Analyzer

The Analyzer page allows you to analyze the network and disk performance of the DXi T10.

To access the Analyzer page, click the Utilities menu, and then click the Analyzer tab.

The Analyzer page contains the following tabs:

The Network Analyzer page allows you to analyze network performance by measuring network throughput between the DXi T10 and another system (such as another DXi system).

To access the Network Analyzer page, on the Analyzer page, click the Network tab.

The Network Analyzer page contains the following tabs:

The Network Analyzer page allows you to perform network analysis with another system (the target). You can also view results from the most recently run test

To access the Network Analyzer page, on the Network page, click the Performance tab.

To perform network analysis:

  1. In the Target IP Address box, enter the IP address of the system to analyze.

    2. The target system must have NetServer enabled. See Settings.

  2. Click Start.

    3. The throughput result is displayed under Result From Last Run in MB/s.

    Note: It takes approximately 5 seconds to refresh the results.

The NetServer Settings page allows you to enable or disable NetServer on the DXi T10. NetServer must be enabled on the target DXi T10 system to perform network analysis on the system.

To access the NetServer Settings page, on the Network page, click the Settings tab.

To enable or disable NetServer on the target DXi T10:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Select Enable to enable NetServer.
    • Select Disable to disable NetServer.
  2. Click Apply.

Note: You should disable NetServer on the target system when you are finished analyzing network performance.

The Disk Analyzer page allows you to analyze disk performance by measuring disk read and write throughput.

To access the Disk Analyzer page, on the Analyzer page, click the Disk tab.

To perform disk analysis, click Start. The throughput result is displayed under Result From Last Run in KB/s.

Note: It takes approximately 5 seconds to refresh the results.