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Troubleshooting for quota dashboard

Troubleshooting for quota dashboard

If the quota dashboard does not display metrics as expected, the following methods are used for troubleshooting.

Adjust the time range of the dashboard’s view

When an event that generates a metric is not visible on the dashboard, first check the time interval set for the dashboard. If the interval is too large, or the event is out of the interval's scope, events are not visible.

To adjust the time interval for the dashboard

  1. Select the time bar on the dashboard that displays a timeframe, such as 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM.
  2. Adjust the value in the From textbox to change the date and time the interval begins.
  3. Adjust the value in the To text boxes to change the date and time the interval ends.
  4. Save the values. The dashboard refreshes.

Generating a metric

Create or delete a resource

Creating or deleting one of the following resources sends metric events for the associated quota resource name.

Add or remove a rule

Adding or removing a rule for one of the following resources sends metric events for the associated quota resource name.

Create, delete, or resize an instance

Creating, deleting, or resizing a virtual server instance sends metric events for the following quota resource names.

Create or delete a dedicated host

Creating or deleting a dedicated host generates a metric for the 'instance-vcpu' resource.

Create or delete a file share

Creating or deleting a file share generates a metric for the 'share' resource.