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Metrics for vCenter Server
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The vCenter adapter collects metrics from vCenter Server and uses formulas to derive statistics from those
metrics.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vCenter Server Metrics,” on page 25
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“Datacenter Metrics,” on page 28
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“Cluster Compute Resource Metrics,” on page 30
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“Resource Pool Metrics,” on page 35
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“Host System Metrics,” on page 37
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“Virtual Machine Metrics,” on page 48
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“Datastore Metrics,” on page 55
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“Capacity Planning Metrics,” on page 59
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“Badge Metrics,” on page 63
vCenter Server Metrics
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vCenter adapter instance collects CPU use, disk, memory, network, and summary metrics for vCenter Server
resources.
CPU Usage Metrics
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Table 5-1. CPU Usage Metrics
Metric Key Metric Name Description
cpu | capacity_usagepct_average Capacity Usage (%) Percent capacity used.
cpu | capacity_contentionPct CPU Contention (%) Percent CPU contention.
cpu | demandPct Demand (%) Percent demand.
cpu | demandmhz Demand (MHz) Demand in megahertz.
cpu | iowait IO Wait (ms) IO wait time in milliseconds.
cpu | numpackages Number of CPU Sockets Number of CPU sockets.
cpu | capacity_contention Overall CPU Contention (ms) Overall CPU contention in milliseconds.
cpu | capacity_provisioned Provisioned Capacity (MHz) Provisioned capacity in megahertz.
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