We have implemented (but not yet released) a change in the library responsible for the call files. Until now all call-files have been saved directly within the directory calls/. The number of files within this directory can grow quickly up to 30.000 or more which could have some performance-issues with the filesystem …

PerfLif: Using the new switch –prefix=ki|Mi|Gi|Ti you can now switch the output of counters with B/s data. Both output an thresholds are affected. check_netapp_pro.pl PerfLif -H filer ... --prefix=Mi -w 200 -c 500 PERF_LIF OK - 7 lifs checked cluster1-01:clus2 (1024): 130.3MiB/s sent_data (OK) ... Performance …

In cmode DataONTAp 8.2.1, the object ifnet, used for monitoring the network performance will no longer be available. It will be replaced by the new performance object lif. Since there have been quite a few changes with the counters, the next release will include an additional check: PerfLif . This check works as …

The recently introduced function --discover of the NetApp perfdata getter has been updated with a new function: From now on, the labels of array counters will also be displayed. This enables a more focused search for values that are to be used for the monitoring process and trend analysis. Example Consistency Points: …

Version 3.0.7 of our Monitoring Plugins for NetApp (check_netapp_pro) will be available soon and will include a number of new features that have been implemented based on feedback we received from our customers: New Check PerfSys: Not entirely new, but taken over from the stable version 2.x to version 3.x. In this new …

The new version of **PerfVolume **is now able to handle any amount of volumes on a filer. The formerly common error message “Not enough memory to get instances” is a thing of the past. Should the amount of instances exceed the maximum possible value, the plugin would start a second call at runtime in order to collect …

So you would like to monitor the latency of your NetApp device? Then you must be careful: in addition to the “latency” that usually refers to the “per volume latency”, the latency of a LUN can also be measured, which is not to be confused with the latency of the volumes on which the LUN is …