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Storage server statistics

The NAS Platform provides extensive statistics that can be used to monitor operation. For NAS modules, an external NAS Manager can display the available data. Statistics include:

  • Networking (Ethernet and TCP/IP)
  • Fibre Channel ( (HNAS server only)
  • File access protocols (CIFS, NFS, and FTP)
  • Block access protocols (iSCSI)
  • Management access for supported access protocols (SNMP and SSC for some NAS server models, or SNMP, SSC, Telnet, and SNMP for more recent NAS server models)
  • Virus scanning

Data is gathered at short intervals (typically every 10 seconds) and these data points are kept for the previous 24 hours. For data older than 24 hours, the data is periodically aggregated; the raw data is averaged and only a single hourly average value is kept. Aggregating the data in this fashion minimizes the overhead of millions of data points, and allows data to be retained long-term storage. If all the data points were retained, the data set would quickly grow, and would become unmanageable. The system stores the performance data for 1 year in order to provide a long-term, historical view of system performance.

In addition to the statistics, performance graphs are also provided.

Network statistics

Fibre Channel, Ethernet, and TCP/IP statistics for the server (per port in 10-second timeslices) are available. These statistics pages display activity since the previous reboot, or since the point when statistics were last reset.

Ethernet statistics

Ethernet statistics (per port in 10-second time slices) are available for activity since the previous reboot or since the point when statistics were last reset.

Displaying Ethernet Statistics

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring Ethernet Statistics to display the Ethernet Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were reset.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Receive Rate The amount of data received in bytes per second. Includes the current (Instantaneous) and Peak throughput.
    Transmit Rate The amount of data transmitted in bytes per second. Includes the current (Instantaneous) and Peak throughput.
    Transmitted OK The total number of Bytes and Packets successfully Transmitted.
    Received OK The total number of Bytes and Packets successfully Received.
    Total The total number of Bytes and Packets Transmitted and Received.
    Errors Lists the number of Receive Errors and Transmit Errors logged on the server/node. The following types of errors are reported. For the five collision errors, the values will always be 0 for the file-serving ports (ge, tg, and ag), as only full duplex point-point connections are supported.
    • Packet drops
    • CRC errors
    • Oversized packets
    • Collisions
    • Jabbers
    • Undersized packets
    • Unknown protocol
    • One collision
    • Multiple collisions
    • Excessive collisions
    • Late collisions
    reset Enables you to reset the statistics when needed.

Displaying aggregated ports or per-port Ethernet statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring Ethernet Statistics (per port) to display the Aggregated Ports Ethernet Statistics page.

  2. Click Physical Ports Ethernet Statistics to display the statistics for individual ports.

    The following table describes the fields in both of these pages:

    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Nodes When connected to a NAS server cluster or NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    change Displays the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Bytes Displays the number of bytes Transmitted OK and Received OK, and the Total number of bytes.
    Packets Displays the number of packets Transmitted OK and Received OK, and the Total number of packets. This also displays:
    • Unicast Received
    • Broadcast Received
    • Multicast Received
    • Unicast Transmitted
    • Broadcast Transmitted
    • Multicast Transmitted
    Receive Throughput Rate The receive rate in bytes/second for the Instantaneous (current) and Peak throughput.
    Transmit Throughput Rate The transmit rate in bytes/second for the Instantaneous (current) and Peak throughput.
    Receive Errors Lists the number of Receive Errors logged on the server/node. The following types of errors are reported:
    • Packet drops
    • CRC errors
    • Oversized packets
    • Fragmented packets
    • Collisions
    • Jabbers
    • Undersized packets
    • Unknown protocol
    Transmit Errors Lists the number of Transmit Errors logged on the server/node. The following types of errors are reported:
    • Packet drops
    • One collision
    • Multiple collisions
    • Excessive collisions
    • Late collisions
    Link Status Indicates the condition of the link. The possible values are either Up or Down.
    MAC Addresses Displays the MAC address of each port. For the aggregated statistics, the MAC address is for the port to which the aggregation is linked.
    Last Reset Time Displays the date and time when the statistics for this port were last reset to zero.
    Select to Reset Statistics Select this check box for each port whose statistics you want to reset to zero. The statistics are reset when you click reset.
    reset Resets all statistics of the selected ports to zero.
    Ethernet Statistics (per port) - Physical Ports Goes to the Ethernet Statistics (per port) Physical Ports page, where you can view the statistics for each of the defined ports in the server/cluster mode.

TCP/IP Statistics

The TCP/IP statistics display activity since the last server reboot, or since the TCP/IP statistics were last reset. Both per-port and overall statistics are available on this page. The statistics are updated every 10 seconds.

Displaying TCP/IP statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring TCP/IP Statistics to display the TCP/IP Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset The date and time the statistics on this page were reset. Click reset to reset the statistics to zero.
    Last Refreshed The date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    TCP Connections Displays statistics about the TCP connections.
    • Currently Open is the number of currently open connections.
    • Maximum Open is the maximum number of connections opened at one time since the last reset.
    • Total Opened is the number of connections that have been opened since the last reset.
    • Failed Connections is the number of failed incoming and outgoing connections.
    Packets Lists the number of transmitted, received, retransmitted, invalid, unknown ports, and unknown protocols since the last reset for:
    • TCP Packets
    • UDP Packets
    • ICMP Packets
    • ICMPv6 Packets
    • Other Packets
    An IP packet is invalid when any of the following is invalid:
    • Header checksum
    • Length field (too long for the packet)
    • Source address
    • Destination address (this is the most common cause)

Displaying aggregated ports or per-port TCP/IP statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring TCP/IP Statistics (per port) to display TCP/IP statistics for individual ports or aggregated for all ports.

  2. Click Physical Ports TCP/IP Statistics to display the statistics for individual ports.

    The following table describes the fields in both of these pages:

Displaying TCP/IP detailed statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring TCP/IP Detailed Statistics to display the Detailed TCP/IP Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster, indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were reset.
    reset Resets the statistics to zero.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    IP Errors: Invalid Header Field Displays the number of IP errors arising from an invalid header field.
    IP Errors: Oversized Segment Displays the number of fragmented TCP packets greater than the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size when reassembled. The transmitting source made an error or the packet was corrupted in transit.
    IP Errors: Invalid Source Address Displays the number of IP packets with an invalid source address (often caused by DHCP broadcast requests using the source address 0).
    IP Errors: Invalid Option Displays the number of IP packets that were not decoded because the IP option length was invalid. The transmitting source made an error or the packet was corrupted in transit.
    TCP Errors: Invalid Checksum Displays the number of invalid TCP packet checksums. The transmitting source made an error or the packet was corrupted in transit.
    UDP Errors: Short Packet Displays the number of UDP packets that were too short for the UDP header or length. The transmitting source made an error or the packet was corrupted in transit.
    UDP Errors: Invalid Checksum Displays the number of invalid UDP packet checksums. The transmitting source made an error or the packet was corrupted in transit.

Fibre Channel statistics

The server reports Fibre Channel (FC) statistics per port in 10-second intervals. Statistics cover the period since the previous reboot or since the statistics were last reset.

Displaying Fibre Channel statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Storage Management Fibre Channel Statistics to display the Fibre Channel Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Nodes When connected to a cluster, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    change Displays the Select a Cluster Node page, on which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were reset. To reset the statistics to zero, click the reset button.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Throughput
    Receive Rate The amount of data received in bytes per second. Includes the Last, Peak, and Total throughput.
    Transmit Rate The amount of data transmitted in bytes per second. Includes the Last, Peak, and Total throughput.
    I/O Requests
    Disk Reads The number of read requests that the attached disk devices have received, and the number of responses sent.
    Disk Writes The number of write requests that the attached disk devices have received, and the number of responses sent.
    Tape Reads The number of read requests that the attached tape devices have received, and the number of responses sent.
    Tape Writes The number of write requests that the attached tape devices have received, and the number of responses sent.
    Total Requests and Responses The number of data requests that the server has received, and the number of responses it has sent out. These include both requests that have been sent to the storage devices and requests that the cache has served internally.
    Cache Number of hits (requests that the cache has served) and misses (requests not served by the cache and passed to the storage subsystem).
    I/O Status Counters Numbers of failed and resubmitted input and output requests.
    Total Errors Number of errors logged at the Fibre Channel interface. The following types of errors are reported: Loss of Signal, Bad Receive Character, Loss of Sync, Link Fail, Receive EOFa, Discarded Frames, BAD CRCs, and Protocol Errors.
    Congestion Displays congestion rates. Includes the Last, Peak (over the past 24 hours), and Average (average over the past 24 hours) rates.

Displaying per port Fibre Channel statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Storage Management Fibre Channel Statistics (per port) to display statistics for each of the defined ports.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Nodes When connected to a cluster, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    change Displays the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset. To reset the statistics to zero, click the reset button.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Receive Throughput Rate The receive rate in bytes/second for the Last, Peak, and Total throughput.
    Transmit Throughput Rate The transmit rate in bytes/second for the Last, Peak, and Total throughput.
    Total Errors Lists the number of errors logged on the Storage ports. The following types of errors are reported: Loss of Signal, Bad Receive Character, Loss of Sync, Link Fail, Receive EOFa, Discarded Frames, BAD CRCs, and Protocol Errors.
    Congestion Displays congestion rates. Includes the Last, Peak (over the past 24 hours), and Average (over the past 24 hours) rates.

File and block protocol statistics

The server provides statistics to monitor data access by way of the following network protocols:

  • Network File System (NFS)
  • Common Internet File System (CIFS)
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

Displaying NFS statistics

NFS statistics display activity since the last server reboot or since NFS statistics were last reset. They are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring NFS Statistics.

    This page displays the current number of RPC calls of different types that clients have issued to the NAS server/cluster node.
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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node For a cluster node, the node is shown in the Cluster Node field and you can change nodes by clicking the change button.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time that the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Resets the values displayed on this page to zero.
    Last Refreshed The date and time that the statistics on this page were last refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Access Gets the file security accesses for a file.
    Close Closes a file.
    Commit Commits the cached data on the server to stable storage.
    Compound Compound operations.
    Create Creates a file or symbolic link.
    DelegPurge Purge delegations awaiting recovery.
    FSInfo Gets static file system state information.
    FSStat Gets dynamic file system state information.
    GetAttr Retrieves the attributes of a file or directory.
    Link Creates a hard link to an object.
    Lock Creates a lock.
    LockU Unlocks a file.
    Lookup Looks up a file name in a directory.
    LookupP Looks up a parent directory.
    MkDir Creates a directory.
    MkNod Creates a special device node (device file or named pipe).
    Null Does nothing, except to make sure the connection is up.
    Open Opens a regular file.
    OpenAttr Opens the named attribute directory.
    OpenConfirm Confirms open.
    OpenDowngrade Reduces open file access.
    PathConf Retrieves POSIX information for the file system.
    PutPubFH Sets public file handle.
    PutRootFH Sets root file handle.
    Read Reads data from a file.
    ReadDir Reads from a directory.
    ReadDirPlus Performs an expanded read from a directory.
    ReadLink Reads the data associated with a symbolic link.
    Remove Removes a file.
    Rename Renames a file or directory.
    Renew Renews a lease.
    RestoreFH Restores saved file handle.
    RmDir Removes a directory.
    SaveFH Saves current file handle.
    SecInfo Obtains available security.
    SetAttr Sets the attributes of a file or directory.
    SetClientId Sets the client ID.
    SetClientIdConfirm Confirms client ID.
    StatFS Gets dynamic file system state information.
    SymLink Creates a symbolic link.
    Verify Verifies same attributes.
    Write Writes data to a file.
  2. For a cluster node, the node is shown in the Cluster Node field, and you can change nodes by clicking the change button.

    These statistics are updated every 10 seconds.
  3. Click reset to reset all the values displayed on this page to zero.

Displaying CIFS statistics

CIFS statistics display SMB activity since the last server reboot or since CIFS statistics were last reset. They are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home File Services CIFS Statistics to display number of current clients and the number of CIFS calls that clients have sent to the server.

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    SMB1 statistics
    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Nodes When connected to a cluster, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date, time, and UTC offset for when the statistics on this page were last updated.
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    Time Displays the UTC offset of the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Resets the statistics to zero for the SMB1 statistics section.
    Current number of connections Displays the current number of SMB1 (CIFS v1) connections.
    Current number of shares mapped Displays the current number of CIFS shares being accessed through the current connections.
    Protocol Requests
    Mkdir Creates a new directory.
    Create Creates a new file or opens an existing one.
    Unlink Deletes a file.
    Setattr Sets the attributes of a file or directory.
    Lock Takes out a byte-range lock on a file.
    Mknew Creates a new file.
    Lseek Sets the file pointer to a given offset in the file.
    SetattrE Sets the attributes of a file or directory.
    Trans Multifunction command for operating subfunctions.
    OpenX Creates a new file or opens an existing one.
    Trans2 Multifunction command for operating subfunctions.
    NegProt Negotiates the protocol with which the client and server will communicate.
    TconX Connects the client to a file system resource.
    NTtrans Multifunction command for operating subfunctions.
    NTcancel Cancels an outstanding operation.
    Trans2_findFirst2 Begin a search for files.
    Trans2_queryPathInfo Get information about the named file or directory.
    Trans2_setFileInfo Set file information by handle.
    Trans2_findNotifyFirst Commence monitoring changes on a file or directory.
    Trans2_sessionSetup Set up a session with expanded security.
    Rmdir Removes a directory.
    Close Closes a file.
    Rename Renames a file or directory.
    Read Reads data from a file.
    Unlock Releases a byte-range lock on a file.
    Chkpth Checks that the specified directory path exists.
    ReadBraw Reads a block of data with no CIFS header.
    GetattrE Retrieves the expanded attributes of a file or directory.
    Echo Pings the server.
    ReadX Reads data from a file.
    FindClose Closes a CIFS FindFirst subfunction.
    SessSetupX Logs the client in to a CIFS session.
    Dskattr Retrieves file system attributes.
    NTtranss Multifunction command for operating subfunctions.
    Link Creates a hard link to an object.
    Trans2_findNext2 Resume a search for files.
    Trans2_setPathInfo Set information about a named file or directory.
    Trans2_fsctl Issue an implementation-specific file system control or device control (FSCTL/IOCTL) command across the network.
    Trans2_findNotifyNext Continue monitoring changes on a file or directory.
    Trans2_GetDfsReferral Get a DFS referral.
    Open Creates a new file or opens an existing one.
    Flush Instructs the server to flush cached information on a file.
    Getattr Retrieves the attributes of a file or directory.
    Write Writes data to a file.
    CTemp Creates a temporary file with a random server-generated name.
    Exit Used by a process when it exits. Currently unsupported.
    WriteBraw Write a block of data with no CIFS header.
    LockingX Locks or unlocks a range of bytes in a file.
    WriteClose Writes data to a file and then closes the file.
    WriteX Writes data to a file.
    Tdis Breaks a connection that a TconX call previously established.
    UlogoffX Breaks a connection that a SessSetupX call previously established.
    Search Lists the files in a directory.
    NTcreateX Creates a new file or opens an existing one.
    Trans2_open2 Create a file that has expanded attributes.
    Trans2_queryFsInfo Get information about a file system.
    Trans2_queryFileInfo Get information about a file handle.
    Trans2_ioctl2 Issue an implementation-specific file system control or device control (FSCTL/IOCTL) command across the network.
    Trans2_creatDir Create a directory that has expanded attributes.
    Trans2_reportDfsInconsistency Report an inconsistency in DFS knowledge.
    SMB2 statistics
    Field/Item Description
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    Time Displays the UTC offset of the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Resets the statistics to zero for the SMB2 statistics section.
    Current number of connections Displays the current number of SMB2 (CIFS v2) connections.
    Current number of shares mapped Displays the current number of CIFS shares being accessed through the current connections.
    Protocol Requests
    SMB2_negotiate Notify the server what dialects of the SMB 2.0 Protocol the client can process.
    SMB2_treeConnect Request to access to a particular share on the server.
    SMB2_close Close the named resource (pipe or file).
    SMB2_write Write data to the file or named pipe on the server.
    SMB2_cancel Cancels a previously sent message on the same SMB2 transport connection.
    SMB2_changeNotify Change notifications on a directory.
    SMB2_oplockBreak Server notification that the underlying object store indicates that an oplock is being broken, meaning that there is (or will be) a change in the oplock level.
    SMB2_sessionSetup Request for a new authenticated session within a new or existing SMB 2.0 Protocol transport connection to the server.
    SMB2_treeDisconnect Request to terminate the access to the specified tree.
    SMB2_flush Flush all cached file information for a specified open of a file to the persistent store that backs the file.
    SMB2_lock Lock or unlock portions of a file.
    SMB2_echo Determine if a server is processing requests.
    SMB2_queryInfo A request for information on a file, named pipe, or underlying volume.
    SMB2_logoff Terminate the named session.
    SMB2_create Either create a file or access an existing file.
    SMB2_read Request for a read operation on a specified file.
    SMB2_ioctl Issue an implementation-specific file system control or device control (FSCTL/IOCTL) command across the network.
    SMB2_queryDirectory Get a directory enumeration on an open directory.
    SMB2_setInfo Set information on a file or underlying file system.
    Protocol Events
    SMB2_transportDisconnects The number of times the node has seen an unexpected network transport disconnect on an SMB2 connection.
    SMB2_durOrphanFileReopenFailures The number of times a client attempted to reopen an orphaned durable file has failed.
    SMB2_unorphanedFileReopens The number of times that a client has tried to reopen a file.
    SMB2_durPreserveOrphanFailures The number of times that a durable file could not be preserved.
    SMB2_durReopenedFileidAllocFailures The number of times that the server has been unable to allocate a new SMB2_FILEID when reopening an orphaned durable file.
    SMB2_durReconnects The number of times that a client has successfully reopened an orphaned durable file.
    SMB2.1 statistics
    Field/Item Description
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    Time Displays the UTC offset of the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Resets the statistics to zero for the SMB2.1 statistics section.
    Current number of connections Displays the current number of SMB2.1 (CIFS v2.1) connections.
    Current number of shares mapped Displays the current number of CIFS shares being accessed through the current connections.
    Protocol Requests
    SMB21_negotiate Notify the server what dialects of the SMB 2.1 Protocol the client can process.
    SMB21_treeConnect Request to access to a particular share on the server.
    SMB21_close Close the named resource (pipe or file).
    SMB21_write Write data to the file or named pipe on the server.
    SMB21_cancel Cancels a previously sent message on the same SMB21 transport connection.
    SMB21_changeNotify Change notifications on a directory.
    SMB21_oplockBreak Server notification that the underlying object store indicates that an oplock is being broken, meaning that there is (or will be) a change in the oplock level.
    SMB21_sessionSetup Request for a new authenticated session within a new or existing SMB 2.1 Protocol transport connection to the server.
    SMB21_treeDisconnect Request to terminate the access to the specified tree.
    SMB21_flush Flush all cached file information for a specified open of a file to the persistent store that backs the file.
    SMB21_lock Lock or unlock portions of a file.
    SMB21_echo Determine if a server is processing requests.
    SMB21_queryInfo A request for information on a file, named pipe, or underlying volume.
    SMB21_logoff Terminate the named session.
    SMB21_create Either create a file or access an existing file.
    SMB21_read Request for a read operation on a specified file.
    SMB21_ioctl Issue an implementation-specific file system control or device control (FSCTL/IOCTL) command across the network.
    SMB21_queryDirectory Get a directory enumeration on an open directory.
    SMB21_setInfo Set information on a file or underlying file system.
    Protocol Events
    SMB21_transportDisconnects The number of times the HNAS node has seen an unexpected network transport disconnect on an SMB2 connection.
    SMB21_durOrphanFileReopenFailures The number of times a client attempted to reopen an orphaned durable file has failed.
    SMB21_resReopenedFileidAllocFailures The number of times that the server has been unable to allocate a new SMB21_FILEID when reopening an orphaned durable file.
    SMB21_resReconnects The number of times that a client has successfully reopened an orphaned durable file.
    SMB21_unorphanedFileReopens The number of times that a client has tried to reopen a file.
    SMB21_durPreserveOrphanFailures The number of times that a durable file could not be preserved.
    SMB21_resOrphanFileReopenFailures The number of times that an orphaned file could not be reopened.
    SMB21_durReopenedFileidAllocFailures The number of times that an orphaned durable file id could not be re-allocated.
    SMB21_durReconnects The number of times that a client has successfully reopened an orphaned durable file.
    SMB21_resPreserveOrphanFailures The number of times that a resilient file could not be preserved.
    SMB3 statistics
    Field/Item Description
    Last Reset Displays the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    Time Displays the UTC offset of the date and time the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Resets the statistics to zero for the SMB3 statistics section.
    Current number of connections Displays the current number of SMB3 (CIFS v3.0) connections.
    Current number of shares mapped Displays the current number of CIFS shares being accessed through the current connections.
    Protocol Requests
    SMB3_negotiate Notify the server what dialects of the SMB 3.0 Protocol the client can process.
    SMB3_treeConnect Request to access to a particular share on the server.
    SMB3_close Close the named resource (pipe or file).
    SMB3_write Write data to the file or named pipe on the server.
    SMB3_cancel Cancels a previously sent message on the same SMB3 transport connection.
    SMB3_changeNotify Change notifications on a directory.
    SMB3_oplockBreak Server notification that the underlying object store indicates that an oplock is being broken, meaning that there is (or will be) a change in the oplock level.
    SMB3_sessionSetup Request for a new authenticated session within a new or existing SMB 3.0 Protocol transport connection to the server.
    SMB3_treeDisconnect Request to terminate the access to the specified tree.
    SMB3_flush Flush all cached file information for a specified open of a file to the persistent store that backs the file.
    SMB3_lock Lock or unlock portions of a file.
    SMB3_echo Determine if a server is processing requests.
    SMB3_queryInfo A request for information on a file, named pipe, or underlying volume.
    SMB3_logoff Terminate the named session.
    SMB3_create Either create a file or access an existing file.
    SMB3_read Request for a read operation on a specified file.
    SMB3_ioctl Issue an implementation-specific file system control or device control (FSCTL/IOCTL) command across the network.
    SMB3_queryDirectory Get a directory enumeration on an open directory.
    SMB3_setInfo Set information on a file or underlying file system.
    Protocol Events
    SMB3_transportDisconnects The number of times the node has seen an unexpected network transport disconnect on an SMB3 connection.
    SMB3_durOrphanFileReopenFailures The number of times a client attempted to reopen an orphaned durable file has failed.
    SMB3_resReopenedFileidAllocFailures The number of times that the server has been unable to allocate a new SMB3_FILEID when reopening an orphaned durable file.
    SMB3_resReconnects The number of times that a client has successfully reopened an orphaned durable file.
    SMB3_perReopenFailures
    SMB3_unorphanedFileReopens The number of times that a client has tried to reopen a file.
    SMB3_durPreserveOrphanFailures The number of times that a durable file could not be preserved.
    SMB3_resOrphanFileReopenFailures The number of times that an orphaned file could not be reopened.
    SMB3_durNonMatchingCreateGuids The number of times that a client presented an incorrect create guid for a durable file when reconnecting.
    SMB3_durReopenedFileidAllocFailures The number of times that an orphaned durable file id could not be re-allocated.
    SMB3_durReconnects The number of times that a client has successfully reopened an orphaned durable file.
    SMB3_resPreserveOrphanFailures The number of times that a resilient file could not be preserved.
    SMB3_resNonMatchingCreateGuids The number of times that a client presented an incorrect create guid for a resilient file when reconnecting.
  2. Click reset in either the SMB1 or SMB2 section to set all values in that section to zero.

Displaying FTP statistics

FTP statistics display activity since the last server reboot or since FTP statistics were last reset. They are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring FTP Statistics to display the FTP Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    Last Reset The date and time the statistics on this page were reset. You can reset the statistics on this page to zero by clicking reset. All values are reset except the ones concerning active sessions, that is, number of active sessions, number of files incoming/outgoing for active sessions and number of bytes incoming/outgoing for active sessions.
    Last Refreshed The date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Sessions
    Current Active Sessions Currently active FTP sessions.
    Total Sessions Total FTP sessions since last server restart or statistics reset.
    Current Active Transfers Currently active FTP transfers.
    Commands
    Commands Issued from Clients Number of commands sent by clients.
    Total Replies Sent to Clients Number of replies sent to clients.
    Total Bytes Received in Commands Bytes in commands that clients have sent to the FTP server.
    Total Bytes Sent in Replies Bytes in replies that the FTP server has sent to clients.
    Files
    Files Incoming for Active Sessions. Files that clients have transferred to the FTP server in currently active sessions.
    Total Files Incoming Files that clients have transferred to the FTP server since last server restart or statistics reset.
    File Outgoing for Active Sessions Files that the FTP server has transferred to clients in currently active sessions.
    Total Files Outgoing Files that the FTP server has transferred to clients since last server restart or statistics reset.
    Data bytes
    Data Bytes Incoming for Active Sessions Bytes of data that clients have transferred to the FTP server in currently active sessions.
    Total Data Bytes Incoming Bytes of data that clients have transferred to the server since last server restart or statistics reset.
    Data Bytes Outgoing for Active Sessions Bytes of data that the FTP server has transferred to clients in currently active sessions.
    Total Data Bytes Outgoing Bytes of data that the server has transferred to clients since last server restart or statistics reset.
  2. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

    All values are reset except the ones concerning active sessions; for example, the number of active sessions, number of files incoming/outgoing for active sessions and number of bytes incoming/outgoing for active sessions.

Displaying iSCSI statistics

The iSCSI Statistics page provides a summary of the iSCSI and SCSI requests on a NAS server/cluster node. These statistics are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home File Services iSCSI Statistics to display the iSCSI Statistics page.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node For a cluster node, the node is shown in the Cluster Node field. You can change nodes by clicking the change button.
    Last Reset The date and time that the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Click to reset to zero the values displayed on this page.
    Last Refreshed The date and time that the statistics on this page were last refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Current Sessions The number of iSCSI sessions currently hosted by the server.
    Current Connections The current number of iSCSI connections to the server.
    iSCSI Requests
    NopOut No operation.
    SCSICommand Carries a SCSI command.
    TaskManagement Requests used for task management functions.
    Login Login requests.
    Text Requests used to negotiate behavior.
    SCSIDataOut Requests containing SCSI data.
    Logout Logout requests.
    SCSI Requests
    TEST UNIT READY Tests that the target is ready to receive commands.
    REQUEST SENSE Requests state information.
    FORMAT UNIT Formats an LU.
    READ(6) Reads data.
    WRITE(6) Writes data.
    INQUIRY Requests device information.
    MODE SELECT(6) Configures SCSI behavior.
    RESERVE(6) Reserves (locks) an LU for exclusive access.
    RELEASE(6) Releases (unlocks) an LU reservation.
    MODE SENSE(6) Requests SCSI configuration information.
    START STOP UNIT Warm reboots the target.
    READ CAPACITY(10) Reads the size of an LU.
    READ(10) Reads data.
    WRITE(10) Writes data.
    WRITE AND VERIFY(10) Writes and then verifies data.
    VERIFY(10) Verifies data.
    SYNCHRONIZE CACHE(10) Flushes cached data to disk.
    MODE SELECT(10) Configures SCSI behavior.
    RESERVE(10) Reserves (locks) an LU for exclusive access.
    RELEASE(10) Releases (unlocks) an LU reservation.
    PERSISTENT RESERVE IN An inbound reserve that persists even after system reset.
    PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT An outbound reserve that persists even after system reset.
    READ(16) Reads data.
    WRITE(16) Writes data.
    VERIFY(16) Verifies data.
    SERVICE ACTION IN(16) Performs an extended SCSI command, such as READ CAPACITY(16).
    REPORT LUNS Retrieves a list of available LUs.
  2. For a cluster node, the node is shown in the Cluster Node field and you can change nodes by clicking the change button.

  3. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

Data access and performance statistics

The server provides measures and tools for monitoring the impact of network clients on internal resources. In particular, the server provides:

  • Server and file system load statistics
  • File system NVRAM usage statistics

Server and file system load statistics

In addition to Ethernet and Fibre Channel throughput statistics, server performance can also be measured in operations per second (ops/sec). The NAS Manager provides a graphic representation of ops/sec, at two levels:

  • Total operations per server.
  • Total operations per individual file system.

The total operations on a server is an aggregate of the operations performed by all file systems hosted by that server.

Understanding the performance profile of servers and individual file systems is especially useful in environments where more than one server is installed, as it enables intelligent relocation of EVSs or file systems to more equally distribute the load among the available servers.

Displaying operations per second (ops/sec) statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring, and select either File System Ops/Sec or Node Ops/Sec.

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    Item Description
    10m 1h 1d 1w 1m 3m 1y Click the corresponding link to display graphs for the last 10 minutes (10m), 1 hour (1h), 1 day (1d), 1 week (1w), 1 month (1m), 3 months (3m), or 1 year (1y).
    Custom Click to specify a custom date range, which includes the from and to dates and times. Click OK to initiate the graph.
    Download Download statistics on the graph as a single CSV table.
    Select 1-5 File Systems Displays all the file systems in the currently managed server or cluster. To select file systems, and display the performance data for that file system:
    1. On your keyboard, press and hold the Control (Ctrl) key.
    2. Highlight up to five file systems.
    3. Click OK.
    Ops/Sec The number of recorded operations per second.
    Date/Time The currently selected date/time range.

Displaying file system NVRAM statistics

The File System NVRAM Statistics page displays NVRAM activity.
NoteWhen an EVS has a Read Cache file system, no NVRAM statistics are presented.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Storage Management File System NVRAM Statistics.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a cluster, this field indicates the node for which NVRAM statistics are displayed. To display statistics for another node, click the change button.
    change Displays the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time this page was refreshed.
    NVRAM size Size of NVRAM buffer, used to preserve data for disk-modifying operations until written to disk. The default is 2 GB.
    Maximum used Maximum amount of the NVRAM buffer that has been used since the node was last started.
    Currently in use Currently in use

Management statistics

All Hitachi NAS Platform Series 3000 servers provide the following management statistics:

  • Access management statistics for SSC, SNMP, HTTPS, and VSS
  • Virus scanning statistics

Hitachi NAS Platform Series 4000 servers also provide HTTP management statistics.

Displaying access management statistics

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring, and select one of the items in the Management Access Statistics section.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset The date and time the statistics on this page were reset. Click reset to reset the statistics to zero.
    Last Refreshed The date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Status The status will be one of the following:
    • 'Listening on port x' - SSC is enabled and available for service at a configured port.
    • 'Server disabled' - SSC is disabled.
    Maximum Simultaneous Connections The maximum number of connections at any given time.
    Activity If present, no connections have been seen on the SSC server since the last statistics reset.
    Connections
    Current Active Connections The number of SSC connections that are currently in progress.
    Max Connections The peak number of concurrent SSC connections.
    Total Connections The total number of SSC connections.
    Rejected Connections The number of rejected connections.
    Successful Logins The total number of successful logins
    Failed Logins The total number of failed login attempts.
    Frames
    Frames Transmitted The total number of frames that the system has sent to clients over an SSC connection.
    Frames Received The total number of frames that the system has received from clients over an SSC connection.
    Data Bytes
    Bytes Transmitted The number of data bytes that the system has sent to clients over an SSC connection.
    Bytes Received The number of data bytes that the system has received from clients over an SSC connection.
    Current Connections (for each active connection)
    Address IP address of the connected client.
    Age Time, in seconds, the connection has been active.
    Rx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last received a packet from the client.
    Tx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last sent a packet to the client.
    Rx Packets The total number of packets that the server has received from the client.
    Tx Packets The total number of packets that the server has sent to the client.
  2. When the server is part of a cluster, the Cluster Node field identifies the node, and the change button allows you to change nodes, and display statistics for that node.

  3. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

Displaying SNMP management statistics

The SNMP management statistics page displays the SNMP statistics for the server since the server was last reset. It displays statistics regarding Input, Output, and Drops. These statistics are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring SNMP Management Statistics.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset The date and time that the statistics on this page were last reset.
    reset Click to reset the values displayed on this page.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time the statistics were last reset.
    Input
    Packets SNMP packets the agent has received.
    Bad Versions Packets received that were for an unsupported SNMP version.
    Bad Community Names SNMP messages received using an unknown community name.
    Bad Community Uses SNMP messages received that used an unknown community name.
    Too Bigs Protocol Data Units (PDUs) received containing an error-status field value of tooBig.
    No Such Names PDUs received that contained an error-status field value of nosuchName.
    Bad Values PDUs received containing an error-status field value of badValue.
    Read Onlys PDUs received that contained an error-status field value of ReadOnly. This value is used to detect incorrect SNMP implementations.
    General Errors PDUs received containing an error-status field value of genErr.
    Total Request Varbinds MIB objects successfully retrieved because of valid SNMP Get-Request and Get-Next PDUs.
    Total Set Varbinds MIB objects successfully altered because of valid SNMP Set-Request PDUs.
    Get Requests Get-Request PDUs sent.
    Get Nexts Get-Next PDUs received and processed.
    Set Requests Set-Request PDUs received and processed.
    Get Responses Get-Response PDUs received and processed.
    Traps Trap PDUs received and processed.
    ASN Parse Errors Abstract Syntax Notation (ASN) errors found in SNMP messages received.
    Output
    Packets SNMP packets the agent has sent.
    Too Bigs Sent PDUs receiving an error-status field value of tooBig.
    No Such Names Sent PDUs receiving an error-status field value of noSuchName.
    Bad Values Sent PDUs receiving an error-status field value of badValue.
    General Errors Sent PDUs receiving an error-status field value of genErr.
    Get Requests Get-Request PDUs sent.
    Get Nexts Get-Next PDUs sent.
    Set Requests Set-Request PDUs sent.
    Get Responses Get-Response PDUs sent.
    Traps Trap PDUs sent.
    Drops
    Silent Drops PDUs delivered but silently dropped because the size of a reply containing an alternate response PDU with an empty variable-bindings field was greater than either a local constraint or the maximum message size associated with the originator of the requests.
    Proxy Drops PDUs delivered but silently dropped because the transmission of the message to a proxy target failed in such a way (other than a timeout) that no response PDU could be returned.
  2. When the server is part of a cluster, the Cluster Node field identifies the node, and the change button allows you to change nodes, and display statistics for that node.

  3. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

Displaying HTTPS management statistics

The HTTPS Management Statistics page displays the HTTPS statistics for the server since the server was last reset. It displays statistics regarding sessions, data sent/received, and connections. These statistics are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring HTTPS Management Statistics.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster Node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset The date and time the statistics on this page were reset. Click reset to reset the statistics to zero.
    Last Refreshed The date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Status The status will be one of the following:
    • 'Listening on port x' - HTTPS is enabled and available for service at a configured port.
    • 'Server disabled' - HTTPS is disabled.
    • 'Listening on EVS IP addresses' The service is running and it is listening on EVS IP addresses.
    Maximum Simultaneous Connections The maximum number of simultaneous connections that are permitted at any given time (50).
    Connections
    Current Active Connections The number of HTTPS sessions that are currently in progress.
    Max Connections The peak number of concurrent HTTPS sessions.
    Total Connections The total number of HTTPS sessions.
    Rejected Connections The total number of failed attempts to establish an HTTPS connection. A connection might fail because the client does not have the required permissions or because the maximum number of concurrent sessions are already in progress.
    Successful Logins The total number of successful logins.
    Failed Logins The total number of failed login attempts.
    Frames
    Frames Transmitted The total number of frames that the system has sent to clients over an HTTPS connection.
    Frames Received The total number of frames that the system has received from clients over an HTTPS connection.
    Data Bytes
    Bytes Transmitted The number of data bytes that the system has sent to clients over an HTTPS connection.
    Bytes Received The number of data bytes that the system has received from clients over an HTTPS connection.
    Current Connections (for each active connection)
    Address IP address of the connected client.
    Age Time, in seconds, the connection has been active.
    Rx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last received a packet from the client.
    Tx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last sent a packet to the client.
    Rx Packets The total number of packets that the server has received from the client.
    Tx Packets The total number of packets that the server has sent to the client.
  2. When the server is part of a cluster, the Cluster Node field identifies the node, and the change button allows you to change nodes, and display statistics for that node.

  3. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

Displaying VSS management statistics

The VSS Management Statistics page displays the VSS statistics for the server since the server was last reset. It displays statistics regarding sessions, frames sent/received, and data sent/received. These statistics are updated every 10 seconds.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Status & Monitoring VSS Management Statistics.

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    Field/Item Description
    Cluster node When connected to a NAS server cluster or a NAS module, this field indicates the node for which the statistics are displayed.
    change Opens the Select a Cluster Node page in which you can select a different node for which to display statistics.
    Last Reset The date and time the statistics on this page were reset. Click reset to reset the statistics to zero.
    Last Refreshed The date and time this page was refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Status The status will be one of the following:
    • 'Listening on port x ' - VSS is enabled and available for service at a configured port.
    • 'Server disabled' - VSS is disabled.
    Maximum Simultaneous Connections The maximum number of connections at any given time.
    Activity If present, no connections have been seen on the VSS server since the last statistics reset.
    Connections
    Current Active Connections The number of VSS sessions that are currently in progress.
    Max Connections The peak number of concurrent VSS sessions.
    Total Connections The total number of VSS sessions.
    Rejected Connections The total number of failed attempts to establish an VSS connection. A connection might fail because the client does not have the required permissions or because the maximum number of concurrent sessions are already in progress.
    Successful Logins The total number of successful VSS logins.
    Failed Logins The total number of failed VSS logins.
    Frames
    Frames Transmitted The total number of frames that the system has sent to clients over an VSS connection.
    Frames Received The total number of frames that clients have sent to the system over an VSS connection.
    Data Bytes
    Bytes Transmitted The number of data bytes that the system has sent to clients over an VSS connection.
    Bytes Received The number of data bytes that clients have sent to the system over an VSS connection.
    Current Connections (for each active connection)
    Address IP address of the connected client.
    Age Time, in seconds, the connection has been active.
    Rx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last received a packet from the client.
    Tx Age (s) Time, in seconds, since the server last sent a packet to the client.
    Rx Packets Time, in seconds, since the server last received a packet from the client.
    Tx Packets Time, in seconds, since the server last sent a packet to the client.
  2. When the server is part of a cluster, the Cluster Node field identifies the node, and the change button allows you to change nodes, and display statistics for that node.

  3. Click reset to set the values displayed on this page to zero.

Displaying virus scanning statistics

The Virus Statistics page summarizes virus scanning activity.
NoteFiles will only be deleted, repaired, or quarantined if the virus scan engine has been configured to do so.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home Data Protection Virus Statistics.

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    Note When a virus is detected, a severe event is placed in the Event Log, identifying the path of the infected file and the IP address of the client machine that wrote the file.
    ImportantFiles will only be deleted, repaired or quarantined if the virus scan engine has been configured to do so.
    Field/Item Description
    EVS Identifies the currently selected EVS; click change to display statistics for a different EVS.
    Last Reset Displays the last time the statistics were reset to zero. Click the reset button to reset all values to zero.
    Last Refreshed Displays the date and time the page was last refreshed. The page automatically refreshes every 10 seconds.
    Number of virus scans Number of times files have been scanned for viruses.
    Number of clean scans Number of times files have been scanned with no viruses detected.
    Number of errored scans Number of times a failure occurred while scanning a file.
    Additional statistics (not supported on every virus scan engine)
    Number of infections found Number of times files have been scanned and detected infections found.
    Action taken The action taken on a detected infection, such as whether the file is repaired, deleted, or quarantined.
    Number of infections repaired Number of times the virus scan engine has repaired infections found.
    Number of files deleted Number of files deleted because they contain irreparable infections.
    Number of files quarantined Number of files quarantined because they contain irreparable infections.
  2. When the server is part of a cluster, the Cluster Node field identifies the node, and the change button allows you to change nodes, and display statistics for that node.

 

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