Running the Compare Performance of Multiple Managed Disks report

Use the Compare Performance of Multiple Managed Disks report to compare up to four performance metrics for multiple managed disks that are on storage systems. For example, you can compare data rates, I/O rates, and response times.

  1. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content > IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
  2. Click Storage Systems.
  3. Click Managed Disks.
  4. Click Compare Performance of Multiple Managed Disks.
  5. Select the storage systems.
  6. Select managed disks. To select managed disks, complete the following steps:
    1. Type a keyword.
      For example, type mdisk1 to find the names of managed disks that start with mdisk1.
      To change the default search option, click Options.
      Use the percent sign as a wildcard.
      For example, type a% to find managed disks that begin with ’a’ or ’A’. Type %a to find managed disks that begin with or contain the letter ’a’ or ’A’. You can type % to retrieve all of the managed disks on a resource.
    2. Click Search.
      If the search is successful, the managed disks are displayed in the Results list.
    3. Select the managed disks that you require from the list, and then click Insert.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select the category of performance metric that you want to include in the report, and then select the performance metric.
  9. Optional: To add more metrics to the report, complete the following steps:
    1. Click Add Metric.
    2. Select the category of performance metric, and then select the performance metric.
    3. If you want to remove the last metric that you added, click Remove Metric.
  10. Optional: Select an interval.
  11. To set the time frame of the report, specify a reporting period.
    It is easier to analyze small amounts of information over shorter periods.
    Tip: To specify a start date and an end date, select Custom date range from the list of reporting periods.
  12. Click Finish.

If the resources that you selected are not related, or if no data is available, a message is displayed in the report.

If information is not available for any of the resources that you selected, those resources are not included in the report.