VM Network Utilization Metrics
VMware Aria
Operations for Networks
collects VM network
utilization metrics to display the performance of VMs based on network utilization. VM network utilization metrics track network
activity and throughput of VMs. To view these metrics on the user interface, do the
following:
- EnterVMware VMon the search bar.
- On the search result page, select a VM of your choice.
- On the respective VM page, selectNetwork Utilizationunder theMetricstab.
Metric Name | Metric API Name | Description | Supported by Databus |
---|---|---|---|
Rx Packet Per Second | net.ppsRx.rate.average.number | Average rate at which packets are received per second. | |
Tx Packet Per Second | net.ppsTx.rate.average.number | Average rate at which packets are transmitted per second. | |
Total Packet Per Second | net.ppsTotal.rate.average.number | Average number of packets received and transmitted per
second. | |
Network Traffic Rate (Kbps) | net.usage.rate.average.kiloBitsPerSecond | Average rate at which the network is utilized for transmitting and
receiving packets across all vNICs (virtual network interface
controller) during the interval. | Yes |
Network Rx Rate (Kbps) | net.received.rate.average.kiloBitsPerSecond | Average rate at which data is received across the virtual machine's
vNIC (virtual network interface controller) during the interval. This metric represents
the bandwidth of the network. | Yes |
Network Tx Rate (Kbps) | net.transmitted.rate.average.kiloBitsPerSecond | Maximum network data rate (transmitted and received rates) during the
selected duration. | Yes |
To learn about the retention period of VM
network utilization metrics, see Metric
Definitions.