fn_filestats() is an inline table-valued function that provides information about the utilization of the disk I/O subsystems as they are used by SQL Server. This function uses fn_virtualfilestats() as the foundation and adds additional calculated and aggregated columns which make it easier to interpret the state of your disk I/O system.
| Column name | Description |
DbName | Database name |
DbId | Database ID |
FileId | File ID, can be correlated to the actual file name using:
select filename from <DbName>.dbo.sysfiles where fileid = FileId |
NumberReads | Number of I/O read operations performed per file (measured from the start of the service) |
NumberWrites | Number of I/O write operations performed per file (measured from the start of the service) |
BytesRead | Total number of bytes read per file (measured from the start of the service) |
BytesWritten | Total number of bytes written per file (measured from the start of the service) |
IoStallMS | Total number of milliseconds wait time (stalled) for I/O operations to complete per file (measured from the start of the service) Note: In SQL Server 2000 file I/O stalls are measured for reads and writes operations combined. |
TotalIO | Total number of I/O operations per file (calculated as NumberReads + NumberWrites) per file |
TotalBytes | Total bytes read and written per file (calculated as BytesRead + BytesWritten) per file |
AvgStallPerIO | The average stall (wait) per I/O operation, this is calculated as IoStallMS / TotalIO |
AvgBytesPerIO | The average amount of bytes per I/O operation, this is calcualted as TotalBytes / TotalIO |
%IO | Relative distribution of number I/O operation across all files, this tells you how many % of all the I/O operations with an instance take place in a given file |
%Bytes | Relative distribution of number bytes read and written across all files, this tells you how many % of all the bytes read and written within an instance occur in a given file |
%Stall | Relative distribution of number disk I/O waits/stalls across all files, this tells you how many % of all the stalls are related to a given file. |