Adding a Capacity Planning Monitor

You can add and view your Capacity Planning monitors from the Home page, Add Monitor page, and the Monitor Groups tab. Follow any of the below methods to add a Capacity Planning monitor:

Method 1 - Home page

To add a Capacity Planning monitor from the Home page:

1. Log in to the Site24x7 web client and go to Home > Capacity Planning.
   
   
2. On the Add Capacity Planning page, enter the below details:
   1. Display Name: Provide a display name.
   2. Monitor Group Name: Choose the desired monitor group.
      
      Note

      The supported monitor types for capacity planning will only be listed in the Monitor Type drop-down if a monitor group is selected.

   3. Monitor Type: Select the applicable monitor type.
      
      Note

      If you select Plugin Integrations from the Monitor Type drop-down list, the Plugin Template field appears. Choose the desired plugin template for your capacity planning monitor.

   4. Filter Resources Based on Tags: Select the desired tags from the list based on the condition set.
      
      
3. Click Next. 
4. The list of monitors to be grouped for capacity planning will be displayed on the Monitors to be added for Capacity Planning page. Click Next.
   
   
5. In the Add Capacity Planning page, modify the Poll Interval, Threshold Profiles, Configuration Profiles, Alert Settings, and Third-Party Integrations as required.
   
   
6. Click Save to save the Capacity Planning monitor.

Once saved, the newly added Capacity Planning monitor will appear in the Capacity Planning tab. This method provides a seamless way to add capacity monitors and view all them across your accounts in a single dashboard.

Method 2 - Add Monitor page

If you wish to add the Capacity Planning monitor from the Add Monitor page, navigate to the Add Monitor page and follow steps 2–6 mentioned above.

Method 3 - Monitor Groups tab

You can add and view your Capacity Planning monitors from the Monitor Groups tab.

1. Log in to the Site24x7 web client and go to Home > Monitor Groups.
2. Choose a specific monitor group.
3. From the Capacity Planning tab, click Add Capacity Planning.
4. Provide a Display Name and choose Monitor Type.
   
   Note

   If you select Plugin Integrations from the Monitor Type drop-down list, the Plugin Template field appears. Choose the desired plugin template for your capacity planning monitor.

5. Select the desired tags from the Filter Resources Based on Tags field.
6. Click Next.
   
   Note

   You can view the list of monitors to be grouped for capacity planning on the Monitors to be added for Capacity Planning page.

   

7. Click Next to proceed.

   Note

   You can modify the Poll Interval, Threshold Profiles, Configuration Profiles, Alert Settings, and Third-Party Integrations on the Add Capacity Planning page. 

   

8. Click Save to save the Capacity Planning monitor.
   
   

Auto-creation of Capacity Planning monitors

Enabling auto-creation allows Capacity Planning monitors to be added automatically for that particular monitor group. From the Capacity Planning tab, toggle the Auto-create Capacity Planning to Yes to enable auto-creation. A single Capacity Planning monitor will be added to every eligible monitor type in a monitor group.

Consider a monitor group with 10 Amazon EC2 instances, 15 servers, and 20 Amazon S3 buckets. When you enable auto-creation, three Capacity Planning monitors will be created:

• An EC2 instance Capacity Planning monitor with 10 Amazon EC2 instances
• A server Capacity Planning monitor with 15 servers
• An S3 bucket Capacity Planning monitor with 20 Amazon S3 buckets

Polling frequency

Polling frequency determines the time intervals when the monitoring data is collected and reported. Capacity Planning monitors support polling at the following intervals:

• 15 minutes (default)
• 20 minutes
• 30 minutes
• One hour
• Two hours
• Three hours
• Six hours
• One day