I/O Managements Analytical Tools

 
 
By John Waszak  |  Posted 2010-09-21 Email Print this article Print
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


I/O management's analytical tools

Within I/O management, there are several analytical tools a data center manager can use. For example, I/O management can quickly identify if performance issues originated in the storage network or if they originated within the application server. This allows I/O management systems to identify potential issues before they happen. There are several other pieces of information that I/O management adds to the toolbox.

Using historical performance information, I/O performance trending can benefit the IT administrator during proactive and reactive analyses of performance. Unlike other tools which cannot supply historical performance information, I/O management can consolidate, trend and track the information to create performance charts that the IT administrator can use to pinpoint the problem immediately. Some of the problems I/O performance trending can identify are I/O latency issues and operating system command queues-both of which can affect the speed and consistency of I/O, which can then affect overall application performance.



 
 
 
 
John Waszak is Vice President of Software Product Management at Emulex. John joined Emulex in August of 2000. Previously, John was the vice president of engineering at Emulex. Prior to Emulex, John was the vice president and business unit lead for the Factory Systems Division of PRI Automation (now Brooks Automation), overseeing a breadth of R&D, operations and business functions. John also ran his own startup technology company for over six years, selling advanced monitoring systems to the thin film industry, which led to a successful acquisition of the company's technology. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He can be reached at John.Waszak@emulex.com.
 
 
 
 
 
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