TableC-1 iostat(1M)co mmand options
Option Description Application
Nooptions Reportsthe status of the local I/O
device.
Allowsyou to view the device
statusconcisely in 3 lines.
-c Reportsthe rates of periods during
whichthe system has been in user
mode,system mode,I/O w aiting,
andidling.
Allowsyou to view the CPU status
asa concise report.
Appendix COracle Solaris TroubleshootingCommands
Thisa ppendix describes how to use Oracle Solaris commands to display fault
diagnosisinformation and to take countermeasures. The commands listed here are
useful for determining whether there are problems in the system, the network, or
some other system connected through the network.
■iostat(1M)Command
■prtdiag(1M)Command
■prtconf(1M)Command
■netstat(1M) Command
■ping(1M) Command
■ps(1)C ommand
■prstat(1M)Command
C.1 iostat(1M) Command
Theio stat(1M) command periodically reports the CPU usage status, as well as the
terminal status, the drive status, and the I/O status.
TableC-1 lists the option s of the iostat(1M) command and how those options can be
appliedto so lving system issues.
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