Dell InsightIQ 4.3.0.0 User Guide

Introduction to InsightIQ

InsightIQ provides tools to monitor and analyze historical data from Dell PowerScale and Isilon clusters .

In the InsightIQ web application, you can view standard or customized Performance reports and File System reports to monitor and analyze cluster activity. You can create customized reports to view information about storage cluster hardware, software, and protocol operations. You can publish, schedule, and share reports, and you can export the data to a third-party application.

You can create and view specific InsightIQ reports to identify or confirm the cause of a performance issue. For example, if users report client connectivity issues during certain dates, you can create a report that indicates the cause of the issue. InsightIQ enables you to correlate data across present and historical conditions.

If you modify the cluster environment, you can measure the effects of those changes by creating an InsightIQ report that compares the past performance with the performance after the changes were made. For example, if you add 20 new clients, you can create a report to compare the performance before the change and after the change. This comparison allows you to determine the impact of the additional clients on system performance.

Create customized reports that help to identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in cluster systems and workflows. For example, if you want to verify that all clients can access the cluster quickly and efficiently, you can create a report that measures which client connections are faster or slower. You can then modify the report to add breakouts and filters to identify the cause of the slower connections.

Customized reports provide specific information about cluster operations. For example, if you recently deployed a cluster, you might want to view a customized report that illustrates how the cluster and its individual components are performing.

A review of past performance trends can help you predict future trends and needs. For example, if you deployed a cluster for a data-archival project 6 months ago, you might want to estimate when the cluster reaches its maximum capacity. You can customize a report to illustrate capacity usage by day, week, or month to estimate when the cluster reaches capacity.

You can install InsightIQ on a Linux computer or on a virtual machine. Configure settings such as the IP address of InsightIQ and the administrator password in the InsightIQ console interface.