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Chapter 6: Business views

segmentation for the operating system so that you see one trend line per

segmenting value.

After you finished setting up the details of the new trend, click Preview at the

bottom of the screen to see the set of values that will be saved as trend values if

you decide to run the trend. If the preview shows that the trend is set up correctly,

click Save to persist the trend with a new name and an optional description, and

begin tracking data center changes.

Data center visualizer

Some properties of the items in the virtual infrastructure have a finite number of

available options for values. These are called facets in SolarWinds Virtualization

Manager. In the Data Center Visualizer you can display pie chart breakdowns of

your inventory according to these facets.

To get to the Data Center Visualizer:

1. Click Reporting > Business Views.

2. Click the pie chart icon in the top left.

To view a different property as a facet:

1. If the list of facets is not displayed by default, click Facets under

Configuration Explorer.

2. Select the facet from the list.

A new pie chart is displayed, showing all the unique values for that particular

property in Virtualization Manager. Hover over a section of the chart to see the

corresponding value, and the number of entities that make up the section. To

bring the entities of a pie chart up as search results, click Search in the top right.

This way you can get a quick breakdown of your data center, and see what

entities make up each segment of the pie chart.

After clicking a pie section, you can use the Sort Selected Facet By controls in

the top left. These controls hold all custom labels that you defined, and they

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