SRDF/A Performance parameters

Beginning with Solutions Enabler version 6.0 and Enginuity version 5x71, you can use the Configuration Manager to set the following SRDF/A performance parameters

  •  Maximum amount of cache that SRDF/A can use
  •  Maximum host throttle time
  •  Minimum cycle time
  •  SRDF/A group priority

Displaying SRDF/A Metric Information
Beginning with Solutions Enabler version 6.0 and Enginuity version 5x71, the symstat command can display SRDF/A metric information about cache utilization, session cycles, and host/RDF throughput. For example, to display the total cache utilization for all SRDF/A sessions that are active (or have non-zero cache usage) on Symmetrix 202, use the symstat -type cache command:

  • symstat -i 10 -sid 204 -type cache -RepType rdfa

SRDF/A Session Cache Summary Information

Symmetrix ID                                  : 000292602204
Timestamp                                     : 16:23:06

System Write Pending Limit                    : 1113996  (67.99 GB)    <<<< Means amount of cache slots per volume + Each slot is 64KB
Cache Slots available for all SRDF/A sessions : 835497   (50.99 GB)
Total Local Write Pending Count               : 0
Total System Write Pending Count              : 13231
Total System SRDF/A DSE Used Tracks           : 0        (0.00 GB)
Total System Cache Slots In Use               : 0        (0.00 GB)
Total System Cache Slots Shared               : 0        (0.00 GB)
Total System Cache Full Percentage            :   0.0

                      Session    Rdfa DSE         Cache Slots
                      -------- --------------- --------------------- Cache
                                 RA  Flgs                                           Full
Device Group Name Grp TAS  Pri Thr  UsedTrks      In Use      Shared  (%)
----------------- --- ---- --- --- ----------- ----------- --------- -----
srdf_aixgold              2    1YA   33  50           0           0         0   0.0

Legend for Session Flags:

  T(ype)          : 1 = RDF1, 2 = RDF2
  A(SYNC)         : Y = Yes, N = No
  S(tatus)        : A = Active, I = Inactive, - = N/A


Options include specifying only one SRDF/A session (-session #), all configured sessions (-all) whether active or inactive, or just R1- or R2-side sessions (-rdf1 or -rdf2).

 

  • To display cycle information for all SRDF/A sessions that are active (or have non-zero cache usage): symstat -sid 204 -type cycle -RepType rdfa
  • symstat -i 10 -sid 204 -type cycle -RepType rdfa

SRDF/A Session Cycle Summary Information

Symmetrix ID  : 000292602204
Timestamp     : 16:25:17

                         Session    Cycle Time  (sec)        Cycle Size
                       ----------- ------------------- -----------------------
                                 RA   FLGS Active               Last
Device Group Name Grp  TAS  Cycle# Min Avg Last Switch Active  Inact   Shared
----------------- ---  ---- ------ --- --- ---- ------ ------- ------- -------
srdf_aixgold              2      1YA   34188  15  15   15      2       0       0       0

Legend for Session Flags:

  T(ype)          : 1 = RDF1, 2 = RDF2
  A(SYNC)         : Y = Yes, N = No
  S(tatus)        : A = Active, I = Inactive, - = N/A

Legend for the Attribute of Cycle Size:

  RDF1: Active = Capture  Inactive = Transmit
  RDF2: Active = Apply    Inactive = Receive

  • To display host and RDF throughput information for all SRDF/A sessions that are active (or have non-zero cache usage) on a Symmetrix (sid 202), or for a specific device group (grp1), specify -type requests:

symstat -i 10 -sid 204 -type requests -RepType rdfa

SRDF/A Session Throughput Summary Information

Symmetrix ID  : 000292602204
Timestamp     : Thu Jan 03 2013 16:25:51


SRDF/A Session Throughput Summary Information

Symmetrix ID  : 000292602204
Timestamp     : Thu Jan 03 2013 16:26:01

                                 Host Write Workload  RDF Throughput  R1->R2
                   RA   Session  -------------------  ----------------------
Device Group Name  Grp  Number    IO/sec    MB/sec      IO/sec      MB/sec
-----------------  ---  -------  --------  ---------  ----------  ----------
srdf_aixgold         2        1         0        0.0           0         0.0
 

  • symstat -i 10 -dg srdf_aixgold -type requests -RepType rdfa

SRDF/A Session Throughput Summary Information

Symmetrix ID  : 000292602204
Timestamp     : Thu Jan 03 2013 16:38:06


SRDF/A Session Throughput Summary Information

Symmetrix ID  : 000292602204
Timestamp     : Thu Jan 03 2013 16:38:16

                                 Host Write Workload  RDF Throughput  R1->R2
                   RA   Session  -------------------  ----------------------
Device Group Name  Grp  Number    IO/sec    MB/sec      IO/sec      MB/sec
-----------------  ---  -------  --------  ---------  ----------  ----------
srdf_aixgold         2        1         0        0.0           0         0.0