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Specify the Panel Node and Metric Instance Data

To specify the node for which data is to be displayed:

1. Pull down the Options menu.
2. Choose the Node and Metric Instance Name... menu item.

   Performance Manager displays the Node and Metric Instance Name dialog, as shown in the following screen:

   

The Node and Metric Instance Name dialog lets you perform the following actions:

• Show the current node assigned to the panel

  This would have been specified by you as a default, or at connect time, or when the panel was launched. If the panel was launched, the node passed in the launch overrides the default.

• Include the node in the panel's title display
• Specify the node as the default
• Show the current metric instance name

  This would have been specified by you as a default, by a prompt dialog at connect time, or when the panel was launched. If the panel was launched, the metric instance name passed in the launch overrides the default.

  You can also change the metric instance name by entering a new name in the Metric Instance text entry box. The metric name is interpreted as all uppercase unless you contain the name within double quotes.

• Include the metric instance name in the panel's title display
• Specify the name as the default
• Select prompting at connect time if a metric instance name is not defined
• Define the prompt string

  For example, if the instruments in a panel are set up to look at metrics for a specific user, a user name is required to specify the metric fully. In this case, the prompt might be: “Enter User Name:”. If prompting is selected, then a prompt dialog appears at connect time requesting a user name.

  Panels requiring specific metric instance names (such as user name or process name), must be provided with a prompt for the appropriate name. This lets the panel to be invoked from the panel manager and to display without errors. An example is the User_CPU panel (labeled User=SAPIRO) described in the Launching Panels section.

Note: Any changes to the node selection or the metric instance name will have no affect on the instruments until the panel is connected or reconnected.