UNIX storage configuration metrics

The following storage configuration metric groups are available for UNIX and Linux systems.

Logical Volume Configuration

This group contains one record for each disk on which the logical volume resides. For each logical volume configured on the system, this usually corresponds to one record per physical segment of each logical volume. However, if a logical volume contains multiple segments on the same disk, they are represented by a single record. If the system contains swap devices which do not reside on a logical volume, this group will also contain one record for each such swap device.

Disk Configuration

The Disk Configuration metric group contains configuration information about each disk that is configured on your system. Most CD-ROM drives will be missing some information such as size and model. This information is obtained from the volume label which is not always present for removable media.

The following table describes the Disk Configuration metric group. 

Partition Configuration

The group contains one record for each partition defined on all disks. Some UNIX platforms supply only one partition per disk. If there are a main System Service Processor (SSP) and a spare SSP, data is collected on the system being used as the main SSP. The collect agent must reside on the SSP. Virtual partition configuration is collected hourly, so changes in virtual partition configuration will show up in Collect data within an hour of the change. 

Tape Configuration

The following table describes the tape configuration metrics. 

Veritas Statistics

The following table describes the Veritas Statistics metric group, which is relevant only for the Solaris platform.