To monitor command queuing in VMkernel, follow these steps:
- Open up the SSH Client and log in to ESXi.
- Run the esxtop command there.
- On the screen, select D to monitor the adapter's queue.
- Check the KAVG/cmd column and monitor the value there:
To monitor queuing at the device level, follow these steps:
- Open up the SSH Client and log in to the ESXi.
- Run the esxtop command there.
- On the screen, select U to monitor the disk device's queue.
- Check the ACTV and QUED columns and monitor the value there: