Metrics for vSphere Pods

VMware Aria Operations
collects metrics for vSphere Pods through the vCenter adapter and uses formulas to derive statistics from those metrics. You can use metrics to troubleshoot problems in your environment.
Metrics for vSphere Pods
Metric Key
Metric Name
Description
config|hardware|num_Cpu
Configuration|Hardware|Number of CPUs
Number of CPUs. It counts both the vSocket and vCore. A VM with 2 vSockets x 4 vCores each has 8 vCPU.
config|hardware|disk_Space
Configuration|Hardware|Disk Space
Disk space metrics
config|hardware|thin_Enabled
Configuration|Hardware|Thin Provisioned Disk
Thin Provisioned Disk
config|cpuAllocation|slotSize
Configuration|CPU Resource Allocation|HA Slot Size
vSphere HA Slot Size for CPU
config|memoryAllocation|slotSize
Configuration|Memory Resource Allocation|HA Slot Size
vSphere HA Slot Size for Memory
cpu|usage_average
CPU|Usage
CPU Usage divided by VM CPU Configuration in MHz
cpu|usagemhz_average
CPU|Usage
Amount of actively used virtual CPU. This is the host's view of the CPU usage, not the guest operating system view.
cpu|usagemhz_average_mtd
CPU|Usage average MTD
Month to date average CPU usage in MHZ
cpu|readyPct
CPU|Ready
Percentage of CPU the VM is ready to run, but unable due to ESXi has no ready physical core to run it. High Ready value impacts VM performance
cpu|capacity_contentionPct
CPU|Contention
Percentage of time VM is not getting the CPU resource it demanded. Impacted by Ready, Co-Stop, Hyper Threading and Power Management
cpu|corecount_provisioned
CPU|Provisioned vCPU(s)
Number of CPUs. It counts both the vSocket and vCore. A VM with 2 vSockets x 4 vCores each has 8 vCPU.
cpu|vm_capacity_provisioned
CPU|Total Capacity
Configured Capacity in MHz, based on nominal (static) frequency of the CPU
cpu|demandmhz
CPU|Demand
The amount of CPU resources virtual machine would use if there were no CPU contention or CPU limit.
cpu|demandPct
CPU|Demand (%)
The percentage of CPU resources virtual machine would use if there were no CPU contention or CPU limit.
cpu|reservation_used
CPU|Reservation Used
CPU Reserved for the VM. It's guaranteed to be available when the VM demands it.
cpu|effective_limit
CPU|Effective limit
Limit placed on the VM by vSphere. Avoid using limit as it impacts VM performance
cpu|iowaitPct
CPU|IO Wait
Percentage of time VM CPU is waiting for IO. Formula is Wait - Idle - Swap Wait. High value indicates slow storage subsystem
cpu|swapwaitPct
CPU|Swap wait
Percentage of time CPU is waiting on data swap-in. Mapped to vCenter CPU Swap wait
cpu|costopPct
CPU|Co-stop (%)
Percentage of time the VM is ready to run, but is unable to due to co-scheduling constraints. VM with less vCPU have lower co-stop value.
cpu|system_summation
CPU|System
CPU time spent on system processes
cpu|wait_summation
CPU|Wait
Total CPU time spent in wait state
cpu|ready_summation
CPU|Ready
CPU time spent on ready state
cpu|used_summation
CPU|Used
CPU time that is used
cpu|iowait
CPU|IO Wait
IO Wait
cpu|wait
CPU|Total Wait
CPU time spent on idle state
cpu|capacity_demandEntitlementPct
CPU|Capacity Demand Entitlement
CPU Capacity Demand Entitlement Percentage
cpu|host_demand_for_aggregation
CPU|Host Demand For Aggregation
Host demand for aggregation
cpu|dynamic_entitlement
CPU|Dynamic entitlement
CPU Dynamic entitlement
cpu|capacity_contention
CPU|Overall CPU Contention
Overall CPU Contention (ms)
cpu|estimated_entitlement
CPU|Estimated entitlement
CPU Estimated entitlement
cpu|idlePct
CPU|Idle
% CPU time that is idle
cpu|waitPct
CPU|Wait
% Total CPU time spent in wait state
cpu|systemSummationPct
CPU|System
% CPU time spent on system processes
cpu|demandOverLimit
CPU|Demand Over Limit
Amount of CPU Demand that is over the configured CPU Limit
cpu|demandOverCapacity
CPU|Demand Over Capacity
Amount of CPU Demand that is over the configured CPU Capacity
cpu|perCpuCoStopPct
CPU|Normalized Co-stop
Percentage of co-stop time, normalized across all vCPUs
cpu|swapwait_summation
CPU|Swap Wait
Amount of time waiting on swap.
cpu|costop_summation
CPU|Co-stop
Time the VM is ready to run, but is unable to due to co-scheduling constraints.
cpu|idle_summation
CPU|Idle
CPU time that is idle.
cpu|latency_average
CPU|Latency
Percentage of time the VM is unable to run because it is contending for access to the physical CPUs.
cpu|maxlimited_summation
CPU|Max Limited
Time the VM is ready to run, but is not run due to maxing out its CPU limit setting.
cpu|overlap_summation
CPU|Overlap
Time the VM was interrupted to perform system services on behalf of that VM or other VMs.
cpu|run_summation
CPU|Run
Time the VM is scheduled to run.
cpu|entitlement_latest
CPU|Entitlement Latest
Entitlement Latest.
cpu|demandEntitlementRatio_latest
CPU|Demand-to-entitlement Ratio
CPU resource entitlement to CPU demand ratio (in percents)
cpu|readiness_average
CPU|Readiness
Percentage of time that the virtual machine was ready, but could not get scheduled to run on the physical CPU.
rescpu|actav1_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (1 min. average)
The average active time for the CPU over the past minute
rescpu|actav5_latestswapinRate_average
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (5 min. average)
The average active time for the CPU over the past five minutes.
rescpu|actav5_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (5 min. average)
The average active time for the CPU over the past five minutes
rescpu|actav15_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (15 min. average)
The average active time for the CPU over the past fifteen minutes
rescpu|actpk1_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (1 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past minute
rescpu|actpk5_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (5 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past five minutes
rescpu|actpk15_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Active (15 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past fifteen minutes
rescpu|runav1_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (1 min. average)
The average runtime for the CPU over the past minute
rescpu|runav5_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (5 min. average)
The average runtime for the CPU over the past five minutes
rescpu|runav15_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (15 min. average)
The average runtime for the CPU over the past fifteen minutes
rescpu|runpk1_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (1 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past minute
rescpu|runpk5_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (5 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past five minutes
rescpu|runpk15_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Running (15 min. peak)
The peak active time for the CPU over the past fifteen minutes
rescpu|maxLimited1_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Throttled (1 min. average)
The scheduling limit over the past minute
rescpu|maxLimited5_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Throttled (5 min. average)
The scheduling limit over the past five minutes
rescpu|maxLimited15_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|CPU Throttled (15 min. average)
The scheduling limit over the past fifteen minutes
rescpu|sampleCount_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|Group CPU Sample Count
The sample CPU count
rescpu|samplePeriod_latest
CPU Utilization for Resources|Group CPU Sample Period
The sample period
mem|usage_average
Memory|Usage
Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory
mem|balloonPct
Memory|Balloon
Percentage of guest physical memory that is currently claimed from the virtual machine through ballooning. This is the percentage of guest physical memory that has been allocated and pinned by the balloon driver. Balloon does not necessarily mean the VM performance is affected.
mem|swapped_average
Memory|Swapped
Amount of unreserved memory
mem|consumed_average
Memory|Consumed
Amount of ESXi Host memory mapped/consumed by the virtual machine for guest memory
mem|consumed_average_mtd
Memory|Consumed average MTD
average MTD Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine for guest memory
mem|consumedPct
Memory|Consumed (%)
Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine for guest memory. Consumed memory does not include overhead memory. It includes shared memory and memory that might be reserved, but not actually used.
mem|overhead_average
Memory|Overhead
Amount of overhead memory used by ESXi to run the Virtual Machine.
mem|host_contentionPct
Memory|Contention
Percentage of time the VM has contended for memory.
mem|guest_provisioned
Memory|Total Capacity
Memory resources allocated to the Virtual Machine
mem|guest_usage
Memory|Guest Usage
Guest Memory Entitlement
mem|guest_demand
Memory|Guest Demand
Guest Memory Entitlement
mem|host_demand
Memory|Host Demand
Memory Demand in KB
mem|reservation_used
Memory|Reservation Used
Memory Reservation Used
mem|effective_limit
Memory|Effective limit
Memory Effective limit
mem|vmMemoryDemand
Memory|Utilization
Amount of memory utilized by the Virtual Machine. Reflects the guest OS memory required (for certain vSphere and VMTools versions) or Virtual Machine consumption
mem|nonzero_active
Memory|Non Zero Active
Non Zero Active Memory
mem|swapinRate_average
Memory|Swap In Rate
Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory during the collection interval. This can impact performance.
mem|swapoutRate_average
Memory|Swap Out Rate
Rate at which memory is being swapped from active memory to disk during the current interval.
mem|compressed_average
Memory|Compressed
Percentage of total memory that has been compressed by vSphere. If and only if the page is accessed by the Guest OS, will performance be affected.
mem|overheadMax_average
Memory|Overhead Max
N/A
mem|vmmemctl_average
Memory|Balloon
Amount of memory currently used by the virtual machine memory control
mem|active_average
Memory|Guest Active
Amount of memory that is actively used
mem|granted_average
Memory|Granted
Amount of memory available for use
mem|shared_average
Memory|Shared
Amount of shared memory
mem|zero_average
Memory|Zero
Amount of memory that is all 0
mem|swaptarget_average
Memory|Swap Target
Amount of memory that can be swapped
mem|swapin_average
Memory|Swap In
Amount of memory swapped in
mem|swapout_average
Memory|Swap Out
Amount of memory swapped out
mem|vmmemctltarget_average
Memory|Balloon Target
Amount of memory that can be used by the virtual machine memory control
mem|host_dynamic_entitlement
Memory|Host Dynamic Entitlement
Mem Machine Dynamic Entitlement
mem|host_active
Memory|Host Active
Machine Active
mem|host_usage
Memory|Host Usage
Machine Usage
mem|host_contention
Memory|Contention
Machine Contention
mem|guest_activePct
Memory|Guest Active Memory
Guest active memory as percentage of configured
mem|guest_dynamic_entitlement
Memory|Guest Dynamic Entitlement
Guest Memory Dynamic Entitlement
mem|host_demand_reservation
Memory|Host Demand with Reservation
Memory Demand with Reservation considered in KB
mem|host_nonpageable_estimate
Memory|Guest Non Pageable Memory
Guest Non Pageable Memory Estimates
mem|guest_nonpageable_estimate
Memory|Host Non Pageable Memory
Guest Non Pageable Memory Estimates
mem|estimated_entitlement
Memory|Estimated entitlement
Memory Estimated entitlement
mem|host_demand_for_aggregation
Memory|Host Demand For Aggregation
Host demand for aggregation
mem|demandOverLimit
Memory|Demand Over Limit
Amount of Memory Demand that is over the configured Memory Limit
mem|demandOverCapacity
Memory|Demand Over Capacity
Amount of Memory Demand that is over the configured Memory Capacity
mem|activewrite_average
Memory|Active Write
N/A
mem|compressionRate_average
Memory|Compression Rate
N/A
mem|decompressionRate_average
Memory|Decompression Rate
N/A
mem|zipSaved_latest
Memory|Zip Saved
N/A
mem|zipped_latest
Memory|Zipped
N/A
mem|entitlement_average
Memory|Entitlement
Amount of host physical memory the VM is entitled to, as determined by the ESX schedule.
mem|latency_average
Memory|Latency
Percentage of time the VM is waiting to access swapped or compressed memory.
mem|capacity.contention_average
Memory|Capacity Contention
Capacity Contention.
mem|llSwapInRate_average
Memory|Swap In Rate from Host Cache
Rate at which memory is being swapped from host cache into active memory.
mem|llSwapOutRate_average
Memory|Swap Out Rate to Host Cache
Rate at which memory is being swapped to host cache from active memory.
mem|llSwapUsed_average
Memory|Swap Space Used in Host Cache
Space used for caching swapped pages in the host cache.
mem|overheadTouched_average
Memory|Overhead Touched
Actively touched overhead memory (KB) reserved for use as the virtualization overhead for the VM.
net|usage_average
Network|Usage Rate
The sum of the data transmitted and received for all the NIC instances of the host or virtual machine
net|transmitted_average
Network|Data Transmit Rate
Average amount of data transmitted per second
net|received_average
Network|Data Receive Rate
Average amount of data received per second
net|droppedTx_summation
Network|Transmitted Packets Dropped
Number of outgoing packets dropped in the performance interval. Investigate if the number is not 0
net|droppedPct
Network|Packets Dropped (%)
Percentage of packets dropped
net|dropped
Network|Packets Dropped
Number of packets dropped in the performance interval
net|broadcastTx_summation
Network|Broadcast Packets Transmitted
Total number of broadcast packets transmitted. Investigate further if this number is high
net|multicastTx_summation
Network|Multicast Packets Transmitted
Number of multicast packets transmitted. Investigate further if this number is high
net|idle
NetworkIidle
N/A
net|usage_capacity
Network|I/O Usage Capacity
I/O Usage Capacity
net|maxObserved_KBps
Network|Max Observed Throughput
Max observed rate of network throughput
net|maxObserved_Tx_KBps
Network|Max Observed Transmitted Throughput
Max observed transmitted rate of network throughput
net|maxObserved_Rx_KBps
Network|Max Observed Received Throughput
Max observed received rate of network throughput
net|packetsRx_summation
Network|Packets Received
Number of packets received in the performance interval
net|packetsTx_summation
Network|Packets Transmitted
Number of packets transmitted in the performance interval
net|demand
Network|Demand
N/A
net|packetsRxPerSec
Network|Packets Received per second
Number of packets received in the performance interval
net|packetsTxPerSec
Network|Packets Transmitted per second
Number of packets transmitted in the performance interval
net|packetsPerSec
Network|Packets per second
Number of packets transmitted and received per second
net|droppedRx_summation
Network|Received Packets Dropped
Number of received packets dropped in the performance interval
net|broadcastRx_summation
Network|Broadcast Packets Received
Number of broadcast packets received during the sampling interval
net|multicastRx_summation
Network|Multicast Packets Received
Number of multicast packets received
net|bytesRx_average
Network|bytesRx
Average amount of data received per second
net|bytesTx_average
Network|bytesTx
Average amount of data transmitted per second
net|host_transmitted_average
Network|VM to Host Data Transmit Rate
Average amount of data transmitted per second between VM and host
net|host_received_average
Network|VM to Host Data Receive Rate
Average amount of data received per second between VM and host
net|host_usage_average
Network|VM to Host Usage Rate
The sum of the data transmitted and received for all the NIC instances between VM and host
net|host_maxObserved_Tx_KBps
Network|VM to Host Max Observed Transmitted Throughput
Max observed transmitted rate of network throughput between VM and host
net|host_maxObserved_Rx_KBps
Network|VM to Host Max Observed Received Throughput
Max observed received rate of network throughput between VM and host
net|host_maxObserved_KBps
Network|VM to Host Max Observed Throughput
Max observed rate of network throughput between VM and host
net|transmit_demand_average
Network|Data Transmit Demand Rate
Data Transmit Demand Rate
net|receive_demand_average
Network|Data Receive Demand Rate
Data Receive Demand Rate
disk|usage_average
Physical Disk|Total Throughput
Amount of data read from/written to storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
disk|read_average
Physical Disk|Read Throughput
Amount of data read from storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
disk|write_average
Physical Disk|Write Throughput
Amount of data written to storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
disk|usage_capacity
Physical Disk|I/O Usage Capacity
I/O Usage Capacity
disk|busResets_summation
Physical Disk|Bus Resets
The number of bus resets in the performance interval
disk|commandsAborted_summation
Physical Disk|Commands Aborted
The number of disk commands stopped in the performance interval
disk|diskoio
Physical Disk|Number of Outstanding IO Operations
Number of Outstanding IO Operations
disk|diskqueued
Physical Disk|Queued Operations
Queued Operations
disk|diskdemand
Physical Disk|Demand
Demand
disk|sum_queued_oio
Physical Disk|Total Queued Outstanding operations
Sum of Queued Operation and Outstanding Operations.
disk|max_observed
Physical Disk|Max Observed OIO
Max Observed IO for a disk.
disk|numberReadAveraged_average
Physical Disk|Read IOPS
Number of read operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
disk|numberWriteAveraged_average
Physical Disk|Write IOPS
Number of write operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
disk|maxTotalLatency_latest
Physical Disk|Highest Latency
Highest Latency.
disk|scsiReservationConflicts_summation
Physical Disk|SCSI Reservation Conflicts
SCSI Reservation Conflicts.
disk|totalReadLatency_average
Physical Disk|Read Latency
Average amount of time for a read operation by the storage adapter.
disk|totalWriteLatency_average
Physical Disk|Write Latency
Average amount of time for a write operation by the storage adapter.
disk|totalLatency_average
Physical Disk|Total Latency
Total Latency.
sys|poweredOn
System|Powered ON
1 if the VM is connected (available for management) and powered on, otherwise 0.
sys|osUptime_latest
System|OS Uptime
Total time elapsed, in seconds, since last operating system boot-up
sys|uptime_latest
System|Uptime
Number of seconds since system startup
sys|heartbeat_summation
System|Heartbeat
Number of heart beats from the virtual machine in the defined interval
sys|vmotionEnabled
System|vMotion Enabled
1 if vMotion enabled, 0 if not enabled
sys|productString
System|Product String
VMware product string
sys|heartbeat_latest
System|Heartbeat Latest
Number of heartbeats issued per virtual machine during the interval
summary|running
Summary|Running
Running
summary|desktop_status
Summary|Desktop Status
Horizon View Desktop Status
summary|poweredOff
Summary|Reclaimable Powered Off
Powered Off = 1. Not powered off = 0
summary|idle
Summary|Reclaimable Idle
Idle = 1. Not idle = 0
summary|oversized
Summary|Is Oversized
Oversized = 1. Not oversized = 0
summary|undersized
Summary|Is Undersized
Is Undersized
summary|snapshotSpace
Summary|Reclaimable Snapshot Space
Reclaimable Snapshot Space
summary|oversized|vcpus
Summary|Oversized|Virtual CPUs
Virtual CPUs
summary|oversized|memory
Summary|Oversized|Memory
Memory
summary|undersized|vcpus
Summary|Undersized|Virtual CPUs
Virtual CPUs
summary|undersized|memory
Summary|Undersized|Memory
Memory
summary|metering|value
Summary|Metering|Total price
Total price of the resource(Sum of all price components)
summary|metering|storage
Summary|Metering|Storage price
Price of Storage related components of the resource
summary|metering|memory
Summary|Metering|Memory price
Price of Memory related components of the resource
summary|metering|cpu
Summary|Metering|CPU price
Price of CPU related components of the resource
summary|metering|additional
Summary|Metering|Additional price
Price of additional components of the resource
summary|metering|partialPrice
Summary|Metering|Partial price
Shows whether the calculated price is partial for the resource
summary|workload_indicator
Summary|Workload Indicator
Workload Indicator
summary|cpu_shares
Summary|CPU Shares
CPU Shares
summary|mem_shares
Summary|Memory Shares
Memory Shares
summary|number_datastore
Summary|Number of Datastores
Number of Datastores
summary|number_network
Summary|Number of Networks
Number of Networks
guestfilesystem|capacity
Guest File System|Partition Capacity
Disk space capacity on guest file system partition.
guestfilesystem|percentage
Guest File System|Partition Utilization (%)
Guest file system partition space utilization in percentage
guestfilesystem|usage
Guest File System|Partition Utilization
Guest file system partition space utilization
guestfilesystem|capacity_total
Guest File System|Total Capacity
Disk space capacity on guest file system
guestfilesystem|percentage_total
Guest File System|Utilization (%)
Guest file system disk space utilization in percentage
guestfilesystem|usage_total
Guest File System|Utilization
Guest file system disk space utilization
guestfilesystem|freespace
Guest File System|Guest File System Free
Total free space on guest file system
guestfilesystem|capacity_property
Guest File System|Guest File System Capacity Property
Total capacity of guest file system as a property
guestfilesystem|freespace_total
Guest File System|Total Guest File System Free
Total free space on guest file system
guestfilesystem|capacity_property_total
Guest File System|Total Capacity Property
Total capacity of guest file system as a property
guest|mem.free_latest
Guest|Free Memory
Free Memory
guest|mem.needed_latest
Guest|Needed Memory
Needed Memory
guest|mem.physUsable_latest
Guest|Physically Usable Memory
Physically Usable Memory
guest|page.inRate_latest
Guest|Page In Rate per second
Page In Rate per second
guest|page.size_latest
Guest|Page Size
Page Size
guest|swap.spaceRemaining_latest
Guest|Remaining Swap Space
Remaining Swap Space
guest|cpu_queue
Guest|CPU Queue
The number of ready threads queuing in the CPU. Linux includes threads in running state. A number greater than 2 for prolong period indicates CPU core bottleneck.
guest|disk_queue
Guest|Disk Queue
The number of outstanding requests + IO currently in progress.
guest|contextSwapRate_latest
Guest|Context Swap Rate per second
Context Swap Rate per second
guest|hugePage.size_latest
Guest|Huge Page Size
Huge Page Size
guest|hugePage.total_latest
Guest|Total Huge Pages
Total Huge Pages
guest|mem.activeFileCache_latest
Guest|Active File Cache Memory
Active File Cache Memory
guest|page.outRate_latest
Guest|Page Out Rate per second
Page Out Rate per second
guest|disk_queue_latest
Guest|Disk Queue Latest
The number of outstanding requests + IO currently in progress.
virtualDisk|numberReadAveraged_average
Virtual Disk|Read IOPS
Number of read operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|numberWriteAveraged_average
Virtual Disk|Write IOPS
Number of write operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|read_average
Virtual Disk|Read Throughput
Amount of data read from storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|totalReadLatency_average
Virtual Disk|Read Latency
Average amount of time for a read operation by the storage adapter.
virtualDisk|totalWriteLatency_average
Virtual Disk|Write Latency
Average amount of time for a write operation by the storage adapter.
virtualDisk|write_average
Virtual Disk|Write Throughput
Amount of data written to storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|usage
Virtual Disk|Total Throughput
Amount of data read from/written to storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|totalLatency
Virtual Disk|Total Latency
Total Latency
virtualDisk|commandsAveraged_average
Virtual Disk|Total IOPS
Number of read/write operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period
virtualDisk|vDiskOIO
Virtual Disk|Outstanding IO requests
OIO for datastore.
virtualDisk|actualUsage
Virtual Disk|Used Disk Space
Virtual Disk space usage
virtualDisk|busResets_summation
Virtual Disk|Bus Resets
The number of bus resets in the performance interval
virtualDisk|commandsAborted_summation
Virtual Disk|Commands Aborted
The number of disk commands stopped in the performance interval
virtualDisk|readLoadMetric_latest
Virtual Disk|Read Load
Storage DRS virtual disk metric read load
virtualDisk|readOIO_latest
Virtual Disk|Outstanding Read Requests
Average number of outstanding read requests to the virtual disk
virtualDisk|writeLoadMetric_latest
Virtual Disk|Write Load
Storage DRS virtual disk write load
virtualDisk|writeOIO_latest
Virtual Disk|Outstanding Write Requests
Average number of outstanding write requests to the virtual disk
virtualDisk|smallSeeks_latest
Virtual Disk|Number of Small Seeks
Small Seeks
virtualDisk|mediumSeeks_latest
Virtual Disk|Number of Medium Seeks
Medium Seeks
virtualDisk|largeSeeks_latest
Virtual Disk|Number of Large Seeks
Large Seeks
virtualDisk|readLatencyUS_latest
Virtual Disk|Read Latency (microseconds)
Read latency in microseconds
virtualDisk|writeLatencyUS_latest
Virtual Disk|Write Latency (microseconds)
Write Latency in microseconds
virtualDisk|readIOSize_latest
Virtual Disk|Average Read request size
Read IO size
virtualDisk|writeIOSize_latest
Virtual Disk|Average Write request size
Write IO size
diskspace|pod_used
Disk Space|Pod used
Space used by Pod files
diskspace|provisionedSpace
Disk Space|Provisioned Space for Pod
Provisioned space for Pod. In thin provisioned, it is the full space allocated (which may not be used yet).
diskspace|notshared
Disk Space|Not Shared
Space used by VM that is not shared with other VM
diskspace|activeNotShared
Disk Space|Active not shared
Unshared disk space used by VMs excluding snapshot
diskspace|perDsUsed
Disk Space|Pod used
Space used by all files of the Pod on the datastore (disks, snapshots, configs, logs, etc).
diskspace|total_usage
Disk Space|Utilization
Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object
diskspace|total_capacity
Disk Space|Total Capacity
Total disk space on all datastores visible to this object
diskspace|diskused
Disk Space|Virtual Disk Used
Space used by virtual disks
diskspace|snapshot
Disk Space|Snapshot Space
Space used by snapshots
diskspace|shared
Disk Space|Shared Used
Shared space used
diskspace|provisioned
Disk Space|Provisioned Space
Provisioned space
diskspace|snapshot|used
Disk Space|Snapshot|Pod used
Disk space used by the Pod snapshot files. This is the space that can be potentially reclaimed if the snapshot is removed.
diskspace|snapshot|accessTime
Disk Space|Snapshot|Access Time
The date and time the snapshot was taken.
storage|totalReadLatency_average
Storage|Read Latency
Average amount of time for a read operation.
storage|totalWriteLatency_average
Storage|Write Latency
Average amount of time for a write operation.
storage|read_average
Storage|Read Rate
Read throughput rate
storage|write_average
Storage|Write Rate
Write throughput rate
storage|usage_average
Storage|Total Usage
Total throughput rate
storage|numberReadAveraged_average
Storage|Reads per second
Average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval
storage|numberWriteAveraged_average
Storage|Writes per second
Average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval
storage|commandsAveraged_average
Storage|Commands per second
Average number of commands issued per second during the collection interval
storage|totalLatency_average
Storage|Total Latency
Total latency
storage|demandKBps
Storage|Demand
N/A
storage|contention
Storage|Contention percentage
N/A
cost|monthlyTotalCost
Cost|MTD Total Cost
Month To Date Cost of Virtual Machine
cost|monthlyProjectedCost
Cost|Monthly Projected Total Cost
Virtual Machine cost projected for full month
cost|compTotalCost
Cost|MTD Compute Total Cost
Month to Date Total Compute Cost (Including CPU and Memory) of Virtual Machine
cost|directCost
Cost|Monthly Direct Cost
Monthly Direct Cost (comprising of OS Labor, VI Labor and any windows desktop instance license) of Virtual Machine
cost|cpuCost
Cost|MTD CPU Cost
Month to Date Virtual Machine CPU Cost. It is based on utilization. The more the VM uses, the higher its cost.
cost|memoryCost
Cost|MTD Memory Cost
Month to Date Memory Cost of Virtual Machine. It is based on utilization. The more the VM uses, the higher its cost.
cost|storageCost
Cost|MTD Disk Space Cost
Month to Date Disk Space Cost of Virtual Machine
cost|reclaimableCost
Cost|Potential Savings
Potential Savings
cost|osLaborTotalCost
Cost|Monthly OS Labor Cost
Operating System Labor Cost of Virtual Machine for full month
cost|viLaborTotalCost
Cost|Monthly VI Labor Cost
Monthly VI Labor Cost
cost|effectiveTotalCost
Cost|MTD Effective Total Cost
Month to Date Cost of Virtual Machine considering the allocation and demand model
cost|effectiveProjectedTotalCost
Cost|Monthly Effective Projected Total Cost
Virtual Machine cost projected for full month considering the allocation and demand model
cost|allocation|allocationBasedCpuMTDCost
Cost|Allocation|MTD CPU Cost
Month to Date Virtual Machine CPU Cost. It is based on utilization. The more the VM uses, the higher its cost.
cost|allocation|allocationBasedMemoryMTDCost
Cost|Allocation|MTD Memory Cost
Month to Date Memory Cost of Virtual Machine. It is based on utilization. The more the VM uses, the higher its cost.
cost|allocation|allocationBasedStorageMTDCost
Cost|Allocation|MTD Disk Space Cost
Month to Date Disk Space Cost of Virtual Machine
cost|allocation|allocationBasedTotalMTDCost
Cost|Allocation|MTD Total Cost
Month To Date Cost of Virtual Machine
cost|allocation|allocationBasedTotalCost
Cost|Allocation|Monthly Projected Total Cost
Virtual Machine cost projected for full month
datastore|demand_oio
Datastore|Outstanding IO requests
Amount of IO waiting in the queue to be executed. High IO, coupled with high latency, impacts performance.
datastore|numberReadAveraged_average
Datastore|Read IOPS
Number of read operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|numberWriteAveraged_average
Datastore|Write IOPS
Number of write operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|read_average
Datastore|Read Throughput
Amount of data read from storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|totalReadLatency_average
Datastore|Read Latency
Average amount of time for a read operation at the datastore level. It's an average of all the VMs in the datastore.
datastore|totalWriteLatency_average
Datastore|Write Latency
Average amount of time for a write operation by the storage adapter.
datastore|write_average
Datastore|Write Throughput
Amount of data written from storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|totalLatency_average
Datastore|Total Latency
Normalized Latency, taking into account the read/write ratio.
datastore|usage_average
Datastore|Total Throughput
Amount of data read from/written to storage in a second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|commandsAveraged_average
Datastore|Total IOPS
Number of read/write operations per second. This is averaged over the reporting period.
datastore|used
Datastore|Used Space
Used Space.
datastore|demand
Datastore|Demand
Max of datastore "Reads Per Sec", "Writes Per Sec", "Read Rate", "Write Rate", "OIO Per Sec" percentages.
datastore|maxTotalLatency_latest
Datastore|Highest Latency
Highest Latency.
datastore|totalLatency_max
Datastore|Total Latency Max
Total Latency Max (ms).
datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead
Datastore|Max Observed Reads per second
Max observed average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval.
datastore|maxObserved_Read
Datastore|Max Observed Read Rate
Max observed rate of reading data from the datastore.
datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite
Datastore|Max Observed Writes per second
Max observed average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval.
datastore|maxObserved_Write
Datastore|Max Observed Write Rate
Max observed rate of writing data from the datastore.
datastore|maxObserved_OIO
Datastore|Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO Operations
N/A

Power Metrics for vSphere Pods

Power metrics provide information about the vSphere pods power use.
Metric Name
Description
Power|Total Energy Consumed in the collection period (Wh)
Displays the total electricity consumed based on the time interval selected. The default collection cycle is set to 5 mins. You can continue using the default setting or edit it for each adapter instance. For example, if the time interval is set to its default value, the value represents the energy consumed per 5 mins.
Power|Current Power Consumption Rate (Watt)
The power consumption rate per second, averaged over the reporting period.
Key: power|power_average
Power|(DEP) Energy (Joule)
Total energy consumed in joules.
Key: power|energy_summation