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Table 5-37. System Metrics for Host Systems (Continued)
Metric Key Metric Name Description
sys | productString Product String Product string.
sys | vmotionEnabled vMotion Enabled 1 if vMotion is enabled or 0 if vMotion
is not enabled.
Management Agent Metrics for Host Systems
Management agent metrics provide information about memory use.
Table 5-38. Management Agent Metrics for Host Systems
Metric Key Metric Name Description
managementAgent | memUsed_average Memory Used (%) Amount of total configured memory
that is available for use.
managementAgent | swapUsed_average Memory Swap Used (KB) Sum of the memory swapped by all
powered-on virtual machines on the
host.
managementAgent | swapIn_average Memory Swap In (KBps) Amount of memory that is swapped in
for the Service Console.
managementAgent | swapOut_average Memory Swap Out (KBps) Amount of memory that is swapped
out for the Service Console.
Storage Path Metrics for Host Systems
Storage path metrics provide information about data storage use.
Table 5-39. Storage Adapter Metrics for Host Systems
Metric Key Metric Name Description
storagePath | totalLatency Total Latency (ms) Total latency in milliseconds.
storagePath | usage Total Latency (KBps) Total latency in kilobytes per second.
storagePath | read_average Read Rate (KBps) Rate of reading data from the virtual
disk.
storagePath | write_average Write Rate (KBps) Write rate in kilobytes per second.
storagePath |
commandsAveraged_average
Commands per second Average number of commands
issued per second during the
collection interval.
storagePath |
numberReadAveraged_average
Reads per second Average number of read commands
issued per second during the
collection interval.
storagePath | totalWriteLatency_average Writes per second Average number of write commands
issued per second during the
collection interval.
storagePath | totalWriteLatency_average Read Latency (ms) Average amount of time for a read
operation by the storage adapter.
storagePath | maxTotalLatency_latest Write Latency (ms) Average amount of time for a write
operation by the storage adapter.
Storage Adapter Metrics for Host Systems
Storage adapter metrics provide information about data storage use.
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