VMware Labs has released another free tool to help you measure storage performance in a VMware vSphere virtualized environment called I/O Analyzer. I/O Analyzer automates the traditional storage performance analysis cycle and reduces the performance diagnosis time from days to hours.
Features include:
- Integrated framework for storage performance testing
- Readily deployable virtual appliance
- Easily configure and launch I/O tests on multiple hosts
- View integrated performance results at both guest and host levels
- Easily export performance data for off-site analysis