Create graph for Linux CPU usage using Grafana, InfluxDB and collectd

SCREENSHOT 20) The units of the cpu usage are percentages from 0 to 100.

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Standard options Unit Percent

SCREENSHOT 21) Apply all the graph modifications.

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Apply graph modifications.

SCREENSHOT 22) The CPU usage graph with 7 lines is ready and can be resized.

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CPU usage graph ready

SCREENSHOT 23) Change the size of the panel if needed by hovering and clicking on the panel’s right bottom.

Move the mouse and the panel and the graph will expand.

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Graph resize

SCREENSHOT 24) The CPUs usage sub-menus.

Click on sub-menu “View” to expand it. There are 6 more menu items – Edit, Share, Explore, Inspect, More… and Remove.

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Graph menus

SCREENSHOT 25) There is a View mode, which will bring the graph as a full page graph.

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CPUs usage panel View menu

SCREENSHOT 26) By clicking on the idle in the legend all of the other CPU states are hidden and the idle graph line is scaled in the graph.

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CPUs usage idle only

SCREENSHOT 27) By clicking on the interrupt in the legend all of the other CPU states are hidden and the interrupt graph line is scaled in the graph.

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CPUs usage interrupt only

SCREENSHOT 28) By clicking on the nice in the legend all of the other CPU states are hidden and the nice graph line is scaled in the graph.

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CPUs usage nice only

SCREENSHOT 29) By clicking on the softirq in the legend all of the other CPU states are hidden and the softirq graph line is scaled in the graph.

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CPUs usage softirq only

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