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7 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.
8 Click Apply.
Changes to chart settings take effect immediately after they are applied.
9 Click OK.
Create a Custom Advanced Chart
You can create your own charts by saving customized chart settings. New charts are added to the Switch to
menu and will appear there only when charts for the selected object are being displayed.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Customize chart settings as described in “Change Performance Chart Settings,” on page 404.
2 Click Save Chart Settings.
3 Enter a name for your settings.
4 Click OK.
The chart settings are saved and an entry for your chart is added to the Switch to menu.
Delete a Custom Advanced Chart View
You can delete custom chart views from the vSphere Client.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Select any object in the datacenter to enable the Performance tab.
2 Click the Performance tab and click Advanced.
3 Click Chart Options.
4 Click Manage Chart Settings.
5 Select a chart and click Delete.
The chart is deleted, and it is removed from the Switch to menu.
6 Click OK.
Save Chart Data to a File
You can save data from the Advanced performance charts to a file in various graphics formats or in
Microsoft Excel format.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
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