• CPU Utilization displays the total CPU available as a resource to the VMs on this host. The Average and Maximum usage percentage is graphed over time for the number of samples taken within that time frame. The default time range is 4 days and grouped by hour. Click the Show Table icon to display the data in a tabular format.

• Memory Utilization displays total memory available as a resource to the VMs on this host. This time-based series chart visualizes the capacity, average usage and maximum usage size for datastores. You can roll-over the data points to display specific sizes and the related date, plus toggle values using the legend.

• VM Server Summary

• Microsoft Hyper-V VM Summary

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server Summary

• Time series - zoom and reset zoom: On a series of time-based data points, using the mouse, drag select a section of the chart to zoom. Click the Reset zoom button to return to your original settings.

• Time series – zoom and pan: Once you’ve zoomed on a series of time-based data points, you can scroll left and right through the chart. Hold down the shift key when panning.

• Expand to full screen: Charts displayed as components of a dashboard may be hard to read. Click the Expand icon to pop the chart out of the dashboard and have it displayed in the full browser window.

• Configure Portlets: Choose custom attributes for filters and switch positions for portlets on dashboard style displays.

• Show/hide data series: The legend displays the data series in a chart with a symbol and the name of the series. Click a value in the legend to add or remove the data point from the chart. The chart automatically updates based on the addition or removal.

• Column sorting: Click any column header on a tabular chart to sort the table by that column.

• Hyperlink drill downs: Drill down to a more granular level by clinking links in the report. This feature is available for all chart types.

• Time Period Quick Filters: Change the time period represented in the chart without formally editing the scope. Choose from 5 days, 2 days, 1 day, 12 hours, 4 hours or 1 hour.

• Expanding sectors: Click parts of a pie and donut charts to have sections emphasized without changing the data.

• Inventory Reports: Edit Scope - Your selection in the Hierarchy Panel sets the objects which are part of the scope. For some objects and object groups, you can edit additional parameters. Edit Scope is only shown when there are parameters available to change. A default time period is also set for those reports that require one. Use the Hierarchy Panel to revise the scope when the menu item is not displayed. See Report Scope for details.

• Inventory Reports: Save As - When you save a report, you are saving a copy of the report into the Reports tab, not the report output. You can save a version in your Reports. Scope selections are saved with the report. See Saving Reports for details.

• Inventory Reports: Email - After you generate a report and it renders, you can choose to instantly email the report. Emailed reports are not derived from the cache. These events are run in real time, so current data is always used. You can email a report to yourself, other individuals, or a distribution list. Scheduling reports to be regularly emailed is not available from the Inventory tab. See Emailing Reports and Dashboards for details.

• Inventory Reports: Export - You can export reports to make them available to external applications, such as Microsoft Excel or if you’d like to generate a hardcopy, you can export them to a file, such as a PDF. Exported reports are not derived from the cache. These events are run in real-time, so current data is always used. See Exporting Reports and Dashboards for details.

• Inventory Reports: Filter - In addition to the filtering that happens with your hierarchy selection, table-formatted reports can be further filtered on Rows and/or Columns, using advanced filtering. You can define the criteria for the data rows displayed in a report. Drop-down lists enable selections from the available columns. Next, you supply the operator—such as equals or does not contain—and a value for that column. Up to 16 selections can be joined to form the filter. See Advanced Filtering for Tabular Reports for details.