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Appendix C Performance Chart Metrics
Virtual Machine
Table C-1. CPU Performance Metrics for Virtual Machines
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Collection
Level VC/ESX Description
CPUUsage 1(4) Yes/Yes CalculatesCPUusageasapercentage.
Rollup:Average(Minimum/Maximum)
StatsType:Rate
CPUUsagein
MHz
1(4) Yes/Yes CalculatesCPUusageinMegahertz.
Rollup:Average(Minimum/Maximum)
StatsType:Rate
CPUUsed 3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatisused.
Rollup:Summation
StatsType:Delta
CPU
Guaranteed
3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatis
guaranteed.
Rollup:Latest
StatsType:Absolute
CPUExtra 3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatisunused.
Rollup:Latest
StatsType:Absolute
CPUReady 3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatis
consumedbybeinginthereadystate.
Rollup:Latest
StatsType:Absolute
CPUSystem 3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatis
consumedbysystemprocesses.
Rollup:Latest
StatsType:Absolute
CPU
IdleTime 3 Yes/Yes CalculatesamountofCPUtimethatis
consumedbybeinginthewaitstate.
Rollup:Latest
StatsType:Absolute