Amazon FSx File System Monitoring

Amazon FSx File System - Overview

Amazon FSx is a fully managed file storage service that makes it easy to launch and run popular high-performance file systems on AWS. It supports four file system types - FSx for Windows File Server, FSx for Lustre, FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and FSx for OpenZFS - each optimized for specific workloads such as Windows-based enterprise applications, high-performance computing (HPC) and machine learning, enterprise storage management, and ZFS-compatible workloads.

Monitoring Amazon FSx File System is essential for ensuring optimal performance, capacity planning, and availability of your managed file storage infrastructure. Applications Manager's Amazon FSx File System monitoring tool provides comprehensive visibility into key parameters such as storage capacity utilization, client throughput and I/O operations, file server performance, disk metrics, and file system-type-specific metrics for ONTAP, Lustre, and OpenZFS workloads.

With real-time insights, threshold-based alerts, and historical trend analysis, you can proactively identify performance bottlenecks and maintain the health of your file storage systems.

Creating a new Amazon FSx File System monitor

To learn how to create a new Amazon FSx File System monitor, refer here.

Monitored Parameters

Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the FSx File System instance available under Amazon in the Cloud Apps section. Displayed below is the Amazon FSx File System bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:

Availability tab gives the availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
Performance tab gives the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
List view tab enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.

By clicking a monitor from the list, you will be taken to the Amazon FSx File System dashboard which includes the following tabs:

Performance Overview

Parameter	Description
FILE SYSTEM INFORMATION
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS file system types only.
File System State	The current lifecycle state of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
DNS Name	The DNS name assigned to the file system.
Storage Capacity	The total storage capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in GB).
ONTAP INFORMATION
Note: This group is supported for ONTAP file system type only.
File System State	The current lifecycle state of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
Intercluster DNS Name	DNS name of the intercluster endpoint of the ONTAP file system.
Management DNS Name	DNS name of the management endpoint of the ONTAP file system.
Storage Capacity	The total storage capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in GB).
STORAGE PERFORMANCE
Storage Availability	The average percentage of storage capacity available at the time of polling (in %).
Storage Utilization	The average percentage of storage capacity used at the time of polling (in %).
STORAGE CAPACITY
Available Storage	The average amount of free storage capacity at the time of polling (in GB).
Used Storage	The average amount of used storage capacity at the time of polling (in GB).
CLIENT THROUGHPUT
Client Read Throughput	The total amount of data read per minute from the file system between the poll interval (in MB/min).
Client Write Throughput	The total amount of data written per minute to the file system between the poll interval (in MB/min).
Total Client Throughput	The total throughput of the file system between the poll interval (in MB/min).
CLIENT IO OPERATIONS
Client Read Operations	The total number of read operations per minute between the poll interval (in operations/min).
Client Write Operations	The total number of write operations per minute between the poll interval (in operations/min).
Client Metadata Operations	The total number of metadata operations per minute between the poll interval (in operations/min).
Total Client Operations	The total IOPS of the file system between the poll interval (in operations/min).
CLIENT CONNECTIONS
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS file system types only.
Client Connections	The total number of client connections between the poll interval.
DEDUPLICATION SAVED STORAGE
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS file system type only.
Deduplication Saved Storage	The average amount of storage saved by deduplication at the time of polling (in MB).

File Server Performance

Parameter	Description
CPU UTILIZATION (FILE SERVER)
CPU Utilization (File Server)	The average CPU utilization of the file server at the time of polling (in %).
MEMORY UTILIZATION
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, OPENZFS file system types only.
Memory Utilization (File Server)	The average memory utilization of the file server at the time of polling (in %).
CACHE HIT RATIO (FILE SERVER)
Note: This group is supported for OPENZFS, ONTAP file system types only.
Cache Hit Ratio (File Server)	The average cache hit ratio of the file server at the time of polling (in %).
DISK THROUGHPUT UTILIZATION (FILE SERVER)
Note: This group is supported for LUSTRE file system types only.
Disk Throughput Utilization (File Server)	The average file server disk throughput utilization at the time of polling (in %).
NETWORK THROUGHPUT UTILIZATION (FILE SERVER)
Network Throughput Utilization (File Server)	The average network throughput utilization between the poll interval (in %).
NETWORK TRAFFIC
Note: This group is supported for LUSTRE, ONTAP file system types only.
Outgoing Traffic (File Server)	The average outgoing network traffic between the poll interval (in MB/min).
Incoming Traffic (File Server)	The average incoming network traffic between the poll interval (in MB/min).
DISK UTILIZATION
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, OPENZFS, ONTAP file system types only.
Disk Throughput Utilization (File Server)	The average file server disk throughput utilization at the time of polling (in %).
Disk IOPS Utilization (File Server)	The average file server disk IOPS utilization at the time of polling (in %).
DISK BURST BALANCE
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, OPENZFS, ONTAP file system types only.
Disk Throughput Balance (File Server)	The average file server disk throughput balance credits at the time of polling (in %).
Disk IOPS Balance (File Server)	The average file server disk IOPS balance credits at the time of polling (in %).

Disk Performance

Parameter	Description
DISK THROUGHPUT
Disk Read Throughput	The total amount of data read per minute from disk between the poll interval (in MB/min).
Disk Write Throughput	The total amount of data written per minute to disk between the poll interval (in MB/min).
DISK OPERATIONS
Disk Read Operations	The total number of disk read operations per minute between the poll interval (in operations/min).
Disk Write Operations	The total number of disk write operations per minute between the poll interval (in operations/min).
DISK THROUGHPUT UTILIZATION
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS file system type only.
Disk Throughput Utilization	The average disk throughput utilization at the time of polling (in %).
DISK THROUGHPUT BALANCE
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS, OPENZFS file system types only.
Disk Throughput Balance	The average disk throughput balance credits at the time of polling (in %).
DISK IOPS UTILIZATION
Disk IOPS Utilization	The average disk IOPS utilization at the time of polling (in %).

ONTAP Performance

Note: This tab is supported for ONTAP file system type only.

Parameter	Description
LATENCY
Read Latency	The average time taken for read operations between the poll interval (in seconds).
Write Latency	The average time taken for write operations between the poll interval (in seconds).
Metadata Latency	The average time taken for metadata operations between the poll interval (in seconds).
STORAGE EFFICIENCY SAVINGS
Storage Efficiency Savings	The average storage efficiency savings at the time of polling (in MB).
LOGICAL DATA STORED
Logical Data Stored	The average amount of logical data stored at the time of polling (in MB).
CAPACITY POOL THROUGHPUT
Capacity Pool Read Throughput	The average amount of data read from the capacity pool between the poll interval (in MB/min).
Capacity Pool Write Throughput	The average amount of data written to the capacity pool between the poll interval (in MB/min).
CAPACITY POOL OPERATIONS
Capacity Pool Read Operations	The total number of capacity pool read operations between the poll interval (in operations/min).
Capacity Pool Write Operations	The total number of capacity pool write operations between the poll interval (in operations/min).

Lustre File Operations

Note: This tab is supported for LUSTRE file system types only.

Parameter	Description
LOGICAL DISK USAGE
Logical Disk Usage	The average logical disk usage at the time of polling (in MB).
PHYSICAL DISK USAGE
Physical Disk Usage	The average physical disk usage at the time of polling (in MB).
STORAGE UTILIZATION (CACHED WRITES)
Storage Utilization (Cached Writes)	The average storage capacity utilization including cached writes at the time of polling (in %).
LUSTRE FILE OPERATIONS
File Create Operations	The total number of file create operations between the poll interval.
File Open Operations	The total number of file open operations between the poll interval.
File Delete Operations	The total number of file delete operations between the poll interval.
STAT OPERATIONS
Stat Operations	The total number of stat operations between the poll interval.
RENAME OPERATIONS
Rename Operations	The total number of rename operations between the poll interval.
DIRECTORY OPERATIONS
Directory Create Operations	The total number of directory create operations between the poll interval.
Directory Delete Operations	The total number of directory delete operations between the poll interval.

OpenZFS Performance

Note: This tab is supported for OPENZFS file system types only.

Parameter	Description
REJECTED NFS RPC CALLS
Rejected NFS RPC Calls	The total number of NFS bad calls between the poll interval.
STORAGE COMPRESSION RATIO
Storage Compression Ratio	The average compression ratio at the time of polling.
DATA COMPRESSION
Uncompressed Volumes	The total number of uncompressed volumes at the time of polling.
ZSTD Compressed Volumes	The total number of volumes with ZSTD compression at the time of polling.
LZ4 Compressed Volumes	The total number of volumes with LZ4 compression at the time of polling.
COPY STRATEGY
Clone Copy Volumes	The total number of clone volumes at the time of polling.
Full Copy Volumes	The total number of full copy volumes at the time of polling.
Incremental Copy Volumes	The total number of incremental copy volumes at the time of polling.

Configuration

Parameter	Description
CONFIGURATION
Note: This group is supported for OPENZFS file system type.
File System ID	The unique identifier of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
Storage Type	The type of storage used by the file system.
Deployment Type	The deployment type of the FSx file system.
Throughput Capacity	The throughput capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in MB/s).
DNS Name	The DNS name assigned to the file system.
VPC ID	The ID of the Amazon VPC associated with the file system.
Subnet IDs	The IDs of the subnets used by the file system.
KMS Key ARN	The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt the file system.
Creation Time	The timestamp when the file system was created.
Backup Retention Period	The number of days automatic backups are retained (in day(s)).
Weekly Maintenance Start Time	The preferred start time for the weekly maintenance window.
Daily Automatic Backup Start Time	The preferred start time for the daily automatic backup window.
Preferred Subnet ID	The preferred subnet ID for the file system in a Multi-AZ deployment.
WINDOWS CONFIGURATION
Note: This group is supported for WINDOWS file system type.
File System ID	The unique identifier of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
Storage Type	The type of storage used by the file system.
Deployment Type	The deployment type of the FSx file system.
Throughput Capacity	The throughput capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in MB/s).
DNS Name	The DNS name assigned to the file system.
Active Directory ID	The ID of the AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory associated with the file system.
Remote Administration Endpoint	The DNS name of the file system's remote administration endpoint.
Domain Name	The fully qualified domain name of the Active Directory associated with the file system.
VPC ID	The ID of the Amazon VPC associated with the file system.
Subnet IDs	The IDs of the subnets used by the file system.
KMS Key ARN	The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt the file system.
Creation Time	The timestamp when the file system was created.
Backup Retention Period	The number of days automatic backups are retained (in day(s)).
Weekly Maintenance Start Time	The preferred start time for the weekly maintenance window.
Daily Automatic Backup Start Time	The preferred start time for the daily automatic backup window.
Preferred Subnet ID	The preferred subnet ID for the file system in a Multi-AZ deployment.
LUSTRE CONFIGURATION
Note: This group is supported for LUSTRE file system type.
File System ID	The unique identifier of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
Storage Type	The type of storage used by the file system.
Deployment Type	The deployment type of the FSx file system.
Throughput Capacity	The throughput capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in MB/s).
DNS Name	The DNS name assigned to the file system.
VPC ID	The ID of the Amazon VPC associated with the file system.
Subnet IDs	The IDs of the subnets used by the file system.
KMS Key ARN	The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt the file system.
Creation Time	The timestamp when the file system was created.
Weekly Maintenance Start Time	The preferred start time for the weekly maintenance window.
Mount Name	The Lustre mount name for the file system (used for mounting via the mount command).
ONTAP CONFIGURATION
Note: This group is supported for ONTAP file system type.
File System ID	The unique identifier of the file system.
File System Type	The type of the file system. Possible values: WINDOWS, LUSTRE, OPENZFS, ONTAP.
Storage Type	The type of storage used by the file system.
Deployment Type	The deployment type of the FSx file system.
Throughput Capacity	The throughput capacity of the file system at the time of polling (in MB/s).
Intercluster DNS Name	The DNS name of the intercluster endpoint of the ONTAP file system.
Intercluster IP Addresses	The IP addresses associated with the intercluster endpoint.
Management DNS Name	The DNS name of the management endpoint of the ONTAP file system.
Management IP Addresses	The IP addresses associated with the management endpoint.
VPC ID	The ID of the Amazon VPC associated with the file system.
Subnet IDs	The IDs of the subnets used by the file system.
KMS Key ARN	The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt the file system.
Creation Time	The timestamp when the file system was created.
Backup Retention Period	The number of days automatic backups are retained (in day(s)).
Weekly Maintenance Start Time	The preferred start time for the weekly maintenance window.
Daily Automatic Backup Start Time	The preferred start time for the daily automatic backup window.
Preferred Subnet ID	The preferred subnet ID for the file system in a Multi-AZ deployment.
Number of HA Pairs	The number of high-availability (HA) pairs in the ONTAP file system.
Throughput Capacity Per HA Pair	The throughput capacity configured per HA pair (in MB/s).

File System Resources

Parameter	Description
VOLUME STATISTICS
Note: This group is supported for OPENZFS, ONTAP file system types only.
Available Volumes	The total number of available volumes at the time of polling.
Created Volumes	The total number of created and available volumes at the time of polling.
Failed Volumes	The total number of failed volumes at the time of polling.
Misconfigured Volumes	The total number of misconfigured volumes at the time of polling.
Pending Volumes	The total number of pending volumes at the time of polling.
Total Volumes	The total number of volumes at the time of polling.
STORAGE VMS STATISTICS
Note: This group is supported for ONTAP file system types only.
Available SVMs	The total number of available storage virtual machines at the time of polling.
Failed SVMs	The total number of failed storage virtual machines at the time of polling.
Misconfigured SVMs	The total number of misconfigured storage virtual machines at the time of polling.
Pending SVMs	The total number of pending storage virtual machines at the time of polling.
Total SVMs	The total number of storage virtual machines at the time of polling.
VOLUMES
Note: This table is supported for OPENZFS, ONTAP file system types only.
Volume Name	The name of the volume.
Volume ID	The unique identifier of the volume.
Volume Type	The type of the volume.
Volume State	The current lifecycle state of the volume.
STORAGE VIRTUAL MACHINES
Note: This table is supported for ONTAP file system types only.
SVM Name	The name of the Storage Virtual Machine.
SVM ID	The unique identifier of the Storage Virtual Machine.
SVM Subtype	The subtype of the Storage Virtual Machine. Possible values: DEFAULT, DP_DESTINATION, SYNC_DESTINATION, SYNC_SOURCE.
SVM Root Volume Security Style	The security style of the root volume. Possible values: UNIX, NTFS, MIXED.
SVM UUID	The UUID of the Storage Virtual Machine.
SVM State	The current lifecycle state of the SVM. Possible values: CREATED, CREATING, DELETING, FAILED, MISCONFIGURED, PENDING.
BACKUPS
Backup ID	The unique identifier of the backup.
Backup Type	The type of the backup.
Backup Time	The time at which the backup was created.
Backup Progress	The progress of the backup (in %).
Backup State	The current lifecycle state of the backup.