Collect and analyze actual data on a host

WHEN : when you have to monitor only some metrics for a limited time (eg: 1h,2h), download the data, analyze them and you've done.
THE CASE : a developer ask you to collect cpu or disk performance data for 2h, during his tests of a new procedure.


  1. upload sarbi.sh on the target host
  2. run sarbi.sh with the equivalent sar parameter, redirecting the output on a file as in "On the server" of guide_sarbi_version_10 (note that you may need to run the command using nohup or in a screen terminal)
  3. after collecting enough data, download via sftp, scp, or with your preferred protocol the output file with the collected data
  4. open the pbix files (you could use one from the samples) in PowerBI and, if needed, modify the datasrouce path as in "On your workstation" section of guide_sarbi_version_10