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Table 4-8. Metric Graph Widget Toolbar Icons (Continued)
Icon Description
Anomalies Shows or hides anomalies on the graph. Time periods when the metric violates a
threshold are shaded. The color indicates the criticality of the violation. You can click
the top-left corner of the shaded area to show details for an anomaly.
Show data point tips Retrieves the metric readings for the graphed data points. Click the Show Data
Values icon to show the values.
Zoom by X When you click this icon, zooming the graph affects the X axis. You can use Zoom by
X and Zoom by Y simultaneously.
Zoom by Y When you click this icon, zooming the graph affects the Y axis. You can use Zoom by
X and Zoom by Y simultaneously.
Zoom to fit Changes all graphs to show the entire time period and value range.
Zoom to Dynamic Thresholds Changes the Y axis of the graphs to match the dynamic threshold of the metric.
Compress GraphsCompress
Graphs
Shortens the Y axis of all graphs to use less vertical space.
Zoom All Graphs When you click this icon, zooming one graph changes all graphs to match.
Zoom the view Click this icon and drag to outline a part of the hierarchy. The display zooms to show
only the outlined section.
Pan When you click this icon, dragging in the graph changes the time period. It does not
zoom the graph.
Show Data Values After you click the Show data point tips icon to retrieve the data, click this icon and
point to a graphed data point to show its time and exact value. You can show values
only if the selected time period is 24 hours or less.
Auto Refresh Turns auto-refresh on or off.
Date Controls Select up to three time periods to show on the graph. For the first period, select a value
in the top box or select start and end times and dates. To graph multiple periods, select
the first period and select the previous periods to which to compare it. All periods
must be the same length. If you set a start date and time for the second or third period,
vCenter Operations Manager fills in the end time.
NOTE For most time periods, vCenter Operations Manager includes predicted values
for the near future. For example, if you select the last hour,
vCenter Operations Manager also shows 15 minutes into the future. If you select the
last day, vCenter Operations Manager predicts four hours into the future. Periods
longer than 30 days do not show any future time. If a user-defined time period includes
time in the future, vCenter Operations Manager shows predicted values for the
defined future period.
Generate Dashboard Creates a new dashboard that contains only the Metric Graph widget, in self-provider
mode, which shows the currently displayed metrics.
Remove All Removes all graphs.
Each graph has a toolbar at the top right. The icons on this toolbar affect only that graph.
Table 4-9. Individual Graph Icons
Icon Description
Data Source Point to this icon to see the name of the data source, or adapter instance, for the metric.
For super metrics, the name is vCenter Operations Manager.
Show Correlated Metrics Appears only if vCenter Operations Manager determines that the behavior or anomalies
of other metrics are correlated to this metric. When you click this icon, a pop-up window
opens that shows the correlated metrics, including the resource, the metric name, and the
percentage of correlation. You can also display a column that shows the type of correlation,
either Anomaly, in which the anomalies of the metrics are correlated, or Behavior, in which
the behavior of the metrics is correlated. If the widget is not in self-provider mode, you
can select a correlated metric to add it to the widget display.
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