3.2.3 Disk monitoring definition examples

The following shows definition examples for the monitoring templates.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Monitoring template

(1) Monitoring template

Disk-related monitoring template alarms

Disk-related monitoring template alarms are stored in the alarm table for PFM Windows Template Alarms [DSK] 09.00.

Table 3-23 Disk monitoring template alarms

Monitoring template alarmRecordFieldError thresholdWarning thresholdDescription
Disk SpacePI_LOGD% Free Space< 5< 15If the free space is less than the threshold, disk capacity might be insufficient. Appropriate action, such as deleting unnecessary files, compressing files, defragmenting the disk, or adding a disk, might be required.
Logical Disk FreePI_LOGDID<> _Total<> _TotalIf there is little unused area, disk capacity might be insufficient.
Free Mbytes< 5120< 10240
Disk Busy %PI_LOGDID<> _Total<> _TotalIf the time elapsed continues at or above the threshold, this indicates high disk load.
% Disk Time>= 90>= 50
Logical Disk QueuePI_LOGDID<> _Total<> _TotalIf the number of requests continues at or above the threshold, this indicates that the logical disk is congested.
Current Disk Queue Length>= 5>= 3
Physical Disk QueuePI_PHYDID<> _Total<> _TotalIf the number of requests continues at or above the threshold, this indicates that the physical disk is congested.
Current Disk Queue Length>= 5>= 3

For details about settings for existing alarms, see 6. Monitoring Templates.

Disk-related monitoring template reports

Table 3-24 Disk monitoring template reports

Report nameDisplayed information
Disk Time - Top 10 Logical Drives10 logical disks with the highest disk usage
Free Megabytes - Logical Drive StatusInformation about the free space on a logical disk
Free Space - Low 10 Logical Drives10 logical disks with the smallest amount of free space
Free Space - Top 10 Logical Drives10 logical disks with the largest amount of free space
Logical Drive DetailDetails of a specific logical disk

For details about existing reports, see 6. Monitoring Templates.