A potential customer is considering replacing a four year old, Linux-based NFS server with 40TB of usable capacity. The existing system supports home directories, an internal website, and a content repository for the customer's content management system. The customer is concerned about performance of any new solution because they expect to double workload in the content management system. What tools can be used to collect performance data needed to size the new solution?

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Iostat and nfsstat are both tools that can be used to collect performance data on a Linux system. Iostat can be used to collect data on disk I/O performance, while nfsstat can be used to collect data on NFS performance. This data can be used to size a new NFS server to meet the customer's performance requirements.

A Potential Customer Is Considering Replacing a Four Year Old