The GUI way to extract the Data Store Hit reports from the individual Steelhead Web page.
This KB will also help us to understand the data from the report.
Disclaimer: The dstore (Data Store Hit) report can only be retrieved from the individual Steelhead only.
Understanding on how to retrieve Data Store Hit Report
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Solution Number:
S39016
Last Modified:
2026-02-03
Description
Issue
Understanding how to retrieve the Data Store Hit Report and its data.
Solution
You can retrieve the dstore (Data Store Hit) report through the GUI by following the below steps on the GUI.
Once you logged into the GUI > Go to the REPORTS > REPORT DATA > Export > Select Report: dstore (Data Store Hit) > Export locally.
NOTE: The report can only be retrieved in CSV Format.
Understanding of dstore Report:
Will take an example of the below dstore report to understand the values exists in this report or you will get.
In the report, you will get the following parameters/fields as below, which are important to understand, and we will focus on them.
Understand Hit/Misses in simple terms:
More hits = More effective optimization.
Alternate solution to retrieve the Data Store Hit/Misses Report:
By running the "show datastore" command in privilege mode (#).
Below is an example of the CLI way:
Once you logged into the GUI > Go to the REPORTS > REPORT DATA > Export > Select Report: dstore (Data Store Hit) > Export locally.
NOTE: The report can only be retrieved in CSV Format.
Understanding of dstore Report:
Will take an example of the below dstore report to understand the values exists in this report or you will get.
In the report, you will get the following parameters/fields as below, which are important to understand, and we will focus on them.
- Timestamp
- Interval
- Hits
- Misses
| Field | Value type | Meaning of Value |
| Timestamp | Integer | The Date and Time when the SH has responded to the requests. |
| Interval | Integer | The interval of requests in seconds (Default Value: 300 seconds (5 minutes) |
| Hits | Integer | This value represents the number of requests that arrived on Steelhead. And, served the request referring to the segstore. |
| Misses | Integer | This value represents the number of requests the Steelhead had to forward, as it did not find them in the segstore. |
Understand Hit/Misses in simple terms:
- When new data flows through:
- SteelHead breaks it into small segments.
- It checks if these segments exist in its Data Store.
- If found → HIT (WAN avoidance).
- If not found → MISS (must pull across WAN, but will store it for future use).
More hits = More effective optimization.
Alternate solution to retrieve the Data Store Hit/Misses Report:
By running the "show datastore" command in privilege mode (#).
Below is an example of the CLI way:
Environment
SteelHead Appliance
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