Caché Monitoring Guide - InterSystems Documentation

4
Gathering Global Activity Statistics Using
^GLOSTAT
Caché provides the ^GLOSTAT utility, which gathers global activity statistics and displays a variety of information about
disk I/O operations. This chapter describes how to use the routine; it covers the following topics:
• Running ^GLOSTAT
• Overview of ^GLOSTAT Statistics
• Examples of ^GLOSTAT Output
You can also use the InterSystems Management Portal to view the statistics reported by ^GLOSTAT. Logon to the portal
application for the system you are monitoring and navigate to the [System] > [System Usage] page.
4.1 Running ^GLOSTAT
To run the ^GLOSTAT routine you must be in the %SYS namespace. The name of the routine is case-sensitive.
1. Enter the following command:
Do ^GLOSTAT
2. The following prompt appears:
Should detailed statistics be displayed for each block type No =>
As shown, the default is No. Press Enter to show summary block totals (Example A), or type Yes and press Enter to
display detailed statistics by block type (Example B).
3. The ^GLOSTAT routine displays statistics according to your request. Each time Caché starts, it initializes the
^GLOSTAT statistical counters; therefore, the output of the first run reflects operations since Caché has started.
After the first and subsequent displays of the ^GLOSTAT report, the following prompt appears:
Continue (c), zero statistics (z), timed stats (# sec > 0), quit
You may enter one of the following:
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