Reference Guide

Table 3. BaseMetricDefinition (continued)
Property Description
BreakdownDimensions
Defines one or more strings that can be used to refine (break down)
queries against the BaseMetricValues along a certain dimension. An
example is a transaction name, allowing the break down of the total
value for all transactions into a set of values, one for each transaction
name. Other examples might be application system or user group name.
The strings are free format and should be meaningful to the end users of
the metric data. The strings indicate which break down dimensions are
supported for this metric definition, by the underlying instrumentation.
Calculable
An enumerated value that describes the characteristics of the metric,
for purposes of performing calculations.
Possible values are:
● 1 = Non-calculable
● 2 = Summable
● 3 = Non-summable
ChangeType
ChangeType indicates how the metric value changes, in the form of
typical combinations of finer grain attributes such as direction change,
minimum and maximum values, and wrapping semantics.
Possible values are:
● 0 = Unknown
● 2 = N/A
● 3 = Counter
● 4 = Gauge
● 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved
●
32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved
● 3 = Counter
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
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