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    File Storage NAS:View the capacity monitoring data of a NAS file system

    Last Updated:Nov 06, 2024

    File Storage NAS (NAS) is seamlessly integrated with CloudMonitor. The capacity monitoring feature allows you to view the following information in real time: the storage space of a NAS file system, the read and write traffic of the IA storage class, the number of files, and the actual storage usage. This topic describes how to view the capacity monitoring data of a NAS file system.

    Prerequisites

    Usage notes

    • Extreme NAS file systems that are created after May 21, 2024 support the capacity monitoring feature by default.

    • If your Extreme NAS file system was created from January 19, 2024 to May 21, 2024, you must upgrade the file system to use the capacity monitoring feature. To upgrade the file system, submit a ticket.

    • Extreme NAS file systems that were created before January 19, 2024 do not support the capacity monitoring feature.

    View the capacity monitoring data in the NAS console

    1. Log on to the NAS console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Monitoring Audit > Capacity Monitoring.

    3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

    4. On the Capacity Monitoring page, perform the following steps to view the capacity monitoring data of the file system:

      1. Select the type of the file system from the File System Type drop-down list.

      2. Select the ID of the file system from the File System ID drop-down list.

      3. Specify a time range. You can select 1 Hour, 1 Day, 7 Days, 14 Days, Current Month, or Last Month. You can also select a start time and an end time to specify a custom time range. The time range cannot exceed 30 days. For information about how to view the capacity monitoring data of more than one month, see Resource usage and bills.

      For General-purpose NAS file systems, the Capacity Monitoring page displays the monitoring data in charts based on the following metrics: Storage Space (Excluding Recycle Bin), Number of Files, Read Traffic of IA Storage Class, and Write Traffic of IA Storage Class.

      For Extreme NAS file systems, the Capacity Monitoring page displays the monitoring data in charts based on the following metrics: Total Storage Space of Extreme NAS File System (GiB), Data Volume of Extreme NAS File System (GiB), Maximum Number of Files in Extreme NAS File System, and Number of Used Files in Extreme NAS File System.

      Note

      Capacity monitoring data is generated in real time and may not be the same as the usage data recorded in your bills. For information about how to view the billing and usage details of a file system, see Resource usage and bills.

    View the capacity monitoring data in the CloudMonitor console

    1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Cloud Service Monitoring > Cloud Service Monitoring.

    3. On the Cloud Service Monitoring page, enter NAS in the search box and click NAS.

    4. On the NAS page, select a region. On the NAS tab, click the file system ID or click Monitoring Charts in the Actions column.

    5. On the page that appears, click the File System Capacity tab. View the capacity data of the file system in the monitoring charts.

      By default, CloudMonitor displays the monitoring data of the last hour. You can select a preset time range or specify a custom time range. The time range cannot exceed 30 days. For information about how to view the capacity monitoring data of more than one month, see Resource usage and bills.

      Note

      Capacity monitoring data is generated in real time and may not be the same as the usage data recorded in your bills. For information about how to view the billing and usage details of a file system, see Resource usage and bills.

    View the capacity monitoring data by calling CloudMonitor API operations

    You can call the following CloudMonitor API operations to query the capacity monitoring data of a NAS file system:

    The following table describes the request parameters that you must configure to query the monitoring data of a NAS file system.

    Parameter

    Description

    Namespace

    The namespace of the cloud service whose monitoring data you want to query. The namespace of NAS is acs_nas.

    MetricName

    The metric name. Valid values:

    • AlignedSize

    • SecondaryAlignedSize

    • FileCount

    • OfflineReadQuantity

    • OfflineWriteQuantity

    • ExtremeCapacity

    • ExtremeCapacityUsed

    • ExtremeInodeLimit

    • ExtremeInodeUsed

    Dimensions

    The dimensions that specify the resources whose monitoring data you want to query.

    Format: {"userId":"xxxxxx","fileSystemId":"xxxxx"}.

    Note

    Dimensions must be formatted as a JSON string in a specified order.

    References

    • You can configure alert rules to obtain information about exceptions in a timely manner. If an exception occurs, the technical support personnel can process the exception to resume business at the earliest opportunity. For more information, see Configure a basic alert rule.

    • You can create groups to categorize multiple file systems. Then, you can manage alert rules and view monitoring data based on the groups. This reduces the management complexity and improves the monitoring efficiency. For more information, see Create an application group.

    • You can view the maximum capacity or used capacity of a file system. For more information, see View the details of a file system.

    • You can view the IP addresses of the clients on which a file system is mounted. For more information, see View the clients on which a file system is mounted.

    • You can view the usage details of a file system. For more information, see Resource usage and bills.