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2 Using Perceive views
This chapter provides an overview of Perceive’s consumer user interface and related
components and functions. It contains the following topics:
The consumer’s role in Perceive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Perceive consumer user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Selecting computers to view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting groups to view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selecting time intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Zooming in on the view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Refreshing the view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Printing the view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Exporting the data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Closing the view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Saving the view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Copying the view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Integrating Perceive into your environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
User scenario: viewing pertinent performance data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Analyst and administrator interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The consumer’s role in Perceive
Who are the consumers? Typically, they are application owners or business managers
who must assess the status of a computer or group of computers, easily determine
possible bottlenecks in the server network, or manipulate the display to chart a
snapshot of specific metrics or a given time period.
Consumers are the primary users of Perceive, and are responsible for determining the
health of a computer system at a glance. The consumer’s job is to provide fast,
high-quality performance information to operate a business more efficiently and
reduce downtime. This chapter helps you learn Perceive’s consumer interface quickly
so that you can achieve these goals.
