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Table 160. Memory Metrics for Resource Pools (Continued)
Metric Key Metric Name Description
mem|swapoutRate_average swapoutRate_average Rate at which memory is being
swapped from active memory to disk
during the current interval.
mem|swapped_average Swapped (KB) Amount of unreserved memory.
mem|usage_average Usage (%) Memory currently in use as a
percentage of total available memory.
mem|zero_average Zero (KB) Amount of memory that is all zero.
mem|zipped_latest Zipped (KB) Latest zipped memory in kilobytes.
mem|swapin_average Swap In (KB) Amount of memory swapped in
kilobytes.
mem|swapout_average Swap Out (KB) Amount of memory swapped out in
kilobytes.
mem|swapused_average Swap Used (KB) Amount of memory used for swap
space in kilobytes.
mem|guest_provisioned Guest Congured Memory (KB) Guest congured memory in
kilobytes.
Summary Metrics for Resource Pools
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Table 161. Summary Metrics for Resource Pools
Metric Key Metric Name Description
summary|number_running_vms Number of Running VMs Number of running virtual machines.
summary|total_number_vms Total Number of VMs Total number of virtual machines.
summary|iowait IO Wait (ms) IO wait time in milliseconds.
Datacenter Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects CPU usage, disk, memory, network, storage, disk space, and
summary metrics for datacenter objects.
Datacenter metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See denitions in:
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“Capacity and Project-Based Metrics,” on page 62
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“Badge Metrics,” on page 65
CPU Usage Metrics for Datacenters
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Table 162. CPU Usage Metrics for Datacenters
Metric Key Metric Name Description
cpu|capacity_usagepct_average Capacity Usage (%) Percent capacity used.
cpu|capacity_contentionPct CPU Contention (%) CPU capacity contention.
cpu|demandPct Demand (%) CPU demand percentage.
cpu|demandmhz Demand Demand in megaher.
cpu|demand_average Demand (MHz) CPU Demand.
vRealize Operations Definitions for Metrics, Properties, and Alerts
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