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Capacity data locations in PowerStore Manager You can view capacity charts for PowerStore systems, and system resources from the PowerStore Manager Capacity cards and views in the following locations: Table 4. Capacity data locations For Cluster Virtual Machine Access path Dashbaord > Capacity Compute > Virtual Machine > [virtual machine] opens with capacity for the virtual machine displayed. NOTE: Only available with PowerStore X model appliances. Virtual Volume (VVol) Compute > Virtual Machine > [virtual machine] > VVols > [VVol] opens with capacity for the virtual volume displayed. NOTE: Only available with PowerStore X model appliances. Volume Storage Container Volume Group Volume Group member (volume) File System Storage > Volumes > [volume] opens with the Capacity card displayed. Storage > Storage Containers > [storage container] opens with capacity for the storage container displayed. Storage > Volume Groups > [volume group] opens with the Capacity card displayed. Storage > Volume Groups > [volume group] > Members > [member] opens the details page for the volume, with theCapacity card displayed. Storage > File Systems > [file system] opens with the Capacity card displayed. NOTE: Only available with PowerStore T model appliances. Appliance Hardware > [appliance] opens with the Capacity card displayed. Start monitoring capacity usage You can start to evaluate your capacity usage and needs from the PowerStore Manager Dashboard > Capacity card. Current capacity usage The cluster capacity dashboard presents the current amount of storage being used, and the amount of available storage in the cluster. When there is a risk to the capacity usage of a cluster, alerts are also in the Capacity area of the capacity dashboard. Historical capacity usage and recommendations You can use the historical chart to evaluate space utilization trends for the cluster, and review recommendations for your future capacity storage requirements. You can view the historical data for the last 24 hours, month, or year. Also, print charts for presentation, or export the data into a .CSV format for further analysis using your tool of choice. Top consumers The cluster capacity dashboard also presents which of the cluster resources are the top capacity consumers in the cluster. The Top Consumer area provides a high-level summary of the capacity statistics for each resource. Once you have identified the top consumers, you can further analyze to the resource level to review the capacity of a specific Volume, Volume group, Virtual Machine, or File system. Data savings Finally, the capacity dashboard shows you the Data Savings as a result of automated data efficiency features such as deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning. Refer to Data Savings features for details. Monitoring Capacity 11

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Capacity data locations in PowerStore Manager
You can view capacity charts for PowerStore systems, and system resources from the PowerStore Manager
Capacity
cards and views in
the following locations:
Table 4. Capacity data locations
For
Access path
Cluster
Dashbaord
>
Capacity
Virtual Machine
Compute
>
Virtual Machine
>
[virtual machine]
opens with capacity for the virtual machine
displayed.
NOTE:
Only available with PowerStore X model appliances.
Virtual Volume (VVol)
Compute
>
Virtual Machine
>
[virtual machine]
>
VVols
>
[VVol]
opens with capacity for the
virtual volume displayed.
NOTE:
Only available with PowerStore X model appliances.
Volume
Storage
>
Volumes
>
[volume]
opens with the
Capacity
card displayed.
Storage Container
Storage
>
Storage Containers
>
[storage container]
opens with capacity for the storage
container displayed.
Volume Group
Storage
>
Volume Groups
>
[volume group]
opens with the
Capacity
card displayed.
Volume Group member
(volume)
Storage
>
Volume Groups
>
[volume group]
>
Members
>
[member]
opens the details page for
the volume, with the
Capacity
card displayed.
File System
Storage
>
File Systems
>
[file system]
opens with the
Capacity
card displayed.
NOTE:
Only available with PowerStore T model appliances.
Appliance
Hardware
>
[appliance]
opens with the
Capacity
card displayed.
Start monitoring capacity usage
You can start to evaluate your capacity usage and needs from the PowerStore Manager
Dashboard
>
Capacity
card.
Current capacity usage
The cluster capacity dashboard presents the current amount of storage being used, and the amount of available storage in the cluster.
When there is a risk to the capacity usage of a cluster, alerts are also in the
Capacity
area of the capacity dashboard.
Historical capacity usage and recommendations
You can use the historical chart to evaluate space utilization trends for the cluster, and review recommendations for your future capacity
storage requirements. You can view the historical data for the last 24 hours, month, or year. Also, print charts for presentation, or export
the data into a .CSV format for further analysis using your tool of choice.
Top consumers
The cluster capacity dashboard also presents which of the cluster resources are the top capacity consumers in the cluster. The
Top
Consumer
area provides a high-level summary of the capacity statistics for each resource. Once you have identified the top consumers,
you can further analyze to the resource level to review the capacity of a specific Volume, Volume group, Virtual Machine, or File system.
Data savings
Finally, the capacity dashboard shows you the Data Savings as a result of automated data efficiency features such as deduplication,
compression, and thin provisioning. Refer to
Data Savings features
for details.
Monitoring Capacity
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