Linux server administration/iotop
Appearance
top-like I/O monitor for Disks and I/O devices.[1]
Activities
[edit | edit source]- Execute
iotop
and review disk activity in your computer - Measure your hard disk read performance using hdparm command.[2]
sudo hdparm -t /dev/sdc9 /dev/sda2: Timing buffered disk reads: 1498 MB in 3.00 seconds = 499.29 MB/sec
- Review IO and filesystems benchmark tools such us
fio
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1198691/testing-io-performance-in-linux