Disk Utilization reports compare disk storage capacity to actual utilization for devices with on-disk storage. These reports are useful for assessing current needs and predicting future trends for storage resources.

    • (Report Options). Jump to a detailed dashboard or control panel for:
  • Device. Device hostname/IP address.
  • Disk. Disk label (device index in parenthesis).
  • Size. Disk capacity.
  • % Used. Average percent of disk used for the selected date range. For understanding how to report the freshest measurements for storage associated with virtual machines, see VM considerations.
Tip: If you want to return disk utilization metrics for a Hyper-V guest VM, you must enable the VM to record WMI or SNMP metrics as described in a community article titled Hyper-V Disk Utilization Information May Not Be Available. Outside of this requirement, Virtual Monitoring also includes read/write metrics in the Virtual Machines Disk Activity report.

To display additional measurements, click a column heading ( ) for column selection ( ). You can also include:

  • % Min. Minimum percent used for the selected date range.
  • % Max. Maximum percent disk used for the selected date range.
  • Avg. Average disk space used since polling began.
  • Min. Minimum disk space used since polling began.
  • Max. Maximum disk space used since polling began.
  • Avg Free. Average free space since polling began.

  • Last Poll. Duration since last sample.

Generate a report

Choose Device. Choose one or more host devices for which you want measurements.

Choose time constraints. (,) Choose times. (For recently observed measurements, select Last Polled from the Date Range drop down list.)

Choose, filter, and reorder columns. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and customize your data view.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).

Note: This report only returns disk utilization metrics for devices that already have the appropriate performance monitoring enabled. To enable these polled measurements, see Disk Utilization Monitor.
Tip: You can gain access to "root" (/) partition metrics for Linux and UNIX OS by using the SSH Monitor or by assigning the SNMP user (as designated in snmp.conf) with appropriate Sudoer privileges. Disk utilization measurements for a Linux or UNIX "root" partition (/) are at first typically not included in this report. When "root" (/) partition totals are not included, total disk capacity in the report typically appears 5% less than the physical disk.

  • Export report data

    Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

    • HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
    • Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
    • CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
    • Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
    • Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.