DCFM Professional Plus User Manual (53-1001774-01, June 2010)

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Generating performance reports
To generate a historical performance report for a device, complete the following steps.
1. Select the device for which you want to generate a performance report.
2. Choose one of the following options:
Select Monitor > Performance > Historical Report.
OR
Right-click the device and select Performance > Historical Report.
The HIstorical Performance Table dialog box displays.
3. Filter the historical data by completing the following steps.
a. Select the number of results to display from the Display list.
b. Select the ports from which you want to gather performance data from the From list.
If you select Custom, complete the following steps.
1. Select the type of ports from the Show list.
2. Right-click a device in the Available table and select Expand All.
3. Select the ports (Ctrl or Shift + click to select multiple ports.) from which you want to
gather performance data from the Available table and click the right arrow button.
The selected ports move to the Select Ports table.
4. Click OK.
c. Select the historical period from which you want to gather performance data from the For
list.
If you select Custom, complete the following steps.
1. Select the Last option and enter the number of minutes, hours, or days.
OR
Select the From option and enter the date and time.
2. Click OK.
d. Select the granularity at which you want to gather performance data from the Granularity
list.
e. Select the measure by which you want to gather performance data from the Measures list.
To select more than one measure, click the Additional Measures expand arrows and select
the check box for each additional measure.
f. Save this configuration by selecting Save.
The Save Favorites dialog box displays. This enables you to save the selected
configuration so that you can use it to generate the same type of report at a later date.
1. Enter a name for the configuration in the Favorites Name field.
2. Click OK.