The Management Pack for NSX for vSphere collects metrics for the NSX for vSphere Firewall Edge Service objects.

Table 1. NSX for vSphere Firewall Edge Service Metrics
Name Category Unit Description Instanced
Service Status Status String Indicates if the service is currently running or not. No
Connections Rule Integer Current number of active connections for which the firewall rule has been applied to. The collection of this metric is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the active policy. Note that collection of this metric will have an impact on overall scalability. Yes
Total Packets per second Rule Integer Total rate of packets transferred for which the firewall rule was applied to. The collection of this metric is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the active policy. Note that collection of this metric will have an impact on overall scalability. Yes
Total Traffic Rule Integer Amount of network traffic for which the firewall rule was applied to. The collection of this metric is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the active policy. Note that collection of this metric will have an impact on scalability. Yes
Used Rule Integer Number of rules currently configured on NSX for vSphere Firewall Edge Service. No
Connections Network Integer Current number of active connections through the NSX for vSphere Firewall Edge Service. The collection of this metric is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the active policy. Note that collection of this metric will have an impact on overall scalability. No
Recommended Connection Capacity Network Integer Recommended maximum number of active connections through the NSX for vSphere Firewall Edge Service. No