What is the IOportal?

    The IOportal provides data centre customers the possibility to upload their Hitachi performance data to an Internet portal, which transforms the data into plottable format and offers graphs and performance reports over short ranges for ad-hoc performance analysis, but also over long ranges for resource planning purposes. The user’s performance analysis work is facilitated by integrated data analytics algorithms and a powerful Anomaly Radar plus a sophisticated Dashboard that guides the user in his/her work.

    The IOportal was built and is maintained by peaq Switzerland. The graphs and their underlying data are rigorously tested and verified by engineers to provide the end user with correct, meaningful information and reliable insight, in order to allow for successful business decisions.

    The IOportal includes threshold values in its charts and reports that are defined based on Hitachi best practices derived from numerous customer situations. The threshold values, integrated in the graphs and reports, allow novice users to correctly interpret the relevance and consequences of the dynamical behavior of the Hitachi Storage Systems.

    The IOportal’s Web user interface is designed to support quick and intuitive navigation to get to the bottom of his analysis as quickly as possible. The GUI provides the following features:

    • Select the storage system in scope of the investigation
    • Navigate between the Anomaly Radar, the Dashboard and the Capacity/Performance Views
    • Define the objects for which to generate graphs
    • Select time range and time resolution (average interval)
    • Create and download a Performance Report with your own comments
    • Download graph specific data (csv format) or graphs (png format)
    • Configure the IOportal to send you capacity and alert reports
    • This online documentation

    Features

    General

    • Cloud based - Access from anywhere (including mobile Devices)
    • Interactive User Access to IOportal (Capacity and Performance Graphs and Reports)
    • Very fast Implementation, immediate Return on Investment
    • Quick learning Curve
    • Based on Export and Raidcom Data
    • Support for all Gxx00, Fx00, VSP, HUS-VM, USP-V
    • Support for Open Systems and Mainframe (MFPort and Control Units/LDEV)
    • No Software Installation, no dedicated Infrastructure, no operational Costs
    • Data available 1 year at highest resolution, 5 Years at 1 hour Resolution
    • High Level aggregated Data in Dashboard Database available “forever”

    Handling

    • Easy Navigation, intuitive Graphs, automatic Aggregation, allowing very fast Root Cause Detection
    • No specific Knowledge of Hitachi Storage or individual Storage System required
    • Interactive and PNG-Charts
    • All Graph Data available for Download into Spreadsheet
    • Automatic Resource Ranking in Graphs for User-selected Timerange
    • PDF-Reports with individual Comments

    Views

    • Multiple Dashboard Views (array comparison, trending, anomaly radar, array deep-dive)
    • Performance View
    • Capacity View
    • Benchmark: Anonymous Storage System Comparison (Response Time vs. Load)

    Performance

    • Port Performance Graphs (IOPS, TPUT, SVCT)
    • MFPort Graphs for Mainframe (IOPS, TPUT, SVCT, CMR, Connect Time, Disconnect Time, Open Exchange)
    • Processor Utilisation (Thresholds)
    • Crossbar Switch Utilisation (Thresholds)
    • Cache Write Pending (Thresholds)
    • Parity Group Load (Thresholds)
    • Remote Copy and Universal Replicator Performance
    • Control Units and LDEV’s (Mainframe)
    • Server Performance Graphs for all connected Operating Systems
    • Server Workload, Performance and Impact on Storage System
    • Automatic Ranking for all Graphs based on Timerange entered by User
    • Top10 Server Talkers
    • Top10 Port Talkers
    • Top10 Control Units (Mainframe)
    • Top10 LDEVs (Mainframe)
    • Top10 LUNs (Open Systems)
    • Visual Identification of LDEVs causing high MP-Load
    • Tier Distribution of Parity Group Load
    • Cache Write Pending for each Cache Blade plus Average

    Capacity

    • Capacity of all Storage Systems
    • Capacity of each Pool per Storage System
    • Capacity of all connected Servers (Clusters) including Details on all mapped LUNs
    • Tier Distribution per Storage System, Pool, Server (Cluster)
    • History of past Year

    Reporting

    • Scheduled automatic Box Workload and Performance plus Top10 Servers
    • Scheduled automatic Top10 Port Performance Figures
    • Scheduled automatic Server Performance Figures and Graphs
    • Scheduled automatic customizable Graphs of any Storage Resource

    Proactive Service (add-on Service)

    • Additional Service ‘Proactive Monitoring Service’ – NOT included in IOportal
    • Optional daily Performance Checks w or w/o proactive Feedback
    • Regular Trend Assessment including Recommendations and Workshops with Customer
    • Export Data Availability Report
    • Direct Comparison of all Customer Storage Systems
    • Trend Report for Workload, Performance and Threshold Events per Storage System
    • Response Time Histogram
    • Response Time vs. Load Graphs (w and w/o Block Size)
    • The “benchmarkless Benchmark”
    • Additional Workload Assessment and Recommendations
    • Port Max Load Report
    • Crossbar Switch/Interconnect Switch Load Report
    • Port Rebalancing Report
    • Numerical Reports for all Performance Data (Sum, Average, Max etc.)
    • Report on Servers above Threshold
    • Report on Ports above Threshold
    • Report on idle Servers
    • Report on idle Ports
    • Report on LDEVs causing high MP-Load
    • Read-write profile on array and pool level
    • Resource utilisation on controller level (VSP 5000 series)

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