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Table 5-35. Memory Metrics for Host Systems (Continued)
Metric Key Metric Name Description
mem | activewrite_average Active Write (KB) Average active writes in kilobytes.
mem | compressed_average Compressed (KB) Average memory compression in
kilobytes.
mem | compressionRate_average Compression Rate (KBps) Average compression rate in
kilobytes per second.
mem | decompressionRate_average Decompression Rate (KBps) Decompression rate in kilobytes per
second.
mem | totalCapacity_average Total Capacity (KB) Total capacity in kilobytes.
Network Metrics for Host Systems
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Table 5-36. Network Metrics for Host Systems
Metric Key Metric Name Description
net | packetsRxPerSec Packets Received per second Number of packets received during the
collection interval.
net | packetsTxPerSec Packets Transmitted per second Number of packets transmitted during
the collection interval.
net | usage_average Usage Rate (KBps) Average number of commands issued
per second during the collection interval.
net | workload Workload (%) Percent workload.
net | dropped Packets Dropped Number of packets dropped during the
collection interval.
net | droppedPct Packets Dropped (%) Percent packets dropped.
net | packetsPerSec Packets per second Number of packets transmitted and
received per second.
net | demand Demand (%) Percent demand.
net | transmitted_average Data Transmit Rate (KBps) Data transmission rate in kiblobytes per
second.
net | received_average Data Receive Rate (KBps) Data received rate in kilobytes per
second.
net | packetsRx_summation Packets Received Number of packets received.
net | packetsTx_summation Packets Transmitted Number of packets transmitted.
net | droppedRX_summation Received Packets Dropped Number of received packages that were
dropped.
net | droppedTX_summation Transmitted Packets Dropped Number of transmitted packets that were
dropped.
System Metrics for Host Systems
System metrics provide information about the amount of CPU that resources and other applications use.
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