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Status Under review
Workspace Instana
Categories Agent
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 24, 2025

GPFS Sensor

GPFS (Spectrum Scale) is an enterprise-grade solution for environments that require extremely high performance, scalability, and resilience.
Its use is common in sectors where data access time and reliability are critical.
Implementing monitoring and alerts on GPFS is essential to maintain stable and predictable operations.
Implementing GPFS monitoring is not just a technical action — it is a direct investment in operational continuity, performance, and reliability.
For companies that depend on large volumes of data with high availability and performance, this monitoring is strategic.

Metrics                                 Description
Daemon status                 `mmfsd`, `gpfs` running
Disk health (NSD)             Online, failed, rebuilding
FS mount time                   Performance and failures 
Recent failovers                May indicate instability 
Throughput (I/O ops, MB/s)  Real performance monitoring

 

Idea priority High