Virtual machine I/O

[staticRavi]

Hi All,

Got a quick question, is it possible to gather a virtual machine disk I/O details using the famous ESXTOP command?

Pls advise.

-Ravi

[sa2057]

Hi ,

Pl. have a look this KB ..

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9279

Thanks

SA

[rickardnobel]

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Got a quick question, is it possible to gather a virtual machine disk I/O details using the famous ESXTOP command?

Try the "v" mode, to see details about IO to virtual machines disk files.

[BharatR · Accepted solution]

Hi,

is it possible to gather a virtual machine disk I/O details using the famous ESXTOP command

To monitor storage performance on a per-virtual machine basis:

1. Start esxtop by typing esxtop  at the command line.
2. Type v to switch to disk view (virtual  machine mode).
3. Press f to modify the fields that are  displayed.
4. Press b, d, e, h, and j to toggle the fields and press Enter.
5. Press s, then 2 to alter the update time to every 2  seconds and press Enter.
6. See Analyzing  esxtop columns for a description of relevant columns.