Table 2–4: Graph properties and options for time-based graphs
Property
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Options
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Comments
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Graph Size
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Very small
Small
Medium
Large
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If you have a graph with small statistics, you can choose to have the pinup graph larger so you can better see its details.
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Graph Style
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Line
Area
Column
Stacked Area
Stacked Column
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Depending on the kind of graph you are viewing in the pinup, you can change its style from one style to another recognized style.
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Graph Data Averaging
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Off
On
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Default is Off. If you select On, data displays as a weighted average for the time period set for the Graph max time option.
Setting this option to On reduces the number of data points displayed.
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Graph Dimension
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2D
3D
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Changes the display from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional.
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Grid
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On
Off
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Default is Off.
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Graph max time
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A number of options, from 5 minutes to 2 days.
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Controls how much time the graph spans. Note that this does not affect how often or how much data is collected for graphing.
However, the ranges for the specific value options from which you can select are governed by the settings you define for the Graph cache option. For details, see the appropriate section in the Installation and Configuration Guide.
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Graph start time
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Click in checkbox.
Provide year/month/day/ time start time settings.
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Identifies the start date and time for the graph. The purpose of this start information is to help you drill deeper into the resource activity details recorded for a specific time frame.
To select this option, click in the checkbox on the side left of the field label. Select the year/month/day/time settings from the fields displayed on the right side of the field label.
To ensure a meaning graphing of data, review the Graph cache option and the Graph max time setting values as you determine the value for this start time setting.
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Refresh rate
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None
15 seconds
30 seconds
1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
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The refresh rate is the rate at which the resource is checked to see if there is more information to put in the graph.
The refresh rate should not be less than the polling rate for the resource. For example, if you set the refresh rate to 1 minute and the polling rate is at 5 minutes, you do not get new graph data every minute; you get it only at the same rate as the polling occurs.
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