How can the Total space on disk be added to a drag and drop report for a host? (4254283)

The disk spaceUsed and spaceAvailable are available to be added to a drag and drop report but the Total space is not available. How can the Total space on disk be added to a drag and drop report for a host?

A derived metric can be added that sums the spaceUsed and spaceAvailable. After creating the totalSpace metric it will be available under the HostStorage topology object after a collection has been made by the HostAgent. The totalSpace metric can then be used in a drag and drop report or dashboard.

A derived metric that sums the spaceUsed and spaceAvailable can be created with the following steps:

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1). Navigate to the Derived Metric page (Administration | Data | Derived Metric).

2). Click the add button.

3). Enter the following data under the Create Derived Metric page. See page 1 of the totalSpace_derivedmetric.docx document.

Derived Metric name: totalSpace

Comments: Total disk space on host

Unit: megabyte (in the first field)/ (leave second field empty)

Value type: Metric

4). Click the Add button under Calculations:

5). Enter the following under the Create Calculation page. See page 2 of the totalSpace_derivedmetric.docx document.

Description: Total disk space on host

Data Driven

Scope: HostStorage

Expression: #spaceUsed# + #spaceAvailable#

6). Click "Validate", and assuming it validates click OK.

7). Click Save.

8). Click Add.

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