Learn About Specifying Performance Monitor Settings

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Use the Performance Monitor option to select logical drives and controllers to monitor or to change the polling interval.

Important: Chosen settings apply to this monitoring session only (that is, the settings will revert back to the default settings if you exit and re-open the Performance Monitor).

How to Select Logical Drives and Controllers to Monitor

To select logical drives and controllers to monitor, press the Shift + click or Ctrl + click to select multiple contiguous or non-contiguous devices in the list, respectively. To select every device, select Select All.

Note: The Storage Subsystem Totals row can be selected or unselected for display on the Settings dialog.

How to Change a Polling Interval

To change the polling interval, choose a number of seconds in the spin box. Each time the polling interval elapses, the Performance Monitor re-queries the Storage Subsystem and updates the statistics in the table.

If you are monitoring the Storage Subsystem in real time, update the statistics frequently by selecting a short polling interval, for example, 5 seconds.

If you are saving results to a file to look at later, choose a slightly longer interval, for example, 30 to 60 seconds, to decrease the system overhead and the performance impact.

How to Apply Performance Monitor Settings

To apply the new settings, select OK.

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