logical disk
Counter | Description |
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LogicalDisk\% Free Space | Reports the percentage of unallocated disk space to the total usable space on the logical volume. When calculating the _Total instance, the %Free Space counters recalculate the sum as a percentage for each disk. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Avg. Disk Bytes/Transfer | Measures the size of input/output (I/O) operations. The disk is efficient if it transfers large amounts of data relatively quickly. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Avg. Disk sec/Transfer | Indicates how fast data is being moved (in seconds). Measures the average time of each data transfer, regardless of the number of bytes read or written. Shows the total time of the read or write, from the moment it leaves the Diskperf.sys driver to the moment it is complete. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Avg. Disk Queue Length | Tracks the number of requests that are queued and waiting for a disk during the sample interval, as well as requests in service. As a result, this might overstate activity. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Current Disk Queue Length | Indicates the number of disk requests that are currently waiting as well as requests currently being serviced. Subject to wide variations unless the workload has achieved a steady state and you have collected a sufficient number of samples to establish a pattern. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Disk Bytes/sec | Indicates the rate at which bytes are transferred and is the primary measure of disk throughput. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Disk Transfers/sec | Indicates the number of read and writes completed per second, regardless of how much data they involve. Measures disk utilization. |
LogicalDisk\Free Megabytes | Reports the amount of bytes on the disk that are not allocated. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\Split IO/sec | Reports the rate at which the operating system divides I/O requests to the disk into multiple requests. A split I/O request might occur if the program requests data in a size that is too large to fit into a single request or if the disk is fragmented. Factors that influence the size of an I/O request can include application design, the file system, or drivers. A high rate of split I/O might not, in itself, represent a problem. However, on single-disk systems, a high rate for this counter tends to indicate disk fragmentation. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\% Disk Time | Reports the percentage of time that the selected disk drive is busy servicing read or write requests. Because this counters data can span more than one sample, and consequently overstate disk utilization, compare this value against % Idle Time for a more accurate picture. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\% Disk Write Time | Reports the percentage of time that the selected disk drive is busy servicing write requests. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\% Disk Read Time | Reports the percentage of time that the selected disk drive is busy servicing read requests. |
LogicalDisk|PhysicalDisk\% Idle Time | Reports the percentage of time that the disk system was not processing requests and no work was queued. Notice that this counter, when added to % Disk Time, might not equal 100 percent, because % Disk Time can exaggerate disk utilization. |