Designed and developed by hyperI/O LLC, the hIOmon software provides storage performance monitoring tools that can examine and efficiently record the activity and performance of the device and file I/O operations.

These tools, such as the hIOmon "Workload I/O Profiler (WIOP)", enable you to immediately collect, display, and export automatically-summarized I/O operation performance metrics — moreover, in a simple, quick, and easy fashion.

hIOmon enables you to determine and evaluate your particular storage I/O operation performance (especially the particular "I/O profiles" pertinent to your specific applications, workloads, and devices) in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner.

See hIOmon Tools Overview for more information.

The hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display can be used to display of the hIOmon "Performance Threshold Range Metrics", which are a set of summarized I/O operation performance metrics that are specifically focused upon the ranges of I/O operations per second (IOPS), megabytes-per-second (MB/s) data transfer rates, response time (RT), I/O operation queue depths/lengths (QD), and data transfer sizes/lengths (DTS) actually observed by the hIOmon I/O Monitor for individual devices, files, and processes.

For example, the "IOPS 1 - 99" Range Count metric for read I/O operations reflects the number of one-second intervals during which the hIOmon I/O Monitor actually observed a total number of monitored read I/O operations that was one or more, but less than 100 read I/O operations.

The unique hIOmon Performance Threshold Range Metrics, which are automatically aggregated in a summarized manner by the hIOmon I/O Monitor software component, provide a simple, quick and easy way to assess the actual "speeds and feeds" I/O operation performance of your particular devices, files, and applications in everyday, normal usage.

The hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display application software component is included within hIOmon software packages such as the hIOmon "Workload I/O Profiler (WIOP)" and the hIOmon "Workload I/O Profiler for Files (WIOPF)".  It is automatically installed as part of the installation of these hIOmon software packages and runs as an application upon the computer where it is installed.

The hIOmon "I/O Trender Display" is also included with the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display software.  It runs in conjunction with the hIOmon "Disk I/O Ranger Display" application, which transfers to the I/O Trender Display software component various metrics that it has retrieved.  These metrics are then shown by the I/O Trender Display in accordance with the various configuration options that are provided by the I/O Trender Display.

The hIOmon "Performance Threshold Range Metrics" are displayed by the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display application in a bar-chart histogram fashion.

In contrast, the hIOmon I/O Trender Display can be used to optionally display these I/O metrics within a graphical/chart format.

hIOmon software such as the hIOmon "Workload I/O Profiler (WIOP)" are software packages for installation upon a variety of supported Microsoft® Windows® operating systems (e.g., Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, etc.).  These packages include the installation of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display application along with the I/O Trender Display software upon the respective computer.

In contrast, the OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display is "online/Internet-based" and runs within your Web Browser.  It allows you to use the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display without having to install the software upon your computer.

The hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW effectively enables you to connect to a remote computer in a secure fashion to use the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display software that is installed upon that computer.

The OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display is included within the hIOmon "REST API" software package.  The hIOmon REST API web service can be configured to allow access to the associated hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW URL.

The installed application version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display:

• Runs as a Microsoft Windows HTML Application (HTA)
• Uses the hIOmon Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) support access to the hIOmon Manager for the retrieval of hIOmon I/O operation performance metrics, to obtain the current hIOmon software status, and to configure the hIOmon software
• Does not require access to the Internet, but requisite versions of the software can connect to remote computers using the hIOmon REST API support

The OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display:

• Does not run as a Microsoft Windows HTML Application (HTA)
• Requires a supported Web Browser within which to run the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW software.
• Optionally requires that Web Browser cookies be enabled in order to save various display configuration options between successive uses of the Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW
• Does not make use of the hIOmon Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) support
• Requires Internet access.  Pop-Ups must also be allowed in order to establish sessions that verify the authorized use of the OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display software.

Apart from the basic differences noted above, both versions of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display provide essentially the same displays, user-selectable display options, etc.  This also applies to the "I/O Trender Display" that is included with both versions.

The OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger (DIOR) Display currently supports the following web browsers:

• Internet Explorer version 11
• Microsoft Edge
• Firefox version 62 or above
• Chrome version 70 or above
• Safari version 12 or above

Please note that Pop-Ups must be allowed/enabled in order to establish sessions that verify the authorized use of the OTW version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display software

If display configuration options are to be used between successive uses of the Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW, then Web Browser cookies must also be enabled in order to save these configuration options.

The OTW version of the hIOmon DIOR Display supports hIOmon Manager Export Files, which contain summary I/O operation performance metrics that were collected cumulatively and exported periodically upon an individual device, file, or process/application basis.  This includes logical disks and physical devices as observed within the operating system I/O software stack.

The types of metrics to be included within these CSV-formatted hIOmon Manager Export Files should correspond to those types of metrics that can be shown by the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW.  These include the hIOmon "Performance Threshold Range Metrics" as well as various I/O operation counts, amounts of data transferred, responses times (minimum, average, and maximum), etc.

hIOmon Manager Export Files suitable for use with the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW can be generated by using the hIOmon WIOP and the WIOPF.

NOTE that hIOmon Manager Export Files eligible for display by the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW must be present upon the computer where the hIOmon REST API web service is running and be located within the "...\hIOmonGr\ExportFiles" folder where the associated hIOmon WIOP or WIOPF software is installed.

The OTW version of the hIOmon DIOR Display is the licensed software of hyperI/O LLC, which has designed and developed this software.  Any use of this licensed software requires the user's acceptance of its licensing terms, namely the hyperI/O LLC "End-User Software License Agreement (EUSLA)" that accompanies the hIOmon REST API software package.

The On-The-Web version of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger software can be accessed at the web site made available by the hIOmon REST API web service.

This web site is identified by the particular remote computer name, domain name, or IP address followed by the specific port associated with the hIOmon REST API web service.

The specific URL for the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger OTW includes "/hIOmonOnTheWeb/hIOmonDiskIORanger/hIOmonDiskIORangerOTW.html"; for example (where "xxx.xxx.xx.xx" is the IP address and "pppp" is the port number):

http://xxx.xxx.xx.xx:pppp/hIOmonOnTheWeb/hIOmonDiskIORanger/hIOmonDiskIORangerOTW.html

The hIOmon DIOR Display OTW can be accessed using either HTTP or HTTPS as configured by the administrator of the hIOmon REST API web site.  See the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display help information for how to specify a web site address (i.e., a remote computer) using the hIOmon REST API and HTTPS.

Yes, web browser cookies must be enabled in order to save various display configuration options between successive "sessions" of the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW.

To use the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW, you must first access the DIOR Display OTW web page at the hIOmon REST API web site as previously described above.

A "Session Sign-In" pop-up window will then immediately be shown upon access.  Your "session" (i.e., your use of the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW) will begin after you have successfully performed the "session sign-in".  The "Settings" button and the "Trender Display" button located at the bottom of the "hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger" display window will both be enabled once you have successfully signed-in.  Click on the "Settings" button to select the particular monitored item and I/O operation performance metrics to be displayed.

A "Session Sign-Out" pop-up window will appear to notify you that your session has ended.  It will be displayed when you close the hIOmon DIOR Display OTW web browser window.

If you are using the Microsoft Edge or the Safari browser, please note that you must click on the "Close" button to perform a "Session Sign-Out" rather than simply closing the web browser window.  This "Close" button will be located to the right of the "Settings" and "Trender Display" buttons at the bottom of the main hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display.

Your web browser settings must be configured to allow Pop-Ups so that these session sign-in and sign-out pop-up windows can be displayed.  Typically pop-ups can be allowed by disabling the Pop-Up Blocker within the web browser.

The Session Sign-In display window will show you the number of days remaining within the hIOmon REST API subscription period along with the subscription ending date.  You can also click the "About" button upon the hIOmon I/O Ranger Display "Settings" display window to show the expiration date.

The following information must be entered within the Session Sign-In window:

• Your first and last name
• Your e-mail address
• Your "Access Code", which was provided to you by the administrator of the hIOmon REST API web site

Please note that the administrator of the hIOmon REST API web site can define a list of users that are permitted to use the hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display OTW.  In this case the user name, e-mail address, and Access Code information above must match that defined within the permitted user list.

Also note that your name, e-mail address, and access code (password) will automatically be used to obtain a token if the JSON Web Token (JWT) authorization support has been enabled by the hIOmon REST API web site administrator.

Click on the "Settings" button located at the bottom of the main "hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display" window.  This will cause the "Settings" pop-up window to be displayed.

The "Settings" window allows you to select what is to be shown within the main hIOmon DIOR Display window.

Options are also provided that allow you to start and stop the retrieval of I/O operation performance metrics from the selected source.  In addition, there are a number of other control options that, for example, enable you to select which particular I/O operation performance metrics are to be displayed.

Click on the "Help" button at the bottom of the "Settings" window for further details about the various display configuration options and controls available.

Click on the "Trender Display" button located at the bottom of the main "hIOmon Disk I/O Ranger Display" window.  This will cause the "I/O Trender Display" pop-up window to be displayed.

The "I/O Trender Display" window updates its display of I/O operation performance metrics concurrently with the main hIOmon DIOR Display window.

Click on the "Customize" button located at the top of the "I/O Trender Display".  This will display the I/O Trender Display "Settings" window, which can be used to select, for example, the particular I/O operation metrics that are to be shown within the I/O Trender Display.

Click on the "Help" button at the bottom of the I/O Trender Display "Settings" window for further details about the various display configuration options and controls available for use with the hIOmon I/O Trender Display.