OpStor provides detailed availability, inventory, performance, and capacity utilization report for IBM DS3000 / DS4000 / DS5000 / IBM FastT storage arrays. With LUN to VM mapping, gain a comprehensive overview of your IBM storage arrays from a single console.
Monitor array statistics like Total I/Os, Read percentage, Cache hit percentage, Current KB/sec and maximum KBps, Current I/O per sec and maximum I/O per sec. You can even compare these stats between two devices which will help you make better decisions/purchases for upgrades.
Monitor storage capacity and utilization with capacity summary reports. It gives you the configured, used and free space info. You can also forecast the storage demand for the future using OpStor. This helps you to plan and justify your storage spending.
Debug performance degradation problems with ease now. OpStor maps your LUNs to their corresponding VMs. This helps you in identifying which VMs are directly affected if a particular storage sector goes bad.
Visibility into your entire storage environment is now possible. The availability reports will give you the status of your storage arrays with MTTR and MTBF stats. The color coded interconnections will help you identify array availability issues in no time.
Apart from performance reports, get important info about the fan, power supply and battery status. This helps in continuous monitoring of your device's health too.
Monitor array components like storage volumes, arrays and controller for their various performance parameters. This helps to drill down better for a performance bottleneck.