Forecasting metric trends

Use forecasting to predict trends in graphs based on past performance.

1. In the Dashboard, locate the graph metric to forecast and click Forecast from the graph menu.
   
2. In the Forecast dialog, enter the date and time to use for the end of the trend prediction.
   The end date and time must be a minimum of two days into the future, up to a maximum of one year.
   
   

   

   
   
3. Click Forecast.

   A predicted trend using polynomial curve fitting against historical data displays.

   
   

   

   
   

   The forecast above shows that the node disk usage will double to 40% in a month, so consider adding capacity now.