To run the Port Utilization Trend report
The Port Utilization Trend report graphs predictions for the next 6 months of port inbound and outbound utilization. Predictions are derived from applying regression analysis to the port's historical utilization data, by default for the last 8 weeks (although this is configurable).
The report details 2 charts:
- inbound utilization %.
- outbound utilization %.
Port Utilization Trend report details:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Device Name | identifier of the device, e.g. host name or IP address. |
| Port Name | description of the port. |
| Line Speed | port speed of the line. |
| Inbound 6 month prediction | predicted inbound utilization of the port, in 6 months' time, as a percentage of the referenced port speed. |
| Inbound 12 month prediction | predicted inbound utilization of the port, in 12months' time, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Outbound 6 month prediction | predicted outbound utilization of the port, in 6 months' time, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Outbound 12 month prediction | predicted outbound utilization of the port, in 12 months' time, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Inbound utilization trend % | graphs predicted inbound utilization of the port, over the next 6 months, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Inbound utilization % | inbound utilization of the port over the reporting period, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Outbound utilization trend % | graphs predicted inbound utilization of the port, over the next 6 months, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
| Outbound utilization % | outbound utilization of the port over the reporting period, as a % of the referenced port speed. |
To run the Port Utilization Trend report:
- In the Main Menu, click Reports.
- This will open the Reports page. Click Activity Reports.
- This will open the Activity Reports page. Click Port Utilization Trend.
- This will open the Port Utilization Trend Options page.
- If you want to reuse previously saved report values, select it in the Use saved values dropdown field.
- Specify the format of the report in the Report format field.
- Specify the View against which the report is to be run in the Please select a View dropdown field. From ENA v18.0 P06 upwards, you can drag Views into this field from the Drop Box.
- Specify the device against which the report is to be run in the Please select a device dropdown field.
- Specify the port against which the report is to be run in the Please select a port dropdown field.
- Specify the port utilization sample period in the Sample Period field.
- Specify if you want the Report Period to be a Recent period or across a Range.
- Specify the time within the reporting period for which the report is applicable in the Prime Time fields, e.g. between 09:00 and 17:00 each day.
- ENA v17.0 P08 upwards: Specify the time zone to which you want the reporting period to apply. By default, this is set to None, which means that the time zone of the host/consolidation server is used.
- Click Save to save your report values, Run to run immediately, or click Cancel.
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