Check Disk I/O Usage in Linux: Guide
There are several ways to check the disk IO utilization of a Linux system.
- Use the iostat command: The iostat command is used to monitor the disk IO situation of the system. You can use the following command to view the disk IO usage rate:
- Show detailed disk statistics.
- This will display information such as the average IO usage rate and read/write speed of each disk device.
- The sar command is used for system performance statistics. To check the disk IO usage rate, you can use the following command.
- Show directory listing.
- This will display information such as disk IO usage, read and write speeds of the system.
- The iotop command is used to monitor real-time disk I/O activity on a system. You can use this command to view the disk I/O utilization rate.
- top program for monitoring disk I/O
- This will display the process with the highest disk IO usage in the current system.
The above command needs to be executed in the terminal and requires root permissions to view all information.