This test is used to periodically verify whether the I/O load is balanced across all drives on a storage device, and to promptly detect problems with load balancing, use the HitachiDrive test. This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the HitachiDriveTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed. 

• Specify the name of the storage unit to be monitored in theUNITNAME textbox. To determine the unit name registered with the Storage Navigator Client for the AMS SAN device, run the following commands, one after another, from the C:\Program Files\Storage Navigator Modular CLI directory on the Storage Navigator Client:

  • startnsmen
  • auunitref
  The output of the command includes the Name of the storage unit. DF700M_75011118 is a sample unit name.

• Indicate the machine type in the MCTYPE textbox. The value can be AMS or WMS. By default, this parameter is set to AMS.

• Specify the full path to the install directory of the storage navigator in the SNCLIENTLOCATION textbox.

• Indicate the duration (in minutes) in the TIMEOUT textbox for which this test should wait for a response from the storage device. By default, this is set to 5 minutes.

• Once the above value is provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.