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Set Advanced Performance Charts as the Default
You can configure the vSphere Client to display the advanced performance charts by default when you
open the Performance tab. The default is to display the overview performance charts.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have connected to a vCenter Server system by using the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 Select Edit > Client Settings.
2 In the Tabs section of the Client Settings dialog box, select Default to Advanced Performance Charts.
3 Click OK.
Change Performance Chart Settings
You can customize a performance chart by specifying the objects to monitor, the counters to include, the
time range, and chart type. You can customize preconfigured chart views and create new chart views.
Prerequisites
Connect to a host through the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 Select an inventory object and click the Performance tab.
2 Click Chart Options.
3 Select a metric group for the chart.
4 Select a time range for the metric group.
If you choose Custom, do one of the following.
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Select Last and set the number of hours, days, weeks, or months for the amount of time to monitor
the object.
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Select From and select the beginning and end dates.
You can also customize the time range options by customizing the statistics collection interval setting.
5 Select the chart type.
When selecting the stacked graph option, consider the following.
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You can select only one item from the list of measurements.
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Per-virtual-machine stacked graphs are available only for hosts.
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Click a counter description name to display information about the counter’s function and whether
the selected metric can be stacked for per-virtual-machine graphs.
6 In Objects, select the inventory objects to display in the chart.
You can also specify the objects using the All or None buttons.
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