Pitfalls to avoid in first using v1.0.0
* Internet browser to use: MS IE not supported, The Firefox and Chrome browsers are tested. Chrome is preferred. * Pulling vm lists properly: It took several seconds to pull vm list from a selected...
View Article"Select VM" shows VMs only after a reboot
Hi all, i have try out the IO Analyzer, but i can only take the VM out of the "Select VM" field after a Reboot. No "F5" or Refresh or Wait can help me. (i use Firefrox and try out Chrome Browser) Did...
View Articlecan't get ioanalyzer to function
I've followed the pdf instructions on how to get the ioanalyzer appliance up and running. we don't have dhcp so after installation I choose the network option in the console of the vm and changed the...
View ArticleIO Analyzer and vmdk IO alignment
I was scratching around with I/O Analyzer v 1.0 and noticed that the IOmeter profiles that you provide appear to align on sector boundaries (i.e. 512b). I believe this is the default setting with...
View ArticleHost / VM selection seems broken
I am testing with the IOanalyzer and when I setup the following... I have 4 identical ESX servers sharing an iSCSI storage solution. In vSphere, I have an I/O analzyer VM installed and configured on...
View ArticleFeature request - test run/start time, finish countdown
I'd like to make a request that shouldn't be terribly difficult to add in. On the web page, while running a test would it be possible to indicate a test start time and/or possibly a countdown+duration...
View ArticleDownloaded results, invalid format for esxplot and perfmon
When I attemp to open the downloaded results from running a host test, the .csv files cannot be opened by esxplot or perfmon. The error indicates the data is only a single line (and it is, when viewed...
View ArticleIO Analyzer benchmark
May I know is there any benchmark for io analyzer? Let's say I am having my output report with me, how may I know whether my esx is meeting the benchmark that is consider good, ok or bad perfomance?
View ArticleProblem InvalidEsxtopCsvFile in View Result summary
The problem is the password you entered for the esx host. If you use special characters in the password (and i hope you all do!) the password is not escaped. You have to enter in password escaped. To...
View Articledoes performance effect after disk shating using same iscsi bus?
Hello Friends I want to know that while writing on the same raw disk by different vm's at the same time using shared iscsi effects the performance. Which one will give is better performace: option 1:...
View ArticleIO Analyzer Brownbag
For those of you curious about a deeper dive into IO Analyzer and to see how to install, and what its being used for, check out the Brown Bag session we did recently:...
View ArticleNotice: download link error for v1.1 -- RESOLVED
Hi folks, We just launched v1.1 release with new features. But current download link has old OVA (v1.0) link.It should be resolved in hours. Please check download .zip file size. It should be over 600...
View ArticleVMWARE - ESX CLUSTER - EMC SAN - MS CLUSTER 2008 - how to improve performance
Good Afternoon,I’m posting today this information because I would like to have some constructive opinions about my infrastructure. My infrastructure is working ok but I suspect I could improve my...
View ArticleNo result
Hi,I installed it a few days ago on ESXi 5 and everything looks fine. I could add a host, specify 120, and run.At the end of 2 minutes, the browser displays "Run complete. Goto results tab".But there...
View ArticleHow to compare local, iSCSI and NFS storage for VMware ESXi 5 with IO Analyzer?
Hi, I have 2 ESXi 5.0 hosts running with a few VMs. I would like to compare the IO throughput for my storage to local, iSCSI storage and NFS based vmware storage. Can some one point me to the right...
View ArticleUploading traces for replay
Hello everyone, IO-Analyzer 1.1 currently supports vSCSI trace upload and replay feature. You will be able to upload a trace in a VM through its _own_ web UI. You will not be able to upload a trace...
View ArticleAllowing password changes to ioanalyzer appliance
Hi, it is currently not possible to change the appliance's root password as it is hardcoded in the following two files:/root/ioAnalyzerScripts/copy_{from,to}_server.pl As I understand it they are used...
View ArticleNo guest results
Hi, I tried to use this appliance but I cannot get any guest results.What I do is:- Deploy OVF Template and change second disk size to 4x memory (4GB)- run and login to the appliance- on the web site I...
View ArticleIoMeter does not start
Hi I have been trying to get this appliance running on two seperate test infrastructures without success but with some intermittent results. My basic problem is that the appliance never fires up...
View ArticleRe: IO Analyzer and local SCSI storage
I have 6 SCSI LUNs on one ESXi host and am trying to determine the perspective latency of having multiple large IO loads on small LUNs in contrast to two large LUNs with multiple VMs. As such, I was...
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