How can I see why column 'await' in the 'iostat' output is showing high values?

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Issue

  • How can I see why column await in the iostat output is showing high values?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4
  • sysutils package

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