Indicators

Indicators are computed metrics. They provide an indication of how a system is performing from the capacity and forecasting perspective. They are derived information and not measurements. With indicators, you can get additional insight into the status of the managed entity. Indicators are used individually (For example, in capacity views) or as part of Optimizer rules to compute recommendations.

Indicators are computed internally by the Auto Forecasting Service (AFS). The Near Real Time - Warehousing (NRT-WH) service notifies the AFS of the presence of new incoming data and the AFS then updates the indicators. Indicators are computed using fresh data imported into BMC Helix Capacity Optimization. Some indicators are computed for three time periods, namely last 1, 7, and 30 days. Others are computed only for last 30 days.

Some indicators are configurable. You can configure the indicator parameters and thresholds from the Indicators page in the Helix Capacity Optimization Console (Click Administration > OPTIMIZER > Thresholds > Indicators). For more information, see Configuring-and-managing-thresholds-for-metrics-and-indicators.

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The following table lists and describes the indicators.

UOM: unit of measurement

All = VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Hyper-V, KVM, Xenserver, Standalone systems

1 - Computed for VMs only if there is an established relationship (GM_ASSOCIATED_TO_VN) between the VM and its corresponding Virtual Node (VN). To create this relationship, rerun the Virtual Node Linker system task (Administration > ETL & SYSTEM TASKS > System tasks > Virtual Node Linker).

 

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