Displayed performance information

Dynamic Link Manager (for Linux®) User Guide

Version
9.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-92DLM113-64
ft:lastEdition
2025-11-06

When you execute the dlmperfinfo utility, the following information is displayed.

  • Number of I/Os

  • I/O transfer amount

  • I/O response time

  • Number of I/Os and I/O blocks that are being processed

The following table provides details about the displayed information.

Table. Output information

Item

Description

Paths

Number of paths that were measured.

If the -t parameter was specified, this item is not output.

StartTime

Time when performance measurement started.

This item is output as many times as the value specified for the -c parameter.

This item is displayed only in the console window.

UTC

Coordinated universal time.

This item is output in YYYYMMDDThhmmss format.

Example: 20170707T123000

If the -f parameter was specified, this item is output to the CSV file.

Date

Date (year, month, and date) when measurement started.

This item is output in YYYYMMDD format.

Example: 20170707

If the -f parameter was specified, this item is output to the CSV file.

Time

Time (hour, minute, second) when measurement started.

This item is output in hhmmss format.

If the -f parameter was specified, this item is output to the CSV file.

LDEV

Information about LDEVs.

The model ID, serial number, and iLU number for the storage system, separated by periods.

This item is always output.

HDevName

Host device name.

The name of the logical device file (minus the partition number), /dev/sddlm[aa-pap], for the HDLM device.

For details on logical device files for HDLM devices, see Logical device files for HDLM devices.

This item is always output.

Device

Device file.

SCSI device associated with an HDLM device. If the SCSI device is not connected when a host starts, or the assigned LU is released, this column displays a hyphen (-).

This item is always output.

PathID

The AutoPATH_ID.

This item is always output.

PathName

The path name.

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

HBAPortWWN

Port WWN information of the HBAs.

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

ChaPort

Port number of the CHA

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Status

Status of the path.

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Count_R/s

Number of read I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

This item is always output.

Count_W/s

Number of write I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

This item is always output.

Count_R/s-Rnd

Number of random read I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Count_R/s-Seq

Number of sequential read I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Count_W/s-Rnd

Number of random write I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Count_W/s-Seq

Number of sequential write I/Os per second.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

MB_R/s

Amount of data handled by read I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

This item is always output.

MB_W/s

Amount of data handled by write I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

This item is always output.

MB_R/s-Rnd

Amount of data handled by random read I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

MB_R/s-Seq

Amount of data handled by sequential read I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

MB_W/s-Rnd

Amount of data handled by random write I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

MB_W/s-Seq

Amount of data handled by sequential write I/Os per second.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Time_R

Average response time of read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

This item is always output.

Time_W

Average response time of write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

This item is always output.

Time_R-Rnd

Average response time of random read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Time_R-Seq

Average response time of sequential read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Time_W-Rnd

Average response time of random write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Time_W-Seq

Average response time of sequential write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_R

Maximum response time of read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_W

Maximum response time of write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_R-Rnd

Maximum response time of random read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_R-Seq

Maximum response time of sequential read I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_W-Rnd

Maximum response time of random write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-Time_W-Seq

Maximum response time of sequential write I/Os.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Count_Error

Number of I/O errors.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Notes
  • The total number of I/O errors during the time interval for which performance information was collected is output.

  • The number of I/O errors includes both read I/O errors and write I/O errors.

Time_Error

Average response time of I/O errors.

Unit: Microsecond

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Note
  • The I/O error response time includes the response times for both read I/Os and write I/Os.

QueuedIO

Average number of I/Os being processed if a path was selected.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

QueuedMB

Average amount of data handled by the I/Os being processed if a path was selected.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-QueuedIO

Maximum number of I/Os being processed if a path was selected.

Unit: number of I/Os

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.

Max-QueuedMB

Maximum amount of data handled by the I/Os being processed if a path was selected.

Unit: MB

If the -a parameter was specified, this item is output.