Storage Module KPIs and thresholds

The default KPI calculation window for this module is Last 15 minutes, and calculation interval is Every 5 minutes. Adjust the search calculation interval for each supported add-on to match the five minute ITSI module calculation interval.

Adjust the search calculation time for this module:

  1. From the ITSI main menu, click Configuration > KPI Base Searches.
  2. Navigate to the KPI you want to modify, and select Edit > Clone.
  3. Name your cloned KPI base search and click Clone Page.
  4. Click on the KPI you want to modify.
  5. Navigate to KPI Search Schedule, and select Every 5 Minutes from the dropdown menu.
  6. Click Save.

Storage Module KPI Availability

KPI Name Splunk Add-on for NetApp ONTAP 7-mode Splunk Add-on for NetApp ONTAP Cluster mode Splunk Add-on for EMCVNX Block mode Splunk Add-on for EMCVNX File mode
Storage Array CPU Utilization x x x x
Storage Array Highest Latency x x
Storage Array IOPS x x x x
Storage Array Network Received Throughput x x x
Storage Array Network Transmitted Throughput x x x
Storage Array Read Latency x x
Storage Array Read Throughput x x x x
Storage Array Storage Used x x x x
Storage Array Write Latency x x
Storage Array Write Throughput x x x x
Storage Pool IOPS x
Storage Pool Storage Used x x x x
Volume Highest Latency x x
Volume IOPS x x x
Volume Read Latency x x
Volume Read Throughput x x x
Volume Write Latency x x
Volume Write Throughput x x x
LUN Highest Latency x x
LUN IOPS x x x
LUN Read Latency x x
LUN Read Throughput x x x
LUN Write Latency x x
LUN Write Throughput x x x
Disk Highest Latency x x
Disk IOPS x x x x
Disk Read Blocks Throughput x x x x
Disk Read Latency x x
Disk Read Throughput x x x
Disk Write Blocks Throughput x x x x
Disk Write Latency x x
Disk Write Throughput x x x

KPI and Threshold Reference Table

Storage Array Monitoring

KPI Name KPI Description Unit of measurement type Threshold Values
Storage Array CPU Utilization Percentage of the storage device CPU currently used % Normal < 30 < Low < 50 < Medium < 75 < High < 90 < Critical
Storage Array Highest Latency Maximum time required for a storage system to process a single storage transaction (read and write) ms info
Storage Array IOPS Count of the number of I/O operations per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Storage Array Network Received Throughput The payload size of network received throughput MBps Adaptive – 7 days
Storage Array Network Transmitted Throughput The payload size of network transmitted throughput MBps Adaptive – 7 days
Storage Array Read Latency Read latency is the time required for a storage system to process a single read operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Storage Array Read Throughput The payload size of storage read operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days
Storage Array Storage Used The percentage of storage capacity used % Normal < 30 < Low < 50 < Medium < 75 < High < 90 < Critical
Storage Array Write Latency Write latency is the time required for a storage system to process a single write operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Storage Array Write Throughput The payload size of storage write operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days

Storage Pool Monitoring

KPI Name KPI Description Unit of measurement type Threshold Values
Storage Pool IOPS Count of the number of I/O operations per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Storage Pool Storage Used The percentage of storage capacity used % Normal < 30 < Low < 50 < Medium < 75 < High < 90 < Critical

Volume Monitoring

KPI Name KPI Description Unit of measurement type Threshold Values
Volume Highest Latency Maximum time required for a storage volume to process a single storage transaction (read and write) ms info
Volume IOPS Count of the number of I/O operations per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Volume Read Latency The time required for a storage volume to process a single read operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Volume Read Throughput The payload size of storage read operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days
Volume Write Latency Write latency is the time required for a storage volume to process a single write operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Volume Write Throughput The payload size of storage write operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days

LUN Monitoring

KPI Name KPI Description Unit of measurement type Threshold Values
LUN Highest Latency The maximum time required for a LUN to process a single storage transaction (read and write) ms info
LUN IOPS Count of the number of I/O operations per second count Adaptive – 7 days
LUN Read Latency The time required for a storage LUN to process a single read operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
LUN Read Throughput The payload size of storage read operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days
LUN Write Latency The time required for a storage LUN to process a single write operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
LUN Write Throughput The payload size of storage write operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days

Disk Monitoring

KPI Name KPI Description Unit of measurement type Threshold Values
Disk Highest Latency The maximum time required for a storage disk to process a single storage transaction (read and write) ms info
Disk IOPS Count of the number of I/O operations per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Disk Read Blocks Throughput The number of disk blocks read per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Disk Read Latency Read latency is the time required for a storage disk to process a single read operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Disk Read Throughput The payload size of storage read operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days
Disk Write Blocks Throughput The number of disk blocks written per second count Adaptive – 7 days
Disk Write Latency The time required for a storage disk to process a single write operation ms Low < 10 < Medium < 15 < High
Disk Write Throughput The payload size of storage write operations MBps Adaptive – 7 days