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targets DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev10_vol, DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev11_vol,
DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev12_vol, DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev13_vol,
DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev14_vol, DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev15_vol,
DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev16_vol, DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev17_vol,
DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev18_vol, DR1_C1-C2_1gb_dev19_vol, ... (1300
total)
Contexts:
Name Description
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sinks Contains all of the sinks set up to collect data from this performance
monitor.
Use the ll /monitoring/directors/*/monitors/monitor-name/sinks command to display the sinks associated with
the specified monitor:
VPlexcli: ll /monitoring/directors/director-2-1-B/monitors/director-2-1-
B_volumeReportMonitor/sinks
/monitoring/directors/bob70/monitors/bob70_volumeReportMonitor/sinks:
Name Enabled Format Sink-To
---- ------- ------ --------------------------------------------------------
file true csv /var/log/VPlex/cli/reports/volumeReportMonitor_bob70.csv
Table 12. Monitor and sink field descriptions
Field Description
average-period
The actual average sampling period.
collecting-data
Whether or not this performance monitor is collecting data. A monitor collects data if it
has at least one enabled sink.
firmware-id
The firmware ID of the monitor.
idle-for
The elapsed time since this performance monitor was accessed in the firmware.
name
A director-wide unique name for this performance monitor intended to be meaningful
to the user.
ownership
Whether or not this monitor was created in this instance of metro node Management
Console.
period
Sampling period in seconds.
statistics
List of performance statistics that are being monitored.
targets
List of targets that apply to the monitored performance statistics. A target can be a
port, storage volume, or virtual volume. Not all statistics require targets.
Monitor sink display fields
Name
For file sinks, the name of the created sink context. Default is 'file'.
Enabled
Whether the monitor sink is enabled or disabled.
Format
The required output format. Can be csv or table. Default is csv for file sinks and
table for console sinks.
Sink-To
For file sinks, the filename to sink data to.
Enabling/disabling/changing polling
Polling (collection of the specified statistics) begins when the first sink is added to a monitor. Polling occurs automatically at the
interval specified by the monitor’s period attribute.
About this task
Use the set command to change the polling period.
Use the monitor collect command to run a collection immediately, before its defined polling interval.
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