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Resource Model Reference

Slow Physical Drive

This indication is sent when the physical disk is too slow to keep up with the work it must perform.

The indication has the following attributes:

CurrentDiskQLength
The number of jobs waiting to be processed by the physical disk

PercentDiskTime
The percentage of time that the physical disk is being used

AvgQLength
The average queue length

AvgReadQLength
The average queue length for read operations

AvgWriteQLength
The average queue length for write operations

DiskReadBytesSec
The number of bytes read per second on the physical disk

DiskWriteBytesSec
The number of bytes read per second on the physical disk

PhysicalDisk
The physical disk being monitored (Key attribute)

The indication is generated when the following thresholds are exceeded:

Threshold Description Default
High Bytes per Second (HighBytesSec) The disk bytes per seconds value exceeds this threshold. 1572864
High Queue Length (HighQLength) The number of outstanding requests, including those in progress, on the disk exceeds this threshold. 3

The following table shows the default settings for this indication:


Setting Default
Send indications to Tivoli Enterprise Console Yes
Send indications to Tivoli Business Systems Manager No
Occurrences 10
Holes 1


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