# How to configure Accurate metrics projection for CPU/RAM usage

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [June 10, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912 "2019-06-10T04:31:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ritzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Ritzy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ritzy)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912/1 "2019-06-10T04:32:00Z")

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kibana dashboard seems to show cpu usage changes on increments(i'm using metricbeat to ship system metrics). How do I configure the dashboard to project cpu usage on a real time basis.

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**Author:** ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912/2 "2019-06-12T20:54:32Z")

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Hi @Ritzy,

Welcome to the Elastic community.

I'm not sure I understand your scenario. Would you mind elaborating a bit, perhaps using some sample data as to what you are seeing vs. what you would like to see?

Thanks,

Shaunak

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**Author:** ![Ritzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Ritzy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ritzy)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912/3 "2019-06-13T04:38:41Z")

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Hi Shaunak,  
Thank you for having me. I have not been able to view metricbeat data on kibana dashboard under "Today" timeline.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/e/be78981d558c8733857efe083c9597cb1cae464d.png)  
but under last 15 minutes or any other timeline, I am able to view the data.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/6/86269012c57abba433329ad47734322d021fa757.png)

my system.yml config is as below  
module: system  
period: 10s  
metricsets:  
- cpu  
- load  
- memory  
- network  
- process  
- process\_summary  
- core  
- diskio  
#- socket  
processes: ['.\*']  
process.include\_top\_n:  
by\_cpu: 5 # include top 5 processes by CPU  
by\_memory: 5 # include top 5 processes by memory

- module: system  
period: 10s  
metricsets:

- module: system  
period: 15m  
metricsets:

Thanks,  
Ritz

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**Author:** ![Ritzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Ritzy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ritzy)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912/4 "2019-06-13T05:13:02Z")

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Further more, I would like to add that the time ranges particularly Today, This Week, This month and This year do not repro the data.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/d/9d0c1b7cab3e02e8f0b5fd3265c8078990960aa2.png)  
All the other time ranges are able to repro.

Thanks,  
Ritz

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-accurate-metrics-projection-for-cpu-ram-usage/184912/5 "2019-07-11T05:13:17Z")

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