Maximize and Restore Charts
Where a drilldown displays several charts you can choose to maximize one chart so it occupies the whole drilldown. Once maximized, you can restore the chart to its normal size.
Note: All charts are automatically restored to their normal size when you view a different drilldown.
| Toolbar | Menu | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Click  |
Right click the chart and select Maximize. | N/A |
Click  |
Right click the chart and select Restore. | N/A |
Chart Properties - Chart Page
You can edit the visual properties of the charts displayed in Spotlight.
To set chart properties
- Right-click the chart and select Properties | Chart.
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Configure as appropriate:
Option Description Name Select the chart to configure. Applicable when the chart name is selectable. Chart style
Select a style for the chart.
Notes:
- You can use a Summary chart to view the statistics on how the charted data varies over time, including details on average, maximum, and minimum values. The percentile range (10% to 90%) shows the spread that contains 80% of all values in the chart.
- You can use a Histogram to sort data into ranges of values. The horizontal axis shows the distribution of data across those ranges. The vertical axis shows the number of items in each range. (A current data histogram displays the most recent data collected; a trend histogram displays an average of the data collected over the available history of the chart.)
- Any charts under the Other views heading (as in the Sample item here) are specific to individual Spotlight applications.
- Some charts that show task or status data may be drawn as Gantt charts. These are custom-coded charts and cannot be displayed in other styles.
Arrange by
Applicable when the Chart style is set to Bar or Pie.
- Select to arrange the data in Name or Value order.
Include legend in chart
Select to show the legend associated with the chart. Not all charts have a legend.
Series are stacked
Applicable when the Chart style is set to Area.
- Select to plot the cumulative values of the different series.
- Clear to superimpose the different series on the same set of axes.
Manual scaling
Minimum value
Maximum valueSelect Manual Scaling to set the scaling factor for the chart in the Minimum value and Maximum value fields.
Clear Manual Scaling to accept Spotlight's default scaling of the chart.
Chart Properties - Filtering Page
A Spotlight chart may contain multiple graphs representing separate data series from multiple data sources. You can filter the chart so that it shows only the data series that you want to see.
Spotlight supplies a set of filters that you can use, but if none of the standard filters are suitable for your chart, you can design a custom filter.
To set a custom filter on a chart
- Right-click the chart and select Properties | Filtering.
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Configure as appropriate:
Option Description Name
Select the chart to configure. Applicable when the chart name is selectable.
Show all items
Select to display all current data series.
For example, if a system has the multiple disks C:, D:, E:, and F:, the relevant disk usage chart displays the disk usage statistic for all four disks.
Show only the top items
Select to display the most significant data series.
Select the number of data series to show from the associated drop down list.
Show the following items
Select to choose the data series to show.
Select the data series to show from the associated list. Note also the associated Select all and Clear all buttons.
Grids
Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:
| Section |
Description |
|---|---|
| Spotlight Connections |
Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems. |
| Monitor Spotlight Connections | Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms. |
| Alarms |
Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values. |
| Charts, Grids and Home Page Components | Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them. |
| View | Options | Customize Spotlight. |
| Troubleshooting | Solve problems using Spotlight. |