Dell MD3620I, MD3600I owner manual Planning MD3600i Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts

•RAID Controller modules

•Virtual disks

•Storage array totals

NOTE: By default, all items are selected.

bIn Polling interval, select how often you want to update the performance statistics.

NOTE: For an accurate elapsed time, do not use the Set RAID Controller Module Clocks option while using the Performance Monitor.

Each time the polling interval elapses, the Performance Monitor queries the storage array again and updates the statistics in the table.

5Click Start.

Values appear for the selected storage arrays in the Performance Monitor data table. The table is updated at the interval specified in the Polling Interval setting.

6Click Update to force an immediate poll of the storage array.

7Click Stop to stop monitoring the storage array.

8Click Save As on the Performance Monitor main dialog to save the currently displayed performance statistics.

9Select an appropriate directory.

10Type a file name in the File name text box.

NOTE: The .perf extension is the default.

11Select a file type from the Files of type list.

•Use the Report format (ASCII text) file type if you want to save the data to a report form for viewing or printing.

•Use the Comma Delimited Format file type if you want to save the data in a form that can be imported into a commercial spreadsheet application for further analysis. Most leading commercial spreadsheet applications recognize a comma delimiter. These applications use the delimiter to import the data into spreadsheet cells.

12Click Save.

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