Gathering Linux DIsk I/O Stats

Here is a small Linux command that I have used frequently to look at disk performance on some of my Linux servers.

iostat -xdkt 30 360 >> iostat-results.txt
The above command will start a program called iostat and gather extended attributes for all disks on a machine every 30 seconds for 360 iterations and then write (append) the results to the iostat-results.txt file. That file can then be manipulated in your favorite text program and even imported to a spreadsheet for review.

I run this on Redhat and Centos servers but iostat can be installed on may other linux distributions.

Hope this helps.

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