Analyzing Storage
This section describes how to use the storage widgets on the Pulse Dashboard to analyze storage, as explained in the following sections:
Customers with @Oracle services can use this data to understand if the current storage entitlement is adequate or needs to be adjusted.
Both widgets are helpful in identifying if there is a need to increase entitlement, if there is a temporary increase that can be handled or if some environments should be decommissioned or decreased, with regards to storage usage.
Managed Application Cloud Metering Widget
If your organization uses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure storage resources, the Managed Application Cloud Metering widget is available on the Pulse Dashboard, for users with at least one Managed Application Cloud service.
Storage Usage
The Utilization bar within the Managed Application Cloud Metering widget shows the amount of storage you have consumed, as described in the Storage Metrics section in Key Concepts.
This widget compares and displays the amount of storage used by all your Managed Application Cloud services on the last collection date (represented by the Utilization bar), to your purchased entitlement (represented by a blue line), and shows potential overages (in red). Click the Utilization bar to open the Managed Application Cloud Storage Utilization table, containing the latest collected data on the amount of storage used by each service and environment.
Oracle CPU (OCPU) Usage
The OCPU bar on the Managed Application Cloud Metering widget shows the highest number of Oracle CPUs used in the current month.
This widget compares daily OCPU usage values and displays the highest number of OCPUs used by all your Managed Application Cloud services on the most intensive day (represented by the OCPU bar), to your purchased entitlement for the same day (represented by a horizontal blue line), and shows potential overages (in red). Click on the OCPU bar to open the OCPU Utilization table, containing the latest collected data on the amount of OCPUs used by each service and environment.
Storage Utilization Widget
If your organization uses customer-owned storage resources, the Utilization bar within the Storage Utilization widget shows the amount of storage you have consumed, as described in the Storage Metrics section in Key Concepts.
If your organization uses Oracle-owned storage resources, the Storage Utilization widget can be useful in identifying services that are consuming a disproportionate amount of storage.
This widget displays the amount of storage used by all your services on the last collection date (represented by one or more Utilization bars, depending on your storage) and your total storage Entitlement. Click one of the available Utilization bars to open the Storage Utilization table, containing the latest collected data on the amount of storage used by each service and environment.
Storage Utilization Widget for Service Groups
When a service group is applied, as described in the Working with Service Groups section in Working with Oracle Pulse, the information shown in the Storage Utilization widget is displayed for each storage category associated with the services included in your service group. For information on the storage categories monitored in Oracle Pulse, see the Storage Metrics section in Key Concepts.