To collect data using vxstat

1. Set the locale to a supported locale. For example:

   # export LC_ALL=C

2. To collect the data in the format required for analysis, use the following command with exactly the parameters shown:

   # vxstat -g dgname -i interval -c count volumes > filename

   where:

   interval is the data collection interval in seconds.

   count is the number of samples to collect.

   volumes is a list of volume names separated by spaces.

   For example, use the following command to collect a sample of data every 120 seconds and to collect 5040 samples. The volumes are the data volumes hr_dv01 and hr_dv02 in the disk group hrdg. The results are collected in the file vra_in.

   # vxstat -g hrdg -i 120 -c 5040 hr_dv01 hr_dv02 > vra_in

   After the data collection completes, the file filename (for example, vra_in) contains the sample of data in the vxstat format, which can be used for analysis by VRAdvisor. You can proceed to analyze the collected data using VRAdvisor.