Specifications

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FIGURE 5-11 The data-tier application viewpoint
Resource utilization for each deployed data-tier application is presented in the list view lo-
cated at the top of the Utility Explorer Content pane. Health state icons appear at the right of
each deployed data-tier application and provide summary status for each deployed data-tier
application based on the utilization category. Three icons are used to indicate the health state
of each deployed data-tier application. A green check mark indicates that the deployed data-
tier application is well utilized and does not violate any policies. A red arrow indicates that
the deployed data-tier application is overutilized, and a green arrow indicates underutiliza-
tion. The lower half of the view contains tabs for CPU utilization, storage volume utilization,
access policy denitions, and property details for each data-tier application. For example, the
computer CPU and volume space for the AccountingDB and FinanceDB data-tier applications
shown in Figure 5-11 are underutilized. In addition, the application CPU and the le space
utilization for all deployed data-tier applications are well utilized, and the volume space for
AdventureWorks2005 and AdventureWorks2008R2 are overutilized.
The data-tier application list view columns and utilization tabs are discussed in the upcom-
ing sections.