Using the Capacity Planning Report

The Capacity Planning Report tracks device bandwidth capacity and throughput in device groups, folders, and SSIDs. With this report, you can achieve network efficiency and an improved user experience. For information about bandwidth information, see Using the Network Usage Report.

Example Custom Report

The following example creates a report looks for devices that are under-utilized. This report will search for devices over a 2-hour period that were at 1% of capacity for 5-100% of the time. Any setting omitted from this example remains the default value.

1. Navigate to Reports > Definitions, then click Add New Report Definition.
2. Enter the title, "Capacity Planning Report 1% for Group HQ".
3. Select Capacity Planning from the Type drop-down menu.
4. Select "HQ" from the Groups drop down menu.
5. Set the capacity threshold to 1.
6. Set the minimum time above the threshold to 5.
7. Set the maximum time above the threshold to 100.
8. Enter a 2-hour time interval for the report to run.
9. Click Save and Run. The report displays on the Generated Reports page when it is available, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1  Capacity Planning Report

 

Table 36 describes the fields in the Capacity Planning Report.

Table 36: Capacity Planning Report Fields and Descriptions

Field	Description
Device	Displays the device type or name.
Interface	Displays the type of 802.11 wireless service supported by the device.
Group	Displays the device group with which the device is associated.
Folder	Displays the folder with which the device is associated.
Controller	Displays the controller with which a device operates.
Time Above 1% of Capacity	Displays the time duration in which the device has functioned above 0% of capacity. A low percentage of use in this field may indicate that a device is under-used or poorly configured in relation to its capacity, or in relation to user needs.
Capacity Combined (b/s)	Displays the combined capacity in and out of the device, in bits-per-second.
Usage While > Threshold (Combined)	Displays the time in which a device has functioned above defined threshold capacity, both in and out.
Overall Usage (Combined)	Displays the overall usage of the device, both combined in and out traffic.
Usage While > Threshold (in)	Displays device usage that exceeds the defined and incoming threshold capacity.
Overall Usage (In)	Displays overall device usage for incoming data.
Usage While > Threshold (Out)	Displays device usage for outgoing data that exceeds defined thresholds.
Overall Usage (Out)	Displays device usage for outgoing data.