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Table 5-1. CPU Usage Metrics (Continued)
Metric Key Metric Name Description
cpu | corecount_provisioned Provisioned CPU Cores Number of provisioned CPU cores.
cpu | reservedCapacity_average Reserved Capacity (MHz) Sum of the reservation properties of the immediate
children of the host's root resource pool.
cpu | usagemhz_average Usage (MHz) CPU use in megahertz.
cpu | wait Wait (ms) CPU time spent on the idle state.
cpu | workload Workload (%) Percent workload.
Disk Metrics
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
Table 5-2. Disk Metrics
Metric Key Metric Name Description
disk |
commandsAveraged_average
Commands per second Average number of commands issued per second
during the collection cycle.
disk | totalLatency_average Disk Command Latency (ms) Average amount of time taken for a command from
the perspective of the guest operating system. This
metric is the sum of the Kernal Device Command
Latency and Physical Device Command Latency
metrics.
disk | usage_average Usage Rate (KBps) Average of the sum of the data read and written for
all of the disk instances of the host or virtual machine.
disk | workload Workload (%) Percent workload.
Memory Metrics
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
Table 5-3. Memory Metrics
Metric Key Metric Name Description
mem | host_contentionPct Contention (%) Percent host memory contention.
mem | host_demand Machine Demand (KB) Host memory demand in kilobytes.
mem | workload Overall Workload (%) Percent memory workload.
mem | host_provisioned Provisioned Memory (KB) Provisioned host memory in kilobytes.
mem | reservedCapacity_average Reserved Capacity (KB) Sum of the reservation properties of the immediate
children of the host's root resource pool.
mem | host_usable Usable Memory (KB) Usable host memory in kilobytes.
mem | host_usage Usage (KB) Host memory use in kilobytes.
mem | host_usagePct Usage/Usable (%) Percent host memory used.
mem | host_contention Contention (KB) Host contention in kilobytes.
Network Metrics
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
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