Analyzing Performance
In Performance Analysis, you can check the main performance items of the monitoring target and view the current data and history of each performance item. Users can check the performance status of the monitoring target they manage by service or period and analyze the results by comparing specific performance.
Getting Started with Performance Analysis
You can start performance analysis by selecting a monitoring target directly or entering search conditions. To analyze performance by searching for a monitoring target, follow these steps:
- Click Cloud Monitoring Console > Performance Analysis. You will be moved to the Performance Analysis page.
- Enter the search conditions for the monitoring target you want to analyze in the search area, and then click Search.
| Item | Description |
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| Search Area | Detailed search filters are displayed differently in the search area depending on the service type
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| Number of Monitoring Targets Displayed | Displays the number of search results and the number of performance items that can be viewed at a time in the list
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| Search Information | Displays the search result values for the search condition items
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| Performance Indicator | Information Displays the main performance indicators for the monitoring target based on the service type
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| Detailed View | Check the detailed information of the corresponding monitoring target |
| Performance Comparison | Select a monitoring target to compare performance |
Checking Performance Details
To check the detailed performance information of a monitoring target, follow these steps:
- Click the monitoring target you want to check in the performance analysis list. The Monitoring Details popup window will open.
- Click the Performance tab.
- When you place the mouse cursor over the graph, the values of each performance item will appear in a popup window.
- You can set the query period or change the refresh cycle by clicking the icon in the top right corner.
- You can select the graph display method by clicking the Detailed or Summary buttons in the top left corner of the performance chart.
| Item | Description |
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| Basic Information | Displays basic information about the monitoring target |
| Detailed | Displays the performance chart of the monitoring target in detail
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| Summary | Displays the performance chart of the monitoring target in a checkerboard format
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| Query Period Setting |
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| Performance Comparison | Creates a chart to compare the performance of the monitoring target and makes it possible to compare each performance |
| Performance Chart | Displays the performance chart of the monitoring target as a graph
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- The collection cycle of performance values may vary depending on the service.
- The data in the chart is expressed in 30 points, and the data collection interval according to the data query range (time) is as follows. (The expression point may vary depending on the collection time error)
- 30 minutes: approximately 1-minute interval
- 60 minutes: approximately 2-minute interval
- 3 hours: approximately 6-minute interval
- 6 hours: approximately 12-minute interval
- 12 hours: approximately 24-minute interval
- 24 hours: approximately 48-minute interval
- 3 days: approximately 144-minute interval (2 hours 24 minutes)
- 7 days: approximately 336-minute interval (5 hours 36 minutes)
- 14 days: approximately 672-minute interval (11 hours 12 minutes)
- Custom: The user-specified range (minutes) divided by 30
- Each point’s data is expressed as the maximum value in the query range (time), and you can change the statistical type in the detailed chart.
Comparing Performance
You can check the performance items of each monitoring target and select the desired performance items to compare.
Getting Started with Performance Comparison
You can create a chart to compare the performance of the monitoring target and compare each performance.
- Only performance items of the same service type can be compared.
- Performance items may be added depending on the detailed attributes of the service type.
- Windows OS performance of VM
- Kibana-related performance of Search Engine
To start performance comparison, follow these steps:
Click Cloud Monitoring Console > Performance Analysis. You will be moved to the Performance Analysis page.
Enter the search conditions for the monitoring target you want to analyze in the search area, and then click Search.
Select all the monitoring targets you want to compare and click Performance Comparison. A popup window will open where you can compare performance.
Item Description Monitoring Target Displays the service type of the monitoring target to be compared. Click to change the service - Changing the service will delete all charts created so far.
- Click Add to search for and add the monitoring target of the currently selected service
- The selected monitoring target is displayed on the page, and you can delete the monitoring target by clicking X or Delete All
Performance Item Displays all performance items collected by the currently selected service - Check the performance items you want to compare, and they will be included in the chart.
Chart Display Method Selects the display method for the performance comparison chart - Detailed: The performance comparison chart is displayed in detail (default)
- Summary: The performance comparison chart is displayed briefly
Query Period Setting - Date/Time: Displays the query base time of the data
- Refresh: Refreshes the data directly to the current time.
- Start/Stop: Enables or disables the automatic refresh function.
- Settings: Sets the data query period or changes the automatic refresh cycle
Chart Area Displays a chart comparing the performance of the monitoring targets based on the selected performance items Click Add. A popup window will open where you can add a monitoring target.
Select the monitoring target you want to compare and click OK.
- If you select Kubernetes Engine, you must also select its subtype.
Check the performance items you want to compare. The corresponding performance items will be added to the chart.
Checking the Chart
The performance comparison result is displayed as a chart. You can change the shape of the created chart or download it as an image or Excel file.
- When you place the mouse cursor over the graph, the performance item value at the specified time appears in a popup window.
- You can hide or show the graph by clicking the target item in the legend area.
Item Description Statistical Method Sets the statistical method to be displayed as a graph - Displays statistics from 5 minutes to 6 hours.
- Basic, Maximum, Minimum, Average, Sum can be selected, and multiple methods can be selected at the same time. The selected items are displayed in the legend area
Chart Type Selects the type of graph to be displayed in the chart - Line: Line graph
- Stacked Area: Area graph
- Scatter: Scatter graph
Chart Download Checks and downloads the raw data of the chart - Chart PNG File: Downloads the chart as an image file (PNG).
- Chart Excel File: Downloads the data of the performance items displayed in the chart as an Excel file. The chart display data is a set of data automatically collected according to the query range.
- Raw Excel File: Downloads all the data of the performance items displayed in the chart for the query range period as an Excel file.
Time Series Graph Widget Addition Adds the chart to a user-defined dashboard as a time series graph widget - Clicking will open a popup window to add a time series graph widget.
Delete Deletes the performance comparison result chart Performance Comparison Status Displays the performance comparison result as a graph - When you place the mouse cursor over the graph, the performance comparison status at that time is displayed in a popup window.