| No. | Name | Metrics | Open Source | Special Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sysstat | IOPS count, CPU load, number of tasks created, average load statistics by date, Virtual memory, paging and fault stats, CPU interrupt count, Network throughput, File system utilization | Yes | - |
| 2 | darshan | Average I/O cost per Process, IOPS count, Access Size (POSIX) | No | Only Derivative works allowed |
| 3 | grafana | - | Yes | It is a graphing tool, needs an external data source |
| 4 | iosnoop | I/O Latency | Yes | - |
| 5 | iolatency | Latency distribution, Block I/O queue time. | Yes | - |
| 6 | bitesize | Block I/O size Distribution | Yes | - |
| 7 | syscount | Syscall count by syscall name | Yes | - |
| 8 | uiuc-recorder | Number of I/O function calls | Yes | - |
| 9 | iotop | I/O utilization | Yes | - |
| 10 | iostat | IOPS count, storage utilization, request response latency | Yes | - |
| 11 | hpcmd | GFLOP/sec, memory bandwidth, algorithmic intensity, network avg transfer rates, utilization and memory usage of GPUs | Yes | - |
| 12 | smartctl | Prediction of storage device failure, throughput performance | Yes | It checks the S.M.A.R.T status of the storage devices |
If you want to know more about these tools
We published a survey paper. You can find it here:
Survey of Open Source Tools for Monitoring I/O & Storage Performance of HPC Systems
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