Entities and metrics of Storage - IBM SVC-Storwize CIM Agent Extractor Service
This topic contains the following sections:
Entity list
The following table lists all the available entities. The “Icon” column shows how the entity appears in the console user interface:
| Icon | Entity Types |
|---|---|
 | Storage System |
 | Storage Pool |
 | Storage Volume |
Entity relationship details
The following table lists the available relationship types.
| Parent entity | Child entity | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|
| Storage System | Storage Pool | SA_CONTAINS_SP |
| Storage System | Volume | SA_CONTAINS_VOLUME |
| Storage Pool | Volume | SP_CONTAINS_VOLUME |
For more information about relationships in TrueSight Capacity Optimization, refer to the topic Entity relationships.
Lookup details
IBM SVC-Storwize ETL for TrueSight Capacity Optimization defines the following lookup fields:
| Entity type | Lookup fields |
|---|---|
| Storage System | DEFAULT |
| Storage Pool | DEFAULT |
| Storage Volume | DEFAULT |
Metric details
This topic lists the Configuration and Performance metrics collected by the IBM SVC-Storwize ETL module for entities such as storage systems, storage pools, and storage volumes.
Storage systems configuration metrics
STOBACKEND dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYBACKENDSYSTEM_SIZE | BYTES | Size of the backend storage system as seen by the storage system | Current size provided by the backend storage system. | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
STOCONT dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYCONT_PORT_NUM | Number of available ports by Controller | Number of available ports by Controller. The subobject specifies the controller name. | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_DEVICECOUNT | QTY | Storage Devices Number | Number of storage devices | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_HOSTCNT | QTY | Attached Hosts Number | Number of hosts to which devices on this array or the arrays in the group are allocated | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_MICROCODE | Microcode version | Software microcode version | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| ST_SID | Storage Device Unique Identifier | Unique identifier of the storage device | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_SYSTEM_BANDWIDTH | BIT/S | System Bandwidth | Bandwidth available in storage system | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_SYSTEM_PORT_NUM | Storage Array Port Number | Total number of ports | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_SYSTEM_VENDOR | Vendor | Vendor | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
STOSSW dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYPORT_ADDRESS | Storage switch port address | Storage switch port address | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYPORT_BANDWIDTH | BIT/S | Bandwidth of the storage switch port | Bandwidth of the storage switch port | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
| BYPORT_CONTROLLER_NAME | Storage switch port controller name | Storage switch port controller name | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYPORT_TYPE | Storage switch port type | Storage switch port type | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
SYSDSK dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYDISK_RPM | RPM | Disk revolutions per minute | Disk revolutions per minute | Configuration data | Not Available |
| BYDISK_SIZE | BYTES | Size by Disk | Disk size (bytes) | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_TYPE | the Disk Type | the type of the disk such as physical or virtual | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYLDISK_BACKENDSYSTEM_NAME | Name of the backend storage system | Name of the backend storage system from which the logical disk is created. | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYLDISK_BACKENDSYSTEM_WWNN | The world wide node name of the backend storage system | The world wide node name of the backend storage system from which the logical disk is created. | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYLDISK_BACKEND_VOLUME_NAA | The network address authority of the backend storage volume | The network address authority of the backend storage volume provider. | Configuration data | [3] Standard | |
| BYLDISK_SIZE | BYTES | Size by logical disk | Logical disk size (bytes) | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
Storage systems performance metrics
STOCONT dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYCONT_IO_RATE | OP/S | Controller Operation Rate | Total number of operations per second performed by the controller | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYCONT_IO_READ_RATE | OP/S | Controller Read Operation Rate | Number of read operations per second performed by the controller | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYCONT_IO_WRITE_RATE | OP/S | Controller Write Operation Rate | Number of write operations per second performed by the controller | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYCONT_TRANSFER_RATE | BYTE/S | Transfer rate by Controller | Transfer rate by Controller. The subobject specifies the controller name. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY | BYTES | Available Capacity | Capacity not consumed (for storage systems: unused raw space plus available capacity in storage pools) | Negative accumulation counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_AVAILABLE_FOR_STORAGE_POOLS | BYTES | Available Capacity for Storage Pools | Raw space available for storage pool creation | Negative accumulation counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_AVAILABLE_IN_STORAGE_POOLS | BYTES | Available Capacity in Storage Pools | Sum of space not consumed in all storage pools | Negative accumulation counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_CAPACITY | BYTES | Storage Capacity | Total capacity (for storage systems: unused raw space plus sum of the capacity for all storage pools) | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_CONFIGURED_VOLUME_CAPACITY | BYTES | Configured Volume Capacity | Total Capacity Configured for Volumes | Positive accumulation counter | [3] Standard |
| ST_CONFIGURED_VOLUME_CAPACITY_PCT | PCT | Storage System Configured Capacity Percentage | Percentage of configured capacity in the storage system | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_CONSUMED_CAPACITY | BYTES | Storage Consumed Capacity | Actually consumed capacity | Generic counter, absolute value | [1] Essential |
| ST_CONSUMED_CAPACITY_PCT | PCT | Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage | Percentage of capacity actually consumed | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_DEVICE_TOTAL | BYTES | Device Space | Sum of logical device capacity on this array or the arrays in the group | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_PRIMARY_ALLOCATED | BYTES | Primary Allocated Usable Space | Capacity of primary logical devices on which host can perform I/O operations minus capacity defined by the protection level (mirrors or parity RAID) for the devices | Generic counter, absolute value | [3] Standard |
| ST_SIZE | BYTES | Storage Size | Overall size of the component (for a storage system, this value is the sum of the raw size of all disks. For a storage pool this value is the external size) | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_SYSTEM_BANDWIDTH_UTIL | PCT | System Bandwidth Utilization | Bandwidth consumed in storage system | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_SYSTEM_IO_RATE | OP/S | Storage System Operation Rate | Total number of operations per second performed by the system | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| ST_SYSTEM_IO_READ_RATE | OP/S | Storage System Read Operation Rate | Number of read operations per second performed by the system | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| ST_SYSTEM_IO_WRITE_RATE | OP/S | Storage System Write Operation Rate | Number of write operations per second performed by the system | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| ST_SYSTEM_SUBSCRIBED_CAPACITY | BYTES | Storage Subscribed Capacity | Sum of the host visible capacity for mapped volumes. Can be greater than the actual capacity of the storage system with over-subscribed thin pools | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_SYSTEM_TRANSFER_BYTE_RATE | BYTE/S | System Transfer Byte Rate | Total data traffic (in and out, read and write) | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
STOSSW dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYPORT_BANDWIDTH_UTIL | PCT | Bandwidth utilization of the storage switch port | Bandwidth utilization of the storage switch port | Percentage counter | [3] Standard |
| BYPORT_BYTE_RATE | BYTE/S | Input/output traffic rate for the port | Input/output traffic rate for the port | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYPORT_IN_BYTE_RATE | BYTE/S | Incoming traffic rate for the port | Incoming traffic rate for the port | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYPORT_OUT_BYTE_RATE | BYTE/S | Outcoming traffic rate for the port | Outcoming traffic rate for the port | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
SYSDSK dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYDISK_PHYS_IO_RATE | REQUESTS/S | Disk Physical IO Rate by Disk | The average number of physical IO requests per second for this disk. The subobject specifies the Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_PHYS_IO_READ_RATE | REQUESTS/S | Disk Physical IO Rate Reading | The average number of physical IO read requests per second for this disk | Generic counter, absolute value, weighted | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_PHYS_IO_WRITE_RATE | REQUESTS/S | Disk Physical IO Rate Writing | The average number of physical IO write requests per second for this disk | Generic counter, absolute value, weighted | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_READ_RATE | BYTE/S | Disk Read Rate by Disk | The average Bytes per second read from this disk device during the interval. The subobject specifies the Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_RESPONSE_TIME | S | Disk Response Time | The average time for I/O requests issued to the device to be served. This includes the time spent by the requests in queue and the time spent servicing them. | Generic counter, absolute value, weighted | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_TRANSFER_RATE | BYTE/S | Disk Transfer Rate by Disk | The average Bytes per second transferred to or from this disk device during the interval. The subobject specifies the Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYDISK_WRITE_RATE | BYTE/S | Disk Write Rate by Disk | The average Bytes per second written to this disk device during the interval. The subobject specifies the Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_IO_RATE | REQUESTS/S | LDisk Read/Write Rate | The average number of IO requests per second for this logical disk. The subobject specifies the Logical Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_IO_READ_RATE | REQUESTS/S | LDisk Read Rate | The average number of Read requests per second for this logical disk. The subobject specifies the Logical Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_IO_WRITE_RATE | REQUESTS/S | LDisk Write Rate | The average number of Write requests per second for this logical disk. The subobject specifies the Logical Disk id. | A frequency, in events/sec | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_READ_RESPONSE_TIME | S | Read Response Time | Read response time by logical disk | Elapsed time | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_RESPONSE_TIME | S | Response Time | Response time by logical disk | Elapsed time | [3] Standard |
| BYLDISK_WRITE_RESPONSE_TIME | S | Write Response Time | Write response time by logical disk | Elapsed time | [3] Standard |
Storage pools configuration metrics
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_POOL_DEV_COUNT | QTY | Pool devices count | Pool devices count | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_POOL_SUBSCRIBED_CAPACITY | BYTES | Pool Subscribed Capacity | Sum of the host visible capacity for mapped volumes in the storage pool. Can be greater than the actual capacity of the storage pool for over-subscribed thin pools. | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_POOL_TYPE | Array Pool Type | Type of the pool | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
Storage pools performance metrics
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY | BYTES | Available Capacity | Capacity not consumed (for storage systems: unused raw space plus available capacity in storage pools) | Negative accumulation counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY_PCT | PCT | Available Capacity Percentage | Percentage of the storage capacity that is not consumed | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_CAPACITY | BYTES | Storage Capacity | Total capacity (for storage systems: unused raw space plus sum of the capacity for all storage pools) | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_CONFIGURED_VOLUME_CAPACITY | BYTES | Configured Volume Capacity | Total Capacity Configured for Volumes | Positive accumulation counter | [3] Standard |
| ST_CONFIG_SIZE | BYTES | Storage Configured Space | Overall size of the component (for a storage system, this value is the sum of the raw size of all disks. For a storage pool this value is the external size) | Generic counter, absolute value | [2] Basic |
| ST_CONSUMED_CAPACITY | BYTES | Storage Consumed Capacity | Actually consumed capacity | Generic counter, absolute value | [1] Essential |
| ST_CONSUMED_CAPACITY_PCT | PCT | Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage | Percentage of capacity actually consumed | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
| ST_POOL_SUBSCRIBED_CAPACITY_PCT | PCT | Pool Subscribed Capacity Percentage | Subscribed capacity, in percentage of the capacity of the storage pool. Can exceed 100% for thin pools, therefore called oversubscribed | Percentage counter | [2] Basic |
Storage volumes configuration metrics
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_VOLUME_HOST_VISIBLE_CAPACITY | BYTES | Host Volume Visible Capacity | Amount of capacity that has been subscribed and can be "seen" by the host | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_VOLUME_MAPPED | Volume Mapped | Whether the LUN is mapped to at least one host | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_VOLUME_TIME_SINCE_LAST_ACTIVITY | Volume Time Since Last Activity | Number of days since the last read or write operation has been observed on the monitored volume. | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_VOLUME_TYPE | Storage Volume Type | Storage Volume Type | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| VOLUME_EXTERNAL_ID | Volume External Unique Identifier | Volume External Unique Identifier | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
Storage volumes performance metrics
STOGLB dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST_VOLUME_HOST_VISIBLE_CAPACITY | BYTES | Host Volume Visible Capacity | Amount of capacity that has been subscribed and can be "seen" by the host | Configuration data | [2] Basic |
| ST_VOLUME_MAPPED | Volume Mapped | Whether the LUN is mapped to at least one host | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_VOLUME_TIME_SINCE_LAST_ACTIVITY | Volume Time Since Last Activity | Number of days since the last read or write operation has been observed on the monitored volume. | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| ST_VOLUME_TYPE | Storage Volume Type | Storage Volume Type | Configuration data | [2] Basic | |
| VOLUME_EXTERNAL_ID | Volume External Unique Identifier | Volume External Unique Identifier | Configuration data | [3] Standard |
STOHOST dataset
| BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization metric | Unit | Display name | Description | Value type | Collection level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYHOST_ALLOCATED | BYTES | Allocated Space by Host | Allocated Space by Host in Bytes | Positive accumulation counter | [2] Basic |
| BYHOST_SIZE | BYTES | By Host Physical Size | Physical capacity by host | Positive accumulation counter | [3] Standard |
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