RE: Monitoring Interval Granularity (iostat)

• John Kanagaraj <john.kanagaraj_at_hds.com> wrote:
  > Keep in mind that the *first* line of iostat (and
  > vmstat for that matter) is
  > always the average since the last OS restart.
  

I discard the first line and only grab the second line.

> My understanding is that
> iostat/vmstat loading would be minimal and a
> minute's interval should be
> fine. DO you use a SAN or NAS? If so, you might also
> consider their inbuilt
> tools.
>

We're using a Dell/EMC solution. It's the baby SAN CX300. I think the monitoring s/w for this is called Dell OpenManage for which we don't have a license for.

Thanks for your comments.

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mohammed
 

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