Network Management

Perfstack shows a confused Azure Disk IO Read and Write metrics in the SolarWinds Platform

Metrics used by Perfstack are different from the Azure dashboard causing the customer to confuse the statistics presented.

First published date

3/27/2025 8:20 AM

Last published date

2/11/2026 12:19 AM

Overview

In the Azure dashboard, the Disk Read/Write metrics are presented using Bytes/Sec.

During higher traffic, it spikes to MB/Sec.

However, in the same chart in Perfstack, the monitored Disk Read / Write is shown in Bytes (Billion of bytes).

This threshold could be edited, but it has a limit of 1.000.000 Bytes

Product section

Orion Platform

Cause

This behavior indicates a potential defect in the product. The expected conversion of 48.4 MiB/s is 50,751,078.4 B/s; however, the chart incorrectly displays 3,100,000.0 B/s.

Resolution

This issue is addressed in SolarWinds Platform 2026.1. Consider upgrading your environment. If you cannot upgrade, you can use the legacy UI chart as a workaround in Cloud Summary page.

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