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Metric Weather Map Widget
The Metric Weather Map widget provides a graphical display of the changing values of a single metric for
multiple resources over time. The widget uses colored icons to represent each value of the metric. Each icon
location represents the metric value for particular resources. The color of an icon changes to show changes in
the value of the metric.
Figure 3-17. Metric Weather Map Widget
Watching how the map changes can help you understand how the performance of the metric varies over time
for different resources.
The map does not show the real-time performance of the metrics. You select the time period, how fast the map
refreshes, and the interval between readings. For example, you might have the widget play the metric values
for the last day, refreshing every half second, and have each change represent five minute's worth of metric
values.
To view the resource that an icon represents, click the resource. A hyperlink of the resource name appears.
You can click the hyperlink to show the Resource Detail page for the resource.
The toolbar at the top of the Metric Weather Map widget contains the icons that you can use to view the graph.
Table 3-13. Metric Weather Map Widget Toolbar Icons
Icon Description
Pause and Play Start or stop the display. The icon remains in the same state if you leave the widget display
and return.
Display Filtering Criteria View the current settings settings for the widget, including the current metric.
Configure the Metric Weather Map Widget
You define the metric that the Metric Weather Map widget shows by editing the widget configuration. You
must edit the widget to select the metric to show. You cannot configure the Metric Weather Map widget to
accept a metric selection from another widget. The Metric Weather Map widget does not show data until you
configure it.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
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