Oracle ZFS iSCSI Traffic Test

The Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) protocol is a licensed service on the storage system that enables you to transfer block data to hosts using the SCSI protocol over TCP/IP. This test monitors the active and attempted iSCSI sessions, and promptly captures the bandwidth used and the Input/ Output operations encountered by these sessions.

Target of the test : Oracle ZFS Storage System

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Oracle ZFS Storage System being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the target system that is being monitored.
Port	The port number through which Oracle ZFS Storage System communicates. The default port is 215.
User, Password and Confirm Password	By default, this test uses the REST API commands to pull out the required metrics. To execute the REST API commands, the eG agent requires the permission of a local administrator user who has been assigned with Basic role and a custom role with Analytics authorization and read permission. Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERNAME and PASSWORD text boxes and confirm the Password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box. To create a new user with the required permissions, refer Creating a new user on Oracle ZFS Storage System.
Timeout	Specify the time duration for which this test should wait for a response from the storage system in the TIMEOUT text box. By default, this is 60 seconds.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
iSCSI bandwidth	Indicates the data transferred between the Storage and LUN via iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) per second.	MB/sec	A higher value denotes excessive bandwidth utilization.
iSCSI IOPS	Indicates the input and output rate through iSCSI between the Storage and LUN.	Operations/second	A sudden high value could indicate a processing bottleneck. The gradual increase in the value of this measure indicates a consistent rise of I/O load.