I/O Waits Test

The IOWaits test reports the CPU utilization of processes waiting for input or output. This test works on Solaris, Linux, AIX, and HPUX platforms only.

Target of the test : Solaris, Linux, AIX and HPUX systems

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the system being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Duration	By default, this parameter is set to 5 seconds. This implies that, by default, the test will report the CPU usage of processes averaged across the 5 seconds.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
CPU utilization waiting for I/O:	Indicates the percentage of CPU utilized by processes waiting for input or output.	Percent	If this percentage exceeds 10%, it indicates a critical issue which needs to be addressed immediately.