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Table 5-58. Storage Metrics for Virtual Machines
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Metric Key Metric Name Description
storage | usage_average Total Usage (KBps) Total use in kilobytes per second.
storage | totalWriteLatency_average Write Latency (ms) Write latency in milliseconds.
storage | write_average Write Rate (KBps) Write rate in kilobytes per second.
storage |
numberWriteAveraged_average
Writes per second Writes per second.
Summary Metrics for Virtual Machines
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Table 5-59. Summary Metrics for Virtual Machines
Metric Key Metric Name Description
summary | workload_indicator Workload Indicator (%) Percent workload indicator.
summary | capacity Capacity (%) Percent capacity.
summary | cpu_shares CPU Shares CPU shares.
summary | mem_shares Memory Shares Memory shares.
summary | number_datastore Number of Datastores Number of datastores.
summary | number_network Number of Networks Number of networks.
summary | running Running Number of running vitual machines.
summary | guest | ipaddress Guest IP address Guest operating system IP address.
summary | guest | fullname Guest OS name Guest operating system name.
summary | config | numEthernetCards Number of NICs Number of network interface cards.
summary | config | isTemplate VM Template Virtual machine template used.
summary | runtime | powerState Power State Power state.
Datastore Metrics
The vCenter adapter collects capacity, device, and summary metrics for datastores.
Capacity Metrics for Datastores
Capacity metrics provide information about datastore capacity.
Table 5-60. Capacity Metrics for Datastores
Metric Key Metric Name Description
capacity | available_space Available Space (GB) Available space in gigabytes.
capacity | contention Data Store Capacity Contention Datastore capacity contention.
capacity | total_capacity Total Capacity (GB) Total capacity in gigabytes.
capacity | used_space Used Space (GB) Used space in gigabytes.
capacity | workload Workload (%) Percent workload.
capacity | uncommitted Uncommitted Space (GB) Uncommitted space in gigabytes.
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