Customizing statistics display

You can change the type or contents of the performance monitor graphs.

StepsChanging statistics to monitor

When you launch this dialog from the server-level performance monitor, you can select up to ten statistics to monitor at a time. (This dialog behaves differently for multiplex-level monitoring. See Using Sybase IQ Multiplex.)

  1. Click the server and switch to the Performance Monitor tab.

  2. In the Performance Monitor tab, right-click the chart area, choose Change Statistics from the shortcut menu.

  3. In the Change Statistics dialog, choose the statistics you want to monitor.

StepsSaving the chart as a bitmap

You can save the chart as a .JPEG image file.

  1. Right-click the Performance Monitor chart.

  2. From the popup menu, select Save Chart As.

  3. Specify a file name for the .JPEG file.

  4. Click Save.

StepsPrinting the chart

You can print the performance monitor chart.

  1. Right-click the Performance Monitor chart.

  2. From the popup menu, select Print Chart.

  3. Review your print options and print the page to the desired printer.

StepsSwitching chart view

You can choose between time-series, 2-D bar, and 3-D bar chart view.

  1. Right-click the Performance Monitor chart.

  2. From the menu, select Switch Chart View.

  3. Select either Time Series Chart, Bar Chart 2-D Vertical, or Bar Chart 3-D Vertical.

StepsCustomizing the chart

Change the chart settings and the chart refresh rate, also known as the monitor GUI heartbeat rate.

  1. Right-click the performance monitor chart area.

  2. Select Customize Chart.

    The Customize Chart dialog has these components:

    • Time Window – Appears only if the chart is a Time Series chart. Specify the period of time during which the data is displayed. The minimum value is 1 minute. The maximum value is 240 minutes (4 hours).

    • Chart Refresh Rate – Specify how often the data in the chart is refreshed, in seconds. The value also shows at the bottom of the performance monitor pane.

    • Real vs. Normalized Value – Real Value (the default) reflects actual data. Normalized Value scales chart data into a fixed range. This option is for display purposes only, so that statistics with different ranges display better in one chart.

    • Legend – Select to display or hide the legend.

  3. To save any changes, click OK.