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Table 5-18. Memory Metrics for Cluster Computer Resources
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Metric Key Metric Name Description
mem | host_usagePct Usage (%) Percent memory used.
mem | host_usage Usage (KB) Memory use in kilobytes.
mem | usage_average Usage/Usable (%) Memory currently in use as a percentage of
total available memory.
mem | sysUsage_average VMkernal Usage (KB) Amount of memory that the VMkernal uses.
mem | zero_average Zero (KB) Amount of memory that is all 0.
mem | vmmemctl_average Balloon Amount of memory currently used by the
virtual machine memory control.
Network Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Table 5-19. Network Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Metric Key Metric Name Description
net | workload Workload (%) Percent workoad.
net | received_average Data Receive Rate (KBps) Data receive rate in kilobytes.
net | transmitted_average Data Transmit Rate (KBps) Date transmission rate in kilobytes.
net | dropped Packets Dropped Number of packets dropped in the performance
interval.
net | droppedPct Packets Dropped (%) Percent packets dropped.
net | packetsRx_summation Packets Received Number of packets received in the performance
interval.
net | packetsTx_summation Packets Transmitted Average of the sum of the data read and written for
all of the disk instances of the host or virtual
machine.
net | droppedRx_summation Received Packets Dropped Number of received packets dropped in the
performance interval.
net | droppedTx_summation Transmitted Packets Dropped Number of transmitted packets dropped in the
performance interval.
net | usage_average Usage Rate (KBps) Memory currently in use of total available memory.
Cluster Services Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Cluster Services metrics provide information about cluster services.
Table 5-20. Cluster Services Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Metric Key Metric Name Description
clusterServices | effectivecpu_average Effective CPU Resources (MHz) VMware DRS effective CPU resources
available.
clusterServices | effectivemem_average Effective Memory Resources (KB) VMware DRS effective memory resources
available.
Power Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Power metrics provide information about power use.
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