Running the Compare Performance of Multiple Volumes report

Use the Compare Performance of Multiple Volumes report to compare up to four performance metrics for multiple volumes that are on storage systems. For example, you can compare cache percentages, data rates, and I/O rates.

1. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content > IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
2. Click Storage Systems.
3. Click Volumes.
4. Click Compare Performance of Multiple Volumes.
5. Select the storage systems.
6. Select volumes. To select volumes, complete the following steps:
   1. Type a keyword.
      For example, type example1 to find the names of volumes that start with example1.
      To change the default search option, click Options.
      Use the percent sign as a wildcard.
      For example, type a% to find volumes that begin with ’a’ or ’A’. Type %a to find volumes that begin with or contain the letter ’a’ or ’A’. You can type % to retrieve all of the volumes on a resource.
   2. Click Search.
      If the search is successful, the volumes are displayed in the Results list.
   3. Select the volumes 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.