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This document can now be found at its new location in the [https://docs.hornbill.com//servicemanager-user-guide/service-portfolio/services/service-availability Hornbill Document Library].
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__NOTOC__[[Main Page|Home]] > [[Service Manager]]  > [[Service Portfolio]] > [[Service Details]] > [[Service Status]] > Service Availability
 
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
Analyse Service Availability in Hornbill. As the Status changes on a Service from one state to another, information is automatically collected to provide availability metrics.
 
Analyse Service Availability in Hornbill. As the Status changes on a Service from one state to another, information is automatically collected to provide availability metrics.
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==Availability Metrics==
 
==Availability Metrics==
 
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* Mean time between failures (MTBF) - The average time between instances of service availability
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* '''Mean time between failures (MTBF)''' - The average time between instances of service unavailability
* Mean time to repair (MTTR) - The average time to restore service availability  
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* '''Mean time to repair (MTTR)''' - The average time to restore service availability  
* Percentage Availability - The percentage of time the service is available  
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* '''Percentage Availability''' - The percentage of time the service is available  
  
 
The availability metrics can be accessed using the chart icon next to the service status. At least one change in the status is required in order to view the metrics, and two status changes are needed to show the '''MTBF''' metric.
 
The availability metrics can be accessed using the chart icon next to the service status. At least one change in the status is required in order to view the metrics, and two status changes are needed to show the '''MTBF''' metric.
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To compliment the availability metrics a full list of all changes in the Services Status (Availability) are recorded and displayed under the '''Data''' option.
 
To compliment the availability metrics a full list of all changes in the Services Status (Availability) are recorded and displayed under the '''Data''' option.
  
* Status - The status the Service was sat in (Available, Unavailable, Impacted)
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* '''Status''' - The status the Service was sat in (Available, Unavailable, Impacted)
* From - The date and time the Service was in this status
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* '''From''' - The date and time the Service was in this status
* To - The date and time the Service changed from this status
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* '''To''' - The date and time the Service changed from this status
* Duration - The total time the service was in this status  
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* '''Duration''' - The total time the service was in this status  
* Action - Use this option to manually exclude a Status change from the overall Availability Metrics.  If a status change was made in error, or testing you may wish to exclude this from the Services overall Availability Metrics.
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* '''Action''' - Use this option to manually exclude a Status change from the overall Availability Metrics.  If a status change was made in error, or testing you may wish to exclude this from the Services overall Availability Metrics.
  
 
Filter the Data list to show:
 
Filter the Data list to show:
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Change the SLA to view the Availability Metrics for the Service based on the working hours of the SLA.
 
Change the SLA to view the Availability Metrics for the Service based on the working hours of the SLA.
  
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[[File:Information.png|24px|left|link=|Information]] Whilst it is possible to add custom service statuses via the '''servicestatus''' simple list, the availability metrics are only calculated on changes to the default statuses (Available, Unavailable and Impacted)
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 29 April 2024

This document can now be found at its new location in the Hornbill Document Library.

Service Availability