Disk Information Attributes

The Disk attributes refer to disk characteristics such as inode size, inodes used, mount point, and space available.


FS Type The file system type, such as hsfs, nfs, tmpfs, and ufs. Valid entries are up to eight letters or numbers.

Inodes Free The number of inodes currently available on your filesystem. Use this attribute to avoid a pending crisis. Corrective action may include freeing up unneeded space or deleting temporary files.

Example: Disk inode space is usually a high number, so the percentage of inode space to disk space should also be a high number. If the value for Inodes Free is less than 100, this is a critical condition. Notify your system administrator immediately. If the value for Inodes Percent are all above 30%, delay taking corrective action.

Inode Size The number of inodes allocated on a filesystem. For example, a value of 163817 indicates that the number of inodes allocated is 163,817.

Use this attribute when a filesystem needs additional or fewer inodes assigned to it. Viewing the current number of inodes assigned helps you determine the number of inodes you need to add or subtract to optimize performance in your system.

Inodes Used The number of inodes currently allocated to files on the filesystem. This value equals the Inode Size value minus the Inodes Free value.

Inodes Used Percent The percentage of inode space currently allocated to files. Valid entries are whole numbers up to 100, such as 85 for 85%.

Mount Point The path name of the directory to which a filesystem is mounted. This is the virtual name for the directory. Valid entries are up to 32 letters or numbers representing a directory path.

Mount Point (Unicode) The path name of the directory to which a filesystem is mounted. This is the virtual name for the directory.

Name The name of the physical disk partition where the filesystem is mounted. This is the physical location of the disk. Valid entries are up to 32 letters or numbers.

Name (Unicode) The name of the physical disk partition where the filesystem is mounted. This is the physical location of the disk.

Size The total size of a filesystem, expressed in kilobytes. For example, 1000000 represents one gigabyte. Valid entries are numbers up to 99999999.

Size GB The total size of a filesystem, expressed in gigabytes.

Size MB The total size of a filesystem, expressed in megabytes.

Space Available The amount of unused space currently available to non-superusers on a filesystem, expressed in kilobytes. For example, 40000 represents 40 megabytes. Valid entries are numbers up to 99999999.

This disk space does not include any space which is reserved for supersuser. A low value in this column, relative to the disk size, alerts you to critical disk space conditions.

If this value is low for one or more filesystems, relative to the disk size, you may need to evaluate reconfiguring the filesystem to distribute the files more evenly across disks.

Space Available GB The amount of disk space currently in use on a filesystem, expressed in gigabytes.

Space Available MB The amount of disk space currently available to non-superusers on a filesystem, expressed in megabytes.

Space Available Percent The percentage of space available. Valid entries are whole numbers up to 100, such as 10 for 10%.

Space Used The amount of disk space currently in use on a filesystem, expressed in kilobytes. Valid entries For example, 5000 represents five megabytes. Valid entries are numbers up to 99999999.

Space Used The amount of disk space currently in use on a filesystem, expressed in gigabytes.

Space Used The amount of disk space currently in use on a filesystem, expressed in megabytes.

Space Used Percent The space currently used on the file system, expressed as a percentage of the sum of used and available space. The Space Used Percent reflects the percentage of disk space which is available to non-superusers. A high value in this column alerts you to critical disk space conditions. Valid entries are whole numbers up to 100, such as 80 for 80%.

System Name The host name of a monitored system. Valid entries are up to 64 letters and numbers.

Timestamp The date and time the agent collects information as set on the monitored system. The timestamp format for SCAN and STR functions is CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)

Y = Year

M = Month

D = Day

H = Hour

M = Minute

S = Second

m = millisecond