Use the procedure in this topic to monitor the capacity metric for
PowerStore cluster.
Steps
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Click
Menu > Dell VSI.
Click
Storage Systems on the left side.
The
Storage Systems page is displayed.
To monitor the capacity for
PowerStore cluster, select the
PowerStore storage system from the
Storage Systems page. Click the storage name and the details for selected
PowerStore storage system are displayed.
Select the
Capacity tab.
It displays the information in four different widgets:
Usage:
By default, the widget displays the physical capacity used and free capacity available. If you wish to view the logical capacity, you can change the view by selecting
Logical Used option from the drop down in the widget.
Historical Usage:
This widget displays the historical capacity usage for the cluster. The metrics displayed are
Physical Total,
Physical Used, and
Logical Used by VMware.
You can select or deselect the metrics by clicking the metric in the widget to customize the view. You can also select the time range in the widget, click
View drop down in the widget, you can select any time range between last 24 hours to last 2 years.
This widget also provides an option to print the historical usage chart. Click the menu option in the widget to print.
This widget also provides an option to download the historical usage in different image formats. Click the menu option in the widget to select the image format you wish to download.
Data Savings:
This widget displays the information related to data savings, such as
Overall Efficiency,
Snap Savings, and
Thin Savings. It also displays a graphical representation of
Data Reduction, the ratio between logical used and physical used.
Top Consumers:
This widget displays the top 10 VMware objects that are consuming the most space on the
PowerStore cluster. You can customize the view by selecting the resource type from the drop down in the widget.
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