Usage: Growth chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Tablespace Usage: Growth chart shows the storage usage growth for the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments over the specified time interval:
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Daily: Use this option to show the daily storage growth in the last 5 days. This is the default time interval.
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Weekly: Use this option to show the weekly storage growth in the last 5 weeks.
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Monthly: Use this option to show the monthly storage growth in the last 5 months.
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Quarterly: Use this option to show the storage growth in the last three months.
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Yearly: Use this option to show the storage growth in the last 12 months.
Use the reporting of the tablespace usage inside the database to investigate how the change your project may implement impacts the overall usage inside the database.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments, over the specified time interval.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Tablespace Usage: Growth table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides details about the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments:
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Tablespace: Specifies the tablespace for which the storage usage metrics were collected.
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Used Storage Avg (GB): Indicates the average storage space usage for each tablespace over the specified time interval.
Analyzing Storage Projection
This section describes how to use the charts on the Storage dashboard to analyze storage projection, as explained in the following sections:
Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Total Storage vs. Entitlement section, select Total Storage: Projection, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage over a fixed period of time, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, across all your organization's Managed Cloud services. This report enables use of the most realistic prediction based on the knowledge of any specific changes in the business, such as new functionalities, an increase in the number of offices rolled out, the addition of new systems or whether they are representing more test/development or more business applications.
Chart View: The chart view shows the storage usage growth over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the widget to open the Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage, over the specified time interval:
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Collection Period: Indicates the period when the data was collected. Thus, this widget can be based on data collected over the last month, last quarter or last year.
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Storage Growth (%) over Collection Period: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
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Entitlement Extension Date: Indicates the time when the usage will likely exceed the entitlement, unless entitlement is increased or usage growth trend is decreased.
Technology Cloud Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Technology Cloud section, select Technology Cloud Total Storage: Projection, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud environments.The Technology Cloud Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage over a fixed period of time, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, for all your organization's Technology Cloud environments. This report enables use of the most realistic prediction based on the knowledge of any specific changes in the business, such as new functionalities, an increase in the number of offices rolled out, the addition of new systems or whether they are representing more test/development or more business applications.
Chart View: The chart view shows the storage usage growth over the specified time interval for all your organization's Technology Cloud environments. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage, over the specified time interval:
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Collection Period: Indicates the period when the data was collected. Thus, this widget can be based on data collected over the last month, last quarter or last year.
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Storage Growth (%) over Collection Period: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
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Allocation Extension Date: Indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.
Exadata: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exadata section, select Exadata: Projection, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exadata machines.The Exadata: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the logical space usage, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. To generate this report, select the device from the Machine drop-down list above the table.
This report shows the growth in the logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Exalogic: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list. In the Exalogic section, select Exalogic: Projection, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with customer-owned Exalogic machines.The Exalogic: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the physical space usage, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. To generate this report, select the device from the Exalogic Box Name menu.
This report shows the growth in the physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
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This report is available only for customers with Managed Cloud production environments.The Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's Managed Cloud production environments over a fixed period of time. Using the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, this report enables you to estimate how much storage to plan for in the coming period.
Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:
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Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.
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Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Managed Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Managed Cloud nonproduction environments.The Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's Managed Cloud nonproduction environments over a fixed period of time, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. The use of this report can help understand the impact of the number of nonproduction environments currently in use, which will further facilitate the potential discussion of whether the number should be increased or decreased or even if an investigation of how to reduce the test databases compared to the production databases should be considered to reduce the footprint of these environments.
Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Managed Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:
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Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.
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Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud nonproduction environments.The Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's Technology Cloud nonproduction environments over a fixed period of time, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. The use of this report can help understand the impact of the number of nonproduction environments currently in use, which will further facilitate the potential discussion of whether the number should be increased or decreased or even if an investigation of how to reduce the test databases compared to the production databases should be considered to reduce the footprint of these environments.
Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Non Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:
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Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.
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Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
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Allocation Extension Date: Indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.
Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
Note:
This report is available only for customers with Technology Cloud production environments.The Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's Technology Cloud production environments over a fixed period of time. Using the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, this report enables you to estimate how much storage to plan for in the coming period.
Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Technology Cloud Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:
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Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.
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Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.
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Allocation Extension Date: Indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.
Tablespace Usage: Projection Chart
Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Tablespace Usage: Projection chart is displayed by default. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Tablespace Usage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year.
Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:
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The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.
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The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.
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The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.
Click the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view in expanded mode.
Table View: The table view provides an overview of the storage growth compared to the last year, the last quarter and the last month:
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Calendar Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.
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Based on Last Month: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the last complete month. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage between January 1, 2016, and January 31, 2016.
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Based on Last Quarter: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the last 3 complete months. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage in the last three months: November 2015, December 2015, and January 2016.
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Based on Last Year: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the previous complete year. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015.
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Overall Usage: Indicates the total tablespace usage at the collection date.
Additional Storage Reports
This section describes how to use the charts on the Storage dashboard to get details about the customer-owned storage devices across all your organization's services, as explained in the following sections:
Device Mapping Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list, select Device Mapping, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Device Mapping table shows the relationship between the hosts, environments and the customer-owned storage devices being used across all your organization's services.
Each record in the table shows the following information for the corresponding storage device:
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Storage Device Name: Specifies the IP address associated with the storage device if the storage device is not monitored by Oracle Managed Cloud services. Otherwise, the device carries the name defined by Oracle Managed Cloud services.
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Environment Label: Specifies the environment the storage device is associated with.
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Host Name: Specifies the host the storage device is associated with.
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Parent Name: Specifies the host the storage device is associated with.
Assets Table
Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts icon ( ) to open the Personalize list, select Assets, then click Apply. For more information on how to access the Storage dashboard, see Accessing the Storage Dashboard.
The Assets table contains a list of the customer-owned storage devices being used across all your organization's services.
Each record in the table shows the following information for the corresponding storage device:
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Storage Device Name: Specifies the IP address associated with the storage device if the storage device is not monitored by Oracle Managed Cloud services. Otherwise, the device carries the name defined by Oracle Managed Cloud services.
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Type: Specifies whether the device is an Exadata, Exalogic or Exalytics machine.
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Children: Specifies the hosts or filers associated with the Exadata, Exalogic or Exalytics machines.
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Parent Name: Specifies the name of the Exadata, Exalogic or Exalytics machine.
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The Type, Children and Parent Name fields are only available if the customer owns Exadata, Exalogic or Exalytics machines.Viewing Data for a Group of Services
Oracle Pulse lets you create groups of services for which to generate your reports. To do this:
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Click the Configuration icon (
) in the upper right corner of the page.The Configuration page opens.
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Select the check boxes corresponding to the services you want to include in your service group. A minimum of 2 services is required.
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Click Apply to save your changes and create your service group. The data on the Storage dashboard is refreshed to show data for the services you have selected, and the Service Group icon (
) is displayed in the upper part of the dashboard.
For more information about the My Services feature, see the Working with Service Groups section in Chapter 3, "Working with Oracle Pulse".