SNMP Values for Volume Read/Write Latency

SAN HQ is a great product and does wonderful things for monitoring the Storage Array(s), but I am using a product that does less than SANHQ for Storage but significantly more for everything else (network, VMware, servers, desktops, printers, websites, etc ad infinitum). One of the issues we are having is that SANHQ - from what I am told - does not differentiate between replication latency and general traffic latency. This data does exist however. What I am hoping to do is draw that info out using the tool that I know.

I will dig into the MIBs and see if they provide me with the data I want.

Thank you kindly!

I work Broadleaf Services in Burlington, MA. We have SAN guys on staff with years of experience in storage and virtualization and cloud, etc. I'm the new guy on the totem pole but I have over a dozen years sysadmin experience and I work with PRTG for instant notifications across several environments and technologies. I use it to monitor several devices and operating systems.

Going through the MIBs was actually brilliant and I don't know why I wasn't using the MIB Importer Tool from Paessler sooner. This lets me review what is available on the SNMP side and what PRTG will use. This will generate a great deal of data for me but will not go back in time to gather any old information. It does need to collect the data itself but what it will do - across the board - is generate error messages based on specific criteria that I give to it so I know what is happening on the network(s) and when. Great product. I've used it at three different companies now (just keep bringing it with me).

It will not replace SANHQ but it sure can help augment it.

I also love PRTG and have recently acquired a Dell Equallogic SAN. I was successful in importing the MIB files, but there are so many sensor choices. Any chance you could tell me which ones you found useful?