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Modify a Custom IM Multiview

IM multiview is a customizable view that lets you combine statistics from multiple interfaces in a single view. You can compare the data from up to 1200 interfaces or CPUs in a single multiview.

Use multiviews to diagnose performance issues on a device. For example, you can compare the recent performance of all the interfaces on a card in a single view.

Note: Multiviews require a larger amount of page space than other types of views. If you want to add a multiview to a dashboard, add it to a wide (multiple-column) area in the layout. Do not add a multiview to a single-column section on a dashboard layout.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the dashboard page where you want to place a custom IM multiview.
2. Click More, Edit Dashboard.

   The Edit Dashboard Layout page opens.

3. Expand the Custom View - Infrastructure Management category.

   Several options appear for this category.

4. Select IM Device MultiView or IM MultiView.
5. Drag the view to the layout, and drop it where you want it to appear.
6. Click Save.

   You return to the dashboard. A basic multiview container has been added to the page. By default, the top 48 interfaces or CPUs with the most severe performance metrics are included in the view

7. Click the Edit icon on the multiview, and select Edit.

   The View Settings dialog opens.

8. Replace the default view Title and Subtitle with a description of the multiview.
9. Select a Metric Family and a Metric Value metric from the lists. A metric family and its associated metric values define what data is collected and reported on for a given technology or device.

   Note: By default, filtering is enabled to display only metrics that are consistent with the default roll-up strategy. To select metrics that do not conform, clear the Metric Filtering check box. When the selected metrics do not conform, the dialog displays an informational message in the header.

10. Change the Sort Direction, which is Descending order (highest values first) by default. The sort direction determines which interfaces or CPUs appear at the top of the page.
11. Select additional display settings, which include the following options:

    Resolution

    The Resolution is the amount of time that each data point represents.

    Chart Type

    • Trend Chart: Renders a traditional trend line for each device or component metric.
    • Stacked Chart: Renders a stacked line on top of each other for each device or component metric.

    Projection

    Select Show or Hide control the display the line that plots projected average values for twice the current time period.

    Standardized axis

    • Fixed at 0 - 100: Maintains a static percentage range for the Y axis.
    • Calculated: Let the Y axis adjust itself dynamically, based on the range of metric values that are included.

    Chart Display Order

    • Display by Metric: Sorts the charts by metric value, with the highest (most severe) values shown first, left to right.
    • Display by Name: Sorts the charts in alphanumeric order, left to right, by name.
12. Select by Component or by Device for the Metric Calculate Level field. This selection determines whether you see aggregated trends calculated at a device level or a component level when you drill down from the IM Multiview chart.
13. Select the number of columns for the views. The resulting multitview places charts into the selected number of table columns.
14. Select the number of charts for the interface views. The query includes interfaces for the number of charts you select, one interface per chart.

    Note: Each time 12 interfaces are included in a set of charts, a new set of charts is created on a separate multiview "page". The maximum number of charts is 48.

15. Select the 'Metric Filtering' checkbox to filter the 'Metric Value' field. Metrics fall into two categories: those that can be counted, such as bits and bytes, and those that provide a gauge of utilization based on a rollup of data. Only those that provide a gauge are suitable for this view.

    When the checkbox is Enabled (which is the default), the 'Metric Value' field displays only those metrics that conform to the needs of a data rollup. You can clear the checkbox to see all possible metrics for the selected 'Metric Family.' Those metrics that do not conform are flagged with a warning.

16. (Optional) Filter the view by time zone and business hours. Such filtering lets you monitor critical business functions during actual business hours in their respective time zones.
    1. Select the 'Time Filtering: Enabled' check box.
    2. Select the Time Zone filter that best represents the geographic location of the business function. The list contains only time zones that are associated with the configured sites for the current tenant.

       Tip: The list offers a "type ahead" feature. As you type the name of the country for a time zone, the list quickly scrolls to the time zones in that country.

    3. Select the appropriate Business Hours filter. The Options in the list are available only after you select a Time Zone filter.

       The list contains only business hours that are associated with the current tenant. However, it is not filtered by group or item context. If you have selected a context for the view, select the business hours that are associated with the applicable site. Otherwise, the view contains no data.

       Note: A CA Performance Center administrator configures all business hour selections that are available in the Business Hour Filter list.

17. Expand the nodes in the Context Settings area and then select the group whose data you want to see in the view. Your selection appears in the 'Current Item' field.
18. Select the scope of your changes from the Apply Changes drop-down. Select one of the following options:
    • For All Tenant Users: Saves the changes so that they are only available to users associated with your tenant (possibly the Default Tenant).
    • My User Account: Saves the changes to your user account as a default for this view.
    • My Current Session: Reverts the changes when you log out.

    Note: The availability of these options depends on your user account role rights.

19. Click Save.

    The view refreshes to reflect your updates.