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9 Select an appropriate directory.
10 Type a file name in the File name text box.
NOTE:
11 Select a file type from the Files of type list.
• Use the Report format (ASCII text) file type to save the data to a
report form for viewing or printing.
• Use the Comma Delimited Format file type to save the data in a form
that can be imported into a commercial spreadsheet application for
further analysis. Most leading commercial spreadsheet applications
recognize a comma delimiter. These applications use the delimiter to
import the data into spreadsheet cells.
12 Click Save.
The Performance Monitor data provides information about how your storage
array is performing. The data is presented in eight columns, which are
described in this table. Use this data to make performance tuning decisions
for your storage array.
Table 4-3. Performance Monitor Table Description
Column Headings
Devices
Total IOs
Read Percentage
Cache Hit Percentage
Current KB/second
Maximum KB/second
Current IO/second
Maximum IO/second
For more information, see the MD PowerVault Support Matrix at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Planning: MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts
The .perf extension is the default.
Description
Controller, virtual disk or storage array total.
Cumulative I/O's per second from last start time.
Percentage of cumulative I/O's that are reads.
Percentage of cumulative I/O's that are in-cache.
Snapshot of throughput value per second (1KB =
1024 bytes).
Maximum recorded throughput value from last start time.
Snapshot of I/O's per second (IOP = Input/output per
second or one completed I/O transaction).
Maximum recorded IOP from last start time.
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