About the CPU Utilization Last X hours/days (Specific CPU) report

This home-level dashboard report displays a line graph that details the CPU utilization percentage for a device during a selected time period. Displaying this dashboard report in a dashboard can help you keep an eye on important or problem devices that have been experiencing spikes on one of their CPUs.

To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:

  1. In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, click Menu > Configure. The Configure Report dialog appears.
  2. Enter or select the appropriate information for the following boxes.
    • Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
    • Device. Select a device by clicking the browse (...) button.
    • Date range. Select a date range from the drop-down menu. The default is 4 hours.
    • Graph type. Select the type of graph to display the data in the report. Select from the following: Bar, Line, Area, Spline, or Stepline.
    • Trend Type. Select the type of trend line you want to see on the report. This line shows the average value of data for the duration the graph is displayed in the web browser. Choose None, Line, or Curve.
    • Dimensions. Select the dimension in which you would like the graph to display. Select 3D or 2D to change the dimensions of the lines/bars in your charts.
    • Width. Enter a width (in pixels) for the graph portion of this dashboard report. The default is 500 pixels.

    Note: You can use large graph images, but be aware that larger images refresh at slower speeds. The optimum size depends on the speed of your network connection from your browser to your web server.

    • Height. Specify how tall, in pixels, the graph or chart should appear.
    • Vertical Axis Scaling. Select either auto or fixed scale.
      • Min. Enter a number for the lowest point on the Y-axis.
      • Max. Enter a number for the highest point on the Y-axis.
    • Graph the maximum. Select this option to graph the maximum.
  3. Click OK to save changes.

See Also

CPU Utilization reports

CPU Utilization dashboard reports

About the CPU Utilization Last X hours/days (Single Device) report

About the Last Polled CPU Utilization (Specific CPU) report

About the CPU Utilizaton: Last Polled Value (Single Device) report

About the Top 10: CPU Utilization report