monDeviceIO

Description

Returns statistical information relating to activity on database devices.

Enable the enable monitoring configuration parameter for this monitoring table to collect data.

Columns

The columns for monDeviceIO are:

Name

Datatype

Attributes

Description

InstanceID

int

(Cluster environments only) ID of an instance in a shared-disk cluster.

Reads

int

Counter, reset

Number of reads from the device

APFReads

int

Counter, reset

Number of asynchronous prefetch (APF) reads from the device

Writes

int

Counter, reset

Number of writes to the device

DevSemaphoreRequests

int

Counter, reset

Number of I/O requests to a mirrored device (if mirrored)

DevSemaphoreWaits

int

Counter, reset

Number of tasks forced to wait for synchronization of an I/O request to a mirrored device (if mirrored)

IOTime

int

Counter

Total amount of time (in milliseconds) spent waiting for I/O requests to be satisfied

LogicalName

varchar(30)

Null

Logical name of the device

PhysicalName

varchar(128)

Null

Full hierarchic file name of the device