Virtual network interface card (vNIC) metrics provide information about the performance of the virtual network interface card.
| Metric Name | Metric API Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dropped Rx Packets | net.droppedRx.delta.summation.number | Number of received packets dropped during the collection interval. |
| Dropped Tx Packets | net.droppedTx.delta.summation.number | Number of transmitted packets dropped during the collection interval. |
| Interface Rx Utilization (%) | net.rx.utilization.absolute.latest.percent | Interface utilization percentage for the received traffic. |
| Interface Tx Utilization (%) | net.tx.utilization.absolute.latest.percent | Interface utilization percentage for the transmitted traffic. |
| Interface Utilization (%) | net.utilization.absolute.latest.percent | Interface utilization percentage for received and transmitted traffic. |
| Max Network Traffic Rate (Kbps) | net.usage.rate.maximum.kiloBytesPerSecond | Maximum total network usage rate over a five minute interval. |
| Max Network Tx Rate (Kbps) | net.transmitted.rate.maximum.kiloBytesPerSecond | Maximum network data transmit rate over five minute interval. |
| Max Packet Drop Ratio (%) | net.packetDrop.ratio.maximum.percent | Maximum five minute interval ratio of total dropped packets to total number packets. |
| Max Packet Drops | net.droppedTotal.delta.maximum.number | Maximum number of dropped packets over any five minute interval in the selected duration. |
| Multicast Rx Packets | net.multicastRx.delta.summation.number | Number of multicast packets received during the time interval. |
| Multicast Tx Packets | net.multicastTx.delta.summation.number | Number of multicast packets transmitted during the time interval. |
| Network Max Rx Rate (Kbps) | net.received.rate.maximum.kiloBytesPerSecond | Maximum network data receive rate over any five minute interval. |
| Network Packet Count | net.packetsTotal.delta.summation.number | Total number of packets transmitted and received during the time interval. |
| Network Packet Drop Percent (%) | net.packetDrop.ratio.average.percent | Average ratio of dropped packets to total number packets. |
| Network Packet Drops | net.droppedTotal.delta.summation.number | Total number of packet drops. |
| Network Rx Rate (Kbps) | net.received.rate.average.kiloBytesPerSecond | Average rate at which data was received during the time interval. This metric represents the bandwidth of the network. |
| Network Rx Rate (Kbps) | net.received.rate.average.kiloBytesPerSecond | Average rate at which data was received during the time interval. This metric represents the bandwidth of the network. |
| Network Traffic Rate (Kbps) | net.usage.rate.average.kiloBytesPerSecond | Average rate of received and transmitted traffic during the time interval. |
| Network Tx Rate (Kbps) | net.transmitted.rate.average.kiloBytesPerSecond | Average rate at which data was transmitted during the interval. This metric represents the bandwidth of the network. |
| Rx Broadcast Packets | net.broadcastRx.delta.summation.number | Number of broadcast packets received during the time interval. |
| Rx Broadcast Ratio (%) | net.broadcastByRx.ratio.average.percent | Ratio of received broadcast packets to total number of received packets. |
| Rx Packet Drop Percent (%) | net.packetDropRx.ratio.average.percent | Average ratio of dropped received packets to total received packets. |
| Rx Packets | net.packetsRx.delta.summation.number | Number of packets received during the time interval. |
| Total Network Traffic | net.usage.delta.summation.kiloBytes | Sum of data transmitted and received during the time interval. |
| Tx Broadcast Packets | net.broadcastTx.delta.summation.number | Number of broadcast packets transmitted during the time interval. |
| Tx Broadcast Ratio (%) | net.broadcastByTx.ratio.average.percent | Ratio of transmitted broadcast packets to total transmitted packets. |
| Tx Packet Drop Percent (%) | net.packetDropTx.ratio.average.percent | Average ratio of dropped transmitted packets to total transmitted packets. |
| Tx Packets | net.packetsTx.delta.summation.number | Number of packets transmitted during the time interval. |
| Unicast Rx Packets | net.unicastRx.delta.summation.number | Total number of unicast packets received during the time interval. |
| Unicast Tx Packets | net.unicastTx.delta.summation.number | Total number of unicast packets transmitted during the time interval. |
