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Table 3. BaseMetricDefinition (continued)
Property Description
DataType The data type of the metric. These types represent the datatypes
defined for CIM. Possible values are:
● 1 = boolean
● 2 = char16
● 3 = datetime
● 4 = real32
● 5 = real64
● 6 = sint16
● 7 = sint32
● 8 = sint64
● 9 = sint8
● 10 = string
● 11 = uint16
● 12 = uint32
● 13 = uint64
● 14 = uint8
GatheringType GatheringType indicates how the metric values are gathered by the
underlying instrumentation. This allows the client application to choose
the right metric for the purpose. Possible values are:
● 0 = Unknown
● 2 = OnChange
● 3 = Periodic
● 4 = OnRequest
● 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved
● 32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved
Id A string that uniquely identifies the metric definition. The use of OSF
UUID/GUIDs is recommended.
IsContinuous True
Name The name of the metric. This name does not have to be unique, but
should be descriptive and may contain blanks.
ProgrammaticUnits Identifies the specific units of a value. The value of this property shall be
a legal value of the Programmatic Units qualifier as defined in Appendix
C.1 of DSP0004 V2.4 or later.
SampleInterval If metric values are collected at regular intervals, the SampleInterval
property indicates the length of the interval. If non-null, the value
of the SampleInterval shall be expressed in interval notation. A value
of NULL shall indicate the SampleInterval is unknown. A value of
99990101000000.000000+000 shall indicate the sampling interval is
irregular.
TimeScope TimeScope indicates the time scope to which the metric value applies.
Possible values are:
● 0 = Unknown
● 2 = Point
● 3 = Interval
● 4 = StartupInterval
● 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved
● 32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved
Units Identifies the specific units of a value. Examples are Bytes, Packets,
Jobs, Files, Milliseconds, and Amps.
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