Monitoring the
system
software and hardware components helps to
verify that tasks have completed successfully. If a problem occurs during a lengthy operation,
monitoring the task ensures quick detection and resolution.
Preventive monitoring
To prevent problems before they occur, you can monitor and verify the system hardware and software periodically. Some of the following activities can be completed on a daily or weekly basis. Typically, you complete the following activities at least every six months.
Monitoring size limits for compressed volumes
During a software update, a system that has volumes near 128 TB of used physical space alerts you to take certain measures to prevent them from becoming read only.
Retrieving statistics files
To view the statistics files, you need to retrieve them from the /dumps/iostats directory on the configuration node. This topic explains how to retrieve them.
Monitoring physical capacity The system supports several ways to monitor physical capacity usage to ensure that storage is sufficient for host workloads.
Monitoring capacity savings You can use the management GUI to determine the capacity savings that are created by thin-provisioning, compression, and deduplication.