Virtual Network Interface Metrics

Virtual network interface (Vmknic) metrics provide information about the performance of the virtual network interface that is used by the VMKernel.

Metric Name	Metric API Name	Description
Carrier Losses Detected	net.txcarrier.delta.summation.number	Number of carrier losses detected at the vmknic.
Collisions Detected	net.txcolls.delta.summation.number	Number of collisions detected at the vmknic.
Dropped Rx Packets	net.droppedRx.delta.summation.number	Average ratio of the number of dropped Rx packets to the total number of Rx packets.
Dropped Tx Packets	net.droppedTx.delta.summation.number	Average ratio of the number of dropped Tx packets to the total number of Tx packets.
Maximum Total Network Rate	net.total.rate.maximum.kiloBitsPerSecond	Maximum total network rate over any five minute interval in the selected duration.
Network Maximum Rx Rate	net.rx.rate.maximum.kiloBitsPerSecond	Maximum network data receive rate on the network interface over any five minute interval in the selected duration.
Network Maximum Tx Rate	net.tx.rate.maximum.kiloBitsPerSecond	Maximum network data transmission rate on the network interface over any five minute interval in the selected duration.
Network Packet Count	net.packetsTotal.delta.summation.number	Total number of packets transmitted and received during the time interval.
Network Packet Drops	net.droppedTotal.delta.summation.number	Total number of packet drops on the vmknic.
Rx Frame Errors	net.rxframes.delta.summation.number	Number of frame errors received over the network in the selected duration.
Rx Packet Drop Rate	net.packetDropReceived.ratio.average.percent	Average ratio of dropped Rx packets to the total number of Rx packets.
Rx Packet Errors	net.errorRx.delta.summation.number	Number of received packet errors detected over the network in the selected duration.
Rx Packet Per Second	net.ppsRx.rate.average.number	Average rate at which packets are received per second.
Rx Packets	net.packetsRx.delta.summation.number	Number of packets received over the time interval.
Total Packet Per Second	net.ppsTotal.rate.average.number	Average number of packets received and transmitted per second.
Total Rx Bytes	net.totalRx.delta.summation.bytes	Total number of bytes received by the vmknic.
Total Tx Bytes	net.totalTx.delta.summation.bytes	Total number of bytes transmitted by the vmknic.
Tx Packet Drop Rate	net.packetDropTransmitted.ratio.average.percent	Average ratio of dropped Tx packets to total Tx packets.
Tx Packet Errors	net.errorTx.delta.summation.number	Number of transmitted packet errors detected over the network in the selected duration.
Tx Packet Per Second	net.ppsTx.rate.average.number	Average rate at which packets are transmitted per second.
Tx Packets	net.packetsTx.delta.summation.number	Number of packets transmitted over the time interval.