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9 In Counters, select the data counters to display in the chart.
You can also specify counters using the All or None buttons.
Click a counter name to display information about the counter in the Counter Description panel.
10 Click Apply to see the results.
11 Click OK.
To view the chart in its own window, click the pop-up chart button ( ). This enables you to view
additional charts while keeping this chart open.
Delete a Custom Advanced Chart View
You can delete custom chart views from the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 Display the vSphere Client inventory panel.
2 Select any object in the datacenter to enable the Performance tab.
3 Click the Performance tab and click Advanced.
4 Click Chart Options to open the Customize Performance Charts dialog box.
5 Click Manage Chart Settings.
6 Select a chart and click Delete.
The chart is deleted, and it is removed from the Switch to menu.
7 Click OK.
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Performance
You monitor CPU, memory, disk, network, and storage metrics by using the performance charts located on
the Performance tab of the vSphere Client. Use the following guidelines to identify and resolve potential
performance problems.
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CPU Performance on page 280
Use the vSphere Client CPU performance charts to monitor CPU usage for hosts, clusters, resource pools,
virtual machines, and vApps. Use the guidelines below to identify and correct problems with CPU
performance.
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Disk I/O Performance on page 280
Use the vSphere Client disk performance charts to monitor disk I/O usage for clusters, hosts, and virtual
machines. Use the guidelines below to identify and correct problems with disk I/O performance.
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Memory Performance on page 281
Use the vSphere Client memory performance charts to monitor memory usage of clusters, hosts, virtual
machines, and vApps. Use the guidelines below to identify and correct problems with memory
performance.
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Network Performance on page 282
Use the network performance charts to monitor network usage and bandwidth for clusters, hosts, and
virtual machines. Use the guidelines below to identify and correct problems with networking
performance.
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Storage Performance on page 283
Use the vSphere Client datastore performance charts to monitor datastore usage. Use the guidelines
below to identify and correct problems with datastore performance.
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