ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Operation Guide

13.4 Displaying Power Consumption Data Graphs

This section explains how to display power consumption data as graphs.

The power consumption data for each power monitoring target that is registered in the power monitoring environment can be displayed as graphs.
The collected power consumption data and average values of the specified time span and rate can be displayed in line graphs.
Use the following procedure to display power consumption data as graphs.

1. Select [Tools]-[Environmental Data Graph] from the RC console menu.

   The [Environmental Data Graph] dialog is displayed.

2. In the [Environmental Data Graph] dialog, set the following items.

   Figure 13.2 [Environmental Data Graph] dialog

   

   Target Resources

   Specify the power monitoring target name to display the power consumption data graph of.
   Select the checkboxes of each desired target.
   Up to 18 targets can be selected.

   Graph Settings

   Data Type

   Specify the type of data to display the graph.
   Either the "Power (Instantaneous power consumption)" or the "Average power (Average power consumption during the selected time span)" can be selected for the data type.

   Output Time Span

   Select the time span for the data from the drop-down menu.
   Select one of the following options: "Last hour", "Last day", "Last week", "Last month", "Last year", or "Custom".
   When "Custom" is selected, the "Start Date", "Start Time", "End Date", and "End Time" fields must all be specified.

   Rate

   Select the graph output interval to export from the drop-down menu.
   Select one of the following options: "Finest sampling", "Hourly", "Daily", "Monthly", or "Annual".

3. Click <Graph Output>

   After switching to the graph display window, the selected power consumption data can be displayed in line graphs.

   Figure 13.3 Graph Display Window

   

   The following operations can be performed from the graph display window.

   • Switching resource display

     By selecting and clearing the checkbox of the "Target Resources", it is possible to display or hide the corresponding graph.

   • Switching plot symbol display

     Selecting the "View" or "Hide" radio button of "Plot Notation" switches between displaying and hiding plot symbols in line graphs.

   • Data update

     Clicking Data update on the upper right of the screen updates the displayed graph.

   • Return to resource selection window.

     Clicking <Resource Selection> displays the [Environmental Data Graph] dialog.

   Note

   When displaying graphs, if you change the size of web browser, click the update button after doing so.