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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:

  1. Click Cloud Monitoring Console > Performance Analysis. You will be moved to the Performance Analysis page.
  2. Enter the search conditions for the monitoring target you want to analyze in the search area, and then click Search.
ItemDescription
Search AreaDetailed search filters are displayed differently in the search area depending on the service type
  • Click the Detailed Search button to perform a detailed search.
  • Multiple condition items can be selected for each detailed search filter
Number of Monitoring Targets DisplayedDisplays the number of search results and the number of performance items that can be viewed at a time in the list
  • The default value for the number of performance items displayed in the list is 20.
  • The number of items listed can be changed to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 100
Search InformationDisplays the search result values for the search condition items
  • Monitoring target, service status, event level
  • Clicking the risk icon displayed in the event risk will open a popup window with the most recent event details for that risk.
Performance IndicatorInformation Displays the main performance indicators for the monitoring target based on the service type
  • Refer to the list of main performance indicators by service and the collection information by instance type and status for DB services
Detailed ViewCheck the detailed information of the corresponding monitoring target
Performance ComparisonSelect a monitoring target to compare performance
Table. Performance Analysis

Checking Performance Details

To check the detailed performance information of a monitoring target, follow these steps:

  1. Click the monitoring target you want to check in the performance analysis list. The Monitoring Details popup window will open.
  2. 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.
ItemDescription
Basic InformationDisplays basic information about the monitoring target
DetailedDisplays the performance chart of the monitoring target in detail
  • Check one chart in detail
SummaryDisplays the performance chart of the monitoring target in a checkerboard format
  • Check multiple charts at a glance
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
Performance ComparisonCreates a chart to compare the performance of the monitoring target and makes it possible to compare each performance
Performance ChartDisplays the performance chart of the monitoring target as a graph
  • If there is only one graph, the last collected value is displayed with the unit in the top right corner.
  • If there are multiple graphs, ⓘ is displayed in the top right corner, and when you place the mouse cursor over it, the last collected value of each graph appears in a popup window.
  • When you place the mouse cursor over the graph, the performance item value at the specified time appears in a popup window.
Table. Monitoring Target Details
Note
  • 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.

Note
  • 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:

  1. Click Cloud Monitoring Console > Performance Analysis. You will be moved to the Performance Analysis page.

  2. Enter the search conditions for the monitoring target you want to analyze in the search area, and then click Search.

  3. Select all the monitoring targets you want to compare and click Performance Comparison. A popup window will open where you can compare performance.

    ItemDescription
    Monitoring TargetDisplays 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 ItemDisplays 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 MethodSelects 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 AreaDisplays a chart comparing the performance of the monitoring targets based on the selected performance items
  4. Click Add. A popup window will open where you can add a monitoring target.

  5. Select the monitoring target you want to compare and click OK.

    • If you select Kubernetes Engine, you must also select its subtype.
  6. 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.

  1. When you place the mouse cursor over the graph, the performance item value at the specified time appears in a popup window.
  2. You can hide or show the graph by clicking the target item in the legend area.
    ItemDescription
    Statistical MethodSets 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 TypeSelects the type of graph to be displayed in the chart
    • Line: Line graph
    • Stacked Area: Area graph
    • Scatter: Scatter graph
    Chart DownloadChecks 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 AdditionAdds 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.
    DeleteDeletes the performance comparison result chart
    Performance Comparison StatusDisplays 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.
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