This documentation supports releases of BMC Helix Continuous Optimization up to December 31, 2021. To view the latest version, select the version from the Product version menu.

Used Ports Forecast page in the Network view

Used Ports Forecast

The Used Ports Forecast page forecasts of the number of used ports versus the total number of ports available in a network device.





The Used Ports Forecast portlet presents the following information.

Field

Description

Device name

Name of the device

Device role

Role of the device, according to the assigned tags

Device type

The type of the CO entity

HW Vendor

Vendor of the device

HW Model

Model of the device

Location

Location of the device

Total Number of Ports

Number of the device ports

Currently Used Ports

Number of the currently used ports

Trend

Average port growth in terms of used ports / day computed over last 30 days

Days to Crash

Number of days to port saturation (i.e. used = total), based on estimated trend

The following rules apply to the Days to Crash indicator value:

  • If the device is already saturated (i.e. used = total), then "Saturated" is presented
  • If the days to crash are greater than 90, "Not Saturated" is presented
  • No value is presented in case of absence of any trend

To view details for a specific Device

To view the details page for a particular vSphere cluster, click its (hyper-linked) name under the Device column. You can use the sorting and filtering options on the page to find a specific device. 

For more information, see Sorting tables in views in the TrueSight console and Using filtering options in views in the TrueSight console.

The Device details page displays information for the selected device under the following sections or panels:

Summary page

A quick graphical summary of the CPU, memory, and backplane memory utilization of the device. Core metrics for the selected entity are displayed as analysis charts, depending on available data.

Configuration Details pageConfiguration information about the device.


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