VMware Aria Operations collects configuration, runtime, CPU, memory, network I/O, and properties about summary use for virtual machine objects. Properties are collected with the first cycle of data collection. Once collected, the next property collection occurs only when there is data change. In case of no data change, no property is collected.
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
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Note: The following Disk Space properties are displayed by the virtual machine object only when the vSAN adapter is configured with vCenter.
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| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Cache Reservation | Storage Policy|Cache Reservation | This property helps you with flash read cache reservation. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Checksum Disabled | Storage Policy|Checksum Disabled | This property checks whether checksum is disabled for the disk object. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Encryption Service | Storage Policy|Encryption Service | This property checks whether the encryption service is used or not. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Failures to Tolerate | Storage Policy|Failures to Tolerate | This property gives the number of host or disk failures the storage object can tolerate. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Force Provisioning | Storage Policy|Force Provisioning | This property checks whether force provisioning is disabled for the disk object. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Object Space Reservation | Storage Policy|Object Space Reservation | This property helps you to check the object space reservation. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Replica Preference | Storage Policy|Replica Preference | This property helps you to identify the fault tolerance method. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Site Disaster Tolerance | Storage Policy|Site Disaster Tolerance | This property gives the number of fault domain failures, the storage object can tolerate. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Space Efficiency | Storage Policy|Space Efficiency | This property helps you with the space efficiency method. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Storage Policy in Use | Storage Policy in Use | This property gives the storage policy associated with the virtual disk. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Storage Policy|Stripe Width | Storage Policy|Stripe Width | This property gives the number of disk stripes per object. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| system|notes | System|Notes | This property helps you to track the System notes defined in vCenter. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
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| vRealize Automation|Blueprint Name | Blueprint Name | Virtual machines deployed byVMware Aria Automation to be excluded from workload placements. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
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| RunsOnApplicationComponents | Application components running on the Virtual Machine | Application components running on the Virtual Machine |
| DependsOnApplicationComponents | Application components the Virtual Machine depends on | Application components running on other machines that this Virtual Machine depends on. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| guestfilesystem|capacity_property | Guest File System stats|Guest File System Capacity Property | This property is disabled by default. |
| guestfilesystem|capacity_property_total | Guest File System stats|Total Guest File System Capacity Property(gb) | This property is disabled by default. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| diskspace|snapshot|creator | Disk Space|Snapshot|Creator | This property is disabled by default. |
| diskspace|snapshot|description | Disk Space|Snapshot|Description | This property is disabled by default. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
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| config|ctkEnabled | Configuration|Changed Block Tracking | This property displays if Change Block Tracking is enabled, if enabled, tracks changes on disk sectors. This helps in performing incremental backups on the VM. |
| Configuration|Hardware|Number of CPUs (vCPUs) | Number of CPUs (vCPUs) | This property displays the number of CPUs configured in the VM, the count includes both in the vSocket and the vCore. |
| Configuration|Number of RDMs | Number of RDMs | This property displays the number of RDMs configured in the VM. This property is enabled by default. |
| Configuration|Number of Virtual Disks | Number of Virtual Disks | This property displays the number of virtual disks configured in the VM, the count includes the RDMs. |
| Configuration|Hardware|Number of VMDKs | Number of VMDKs | This property displays the number of VMDKs configured in the VM. This property is enabled by default. |
| Summary|Is Horizon Managed | Is Horizon Managed | This property displays whether the selected object is managed by Horizon or not. |
| summary|datastoreClusters | Summary|Datastore Cluster(s) | This property is applicable only if the VM belongs to a datastore cluster.
Note: A VM with multiple virtual disks can belong to multiple datastore clusters.
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| Summary|Configuration|Number of NICs | Number of NICs | his property displays the number of NICs configured in the VM. |
| config|name | Name | This property displays the virtual object name |
| config|guestFullName | Guest OS from vCenter | This property is set by the vCenter during the VM creation. It may differ from the value of the Guest/ |
| config|hardware|numCpu | Number of virtual CPUs | Number of virtual CPUs |
| config|hardware|memoryKB | Memory | Memory |
| config|hardware|thinEnabled | Thin Provisioned Disk | Indicates whether thin provisioning is enabled |
| config|hardware|diskSpace | Disk Space | Disk Space |
| config|cpuAllocation|reservation | Reservation | CPU reservation |
| config|cpuAllocation|limit | Limit | CPU limit |
| config|cpuAllocation|shares|shares | Shares | CPU shares |
| config|memoryAllocation|reservation | Reservation | CPU reservation |
| config|memoryAllocation|limit | Limit | Limit |
| config|memoryAllocation|shares|shares | Shares | Memory shares |
| config|extraConfig|mem_hotadd | Memory Hot Add | Memory Hot Add Configuration |
| config|extraConfig|vcpu_hotadd | VCPU Hot Add | VCPU Hot Add Configuration |
| config|extraConfig|vcpu_hotremove | VCPU Hot Remove | VCPU Hot Remove Configuration |
| config|security|disable_autoinstall | Disable tools auto install (isolation.tools.autoInstall.disable) | Disable tools auto install (isolation.tools.autoInstall.disable) |
| config|security|disable_console_copy | Disable console copy operations (isolation.tools.copy.disable) | Disable console copy operations (isolation.tools.copy.disable) |
| config|security|disable_console_dnd | Disable console drag and drop operations (isolation.tools.dnd.disable) | Disable console drag and drop operations (isolation.tools.dnd.disable) |
| config|security|enable_console_gui_options | Enable console GUI operations (isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable) | Enable console GUI operations (isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable) |
| config|security|disable_console_paste | Disable console paste operations (isolation.tools.paste.disable) | Disable console paste operations (isolation.tools.paste.disable) |
| config|security|disable_disk_shrinking_shrink | Disable virtual disk shrink (isolation.tools.diskShrink.disable) | Disable virtual disk shrink (isolation.tools.diskShrink.disable) |
| config|security|disable_disk_shrinking_wiper | Disable virtual disk wiper (isolation.tools.diskWiper.disable) | Disable virtual disk wiper (isolation.tools.diskWiper.disable) |
| config|security|disable_hgfs | Disable HGFS file transfers (isolation.tools.hgfsServerSet.disable) | Disable HGFS file transfers (isolation.tools.hgfsServerSet.disable) |
| config|security|disable_independent_nonpersistent | Avoid using independent nonpersistent disks (scsiX:Y.mode) | Avoid using independent nonpersistent disks (scsiX:Y.mode) |
| config|security|enable_intervm_vmci | Enable VM-to-VM communication through VMCI (vmci0.unrestricted) | Enable VM-to-VM communication through VMCI (vmci0.unrestricted) |
| config|security|enable_logging | Enable VM logging (logging) | Enable VM logging (logging) |
| config|security|disable_monitor_control | Disable VM Monitor Control (isolation.monitor.control.disable) | Disable VM Monitor Control (isolation.monitor.control.disable) |
| config|security|enable_non_essential_3D_features | Enable 3D features on Server and desktop virtual machines (mks.enable3d) | Enable 3D features on Server and desktop virtual machines (mks.enable3d) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_autologon | Disable unexposed features - autologon (isolation.tools.ghi.autologon.disable) | Disable unexposed features - autologon (isolation.tools.ghi.autologon.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_biosbbs | Disable unexposed features - biosbbs (isolation.bios.bbs.disable) | Disable unexposed features - biosbbs (isolation.bios.bbs.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_getcreds | Disable unexposed features - getcreds (isolation.tools.getCreds.disable) | Disable unexposed features - getcreds (isolation.tools.getCreds.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_launchmenu | Disable unexposed features - launchmenu (isolation.tools.ghi.launchmenu.change) | Disable unexposed features - launchmenu (isolation.tools.ghi.launchmenu.change) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_memsfss | Disable unexposed features - memsfss (isolation.tools.memSchedFakeSampleStats.disable) | Disable unexposed features - memsfss (isolation.tools.memSchedFakeSampleStats.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_protocolhandler | Disable unexposed features - protocolhandler (isolation.tools.ghi.protocolhandler.info.disable) | Disable unexposed features - protocolhandler (isolation.tools.ghi.protocolhandler.info.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_shellaction | Disable unexposed features - shellaction (isolation.ghi.host.shellAction.disable) | Disable unexposed features - shellaction (isolation.ghi.host.shellAction.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_toporequest | Disable unexposed features - toporequest (isolation.tools.dispTopoRequest.disable) | Disable unexposed features - toporequest (isolation.tools.dispTopoRequest.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_trashfolderstate | Disable unexposed features - trashfolderstate (isolation.tools.trashFolderState.disable) | Disable unexposed features - trashfolderstate (isolation.tools.trashFolderState.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_trayicon | Disable unexposed features - trayicon (isolation.tools.ghi.trayicon.disable) | Disable unexposed features - trayicon (isolation.tools.ghi.trayicon.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unity | Disable unexposed features - unity (isolation.tools.unity.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unity (isolation.tools.unity.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unity_interlock | Disable unexposed features - unity-interlock (isolation.tools.unityInterlockOperation.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unity-interlock (isolation.tools.unityInterlockOperation.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unity_taskbar | Disable unexposed features - unity-taskbar (isolation.tools.unity.taskbar.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unity-taskbar (isolation.tools.unity.taskbar.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unity_unityactive | Disable unexposed features - unity-unityactive (isolation.tools.unityActive.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unity-unityactive (isolation.tools.unityActive.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unity_windowcontents | Disable unexposed features - unity-windowcontents (isolation.tools.unity.windowContents.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unity-windowcontents (isolation.tools.unity.windowContents.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_unitypush | Disable unexposed features - unitypush (isolation.tools.unity.push.update.disable) | Disable unexposed features - unitypush (isolation.tools.unity.push.update.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_versionget | Disable unexposed features - versionget (isolation.tools.vmxDnDVersionGet.disable) | Disable unexposed features - versionget (isolation.tools.vmxDnDVersionGet.disable) |
| config|security|disable_unexposed_features_versionset | Disable unexposed features - versionset (solation.tools.guestDnDVersionSet.disable) | Disable unexposed features - versionset (solation.tools.guestDnDVersionSet.disable) |
| config|security|disable_vix_messages | Disable VIX messages from the VM (isolation.tools.vixMessage.disable) | Disable VIX messages from the VM (isolation.tools.vixMessage.disable) |
| config|security|enable_vga_only_mode | Disable all but VGA mode on virtual machines (svga.vgaOnly) | Disable all but VGA mode on virtual machines (svga.vgaOnly) |
| config|security|limit_console_connection | Limit number of console connections (RemoteDisplay.maxConnection) | Limit number of console connections (RemoteDisplay.maxConnection) |
| config|security|limit_log_number | Limit number of log files (log.keepOld) | Limit number of log files (log.keepOld) |
| config|security|limit_log_size | Limit log file size (log.rotateSize) | Limit log file size (log.rotateSize) |
| config|security|limit_setinfo_size | Limit VMX file size (tools.setInfo.sizeLimit) | Limit VMX file size (tools.setInfo.sizeLimit) |
| config|security|enable_console_VNC | Enable access to VM console via VNC protocol (RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled) | Enable access to VM console via VNC protocol (RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled) |
| config|security|disable_device_interaction_connect | Disable unauthorized removal, connection of devices (isolation.device.connectable.disable) | Disable unauthorized removal, connection of devices (isolation.device.connectable.disable) |
| config|security|disable_device_interaction_edit | Disable unauthorized modification of devices (isolation.device.edit.disable) | Disable unauthorized modification of devices (isolation.device.edit.disable) |
| config|security|enable_host_info | Enable send host information to guests (tools.guestlib.enableHostInfo) | Enable send host information to guests (tools.guestlib.enableHostInfo) |
| config|security|network_filter_enable | Enable dvfilter network APIs (ethernetX.filterY.name) | Enable dvfilter network APIs (ethernetX.filterY.name) |
| config|security|vmsafe_cpumem_agentaddress | VMsafe CPU/memory APIs - IP address (vmsafe.agentAddress) | VMsafe CPU/memory APIs - IP address (vmsafe.agentAddress) |
| config|security|vmsafe_cpumem_agentport | VMsafe CPU/memory APIs - port number (vmsafe.agentPort) | VMsafe CPU/memory APIs - port number (vmsafe.agentPort) |
| config|security|vmsafe_cpumem_enable | Enable VMsafe CPU/memory APIs (vmsafe.enable) | Enable VMsafe CPU/memory APIs (vmsafe.enable) |
| config|security|disconnect_devices_floppy | Disconnect floppy drive | Disconnect floppy drive |
| config|security|disconnect_devices_cd | Disconnect CD-ROM | Disconnect CD-ROM |
| config|security|disconnect_devices_usb | Disconnect USB controller | Disconnect USB controller |
| config|security|disconnect_devices_parallel | Disconnect parallel port | Disconnect parallel port |
| config|security|disconnect_devices_serial | Disconnect serial port | Disconnect serial port |
| config|faultTolerant | config|faultTolerant |
Note: Security properties not collected by default. They are collected only if the
vSphere Hardening Guide policy is applied to the objects, or if the
vSphere Hardening Guide alerts are manually enabled in the currently applied policy.
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| runtime|memoryCap | Memory Capacity | Memory Capacity |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cpu|limit | CPU limit | CPU limit |
| cpu|reservation | CPU reservation | CPU reservation |
| cpu|speed | CPU | CPU Speed |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mem|host_limit | VM Limit | Mem Machine Limit |
| mem|host_reservation | Memory|VM Reservation(kb) | This property is disabled by default. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| net:<vnic_id>|portGroup | Network:<vnic_id>|Port Group | This is a property at each virtual NIC level, not at the VM level. A VM with multiple NIC connects to different port groups, with this property you can identify to which port group the vnic blongs and has mapping with. |
| net:<nic_key>|uptCompatibilityEnabled | Network:<nic_key>|Direct Path I/O Status | If there is the VM, with cofigured direct path IO - IO directly comes to VM, bypassing the hypervisor. The property shows the status. |
| net|mac_address | Mac Address | Mac Address |
| net|ip_address | IP Address | IP Address |
| net|vnic_label | Network:<ID>|Label | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|nvp_vm_uuid | Network I/O|NVP VM UUID | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|vnic_type | Network I/O|Virtual NIC Type | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|ipv6_address | Network|IPv6 Address | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|ipv6_prefix_length | Network|IPv6 Prefix Length | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|default_gateway | Network|Network I/O|Default Gateway | This property is disabled by default. |
| net|subnet_mask | Network|Subnet Mask | This property is disabled by default. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| summary|customTag|customTagValue | Value | Custom Tag Value |
| summary|tag | vSphere Tag | vSphere Tag Name |
| summary|parentCluster | Parent Cluster | Parent Cluster |
| summary|parentHost | Parent Host | Parent Host |
| summary|parentDatacenter | Parent data center | Parent data center |
| summary|parentVcenter | Parent vCenter | Parent vCenter |
| summary|guest|fullName | Guest OS Full Name | This property is provided by the VMware Tools. It will differ to the value set in vCenter if the Guest OS was upgraded, or if a different Guest OS was installed. |
| summary|guest|ipAddress | Guest OS IP Address | Guest OS IP Address |
| summary|guest|toolsRunningStatus | Tools Running Status | Guest Tools Running Status |
| summary|guest|toolsVersionStatus2 | Tools Version Status | Guest Tools Version Status 2 |
| summary|guest|vrealize_operations_agent_id | vRealize Operations Agent ID | An ID to identify a VM in Agent Adapter's world. |
| summary|guest|vrealize_operations_euc_agent_id | vRealize Operations Euc Agent ID | An ID to identify a VM in Agent Adapter's world. |
| summary|config|numEthernetCards | Number of NICs | Number of NICs |
| summary|config|isTemplate | VM Template | Indicates whether it is a VM Template. |
| summary|runtime|powerState | Power State | Power State |
| summary|runtime|connectionState | Connection State | Connection State |
| summary|config|appliance | Appliance | Appliance |
| summary|config|productName | Product Name | Product Name |
| summary|UUID | UUID | Unique UUID instance in vCenter that identifies all the virtual machine instances. |
| summary|smbiosUUID | SMBIOS UUID | System Management BIOS UUID of a virtual machine. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| virtualDisk:<scsi_id>|encryptionStatus | Virtual Disk:<scsi_id>|Encryption Status | This property provides encryption status on SCSI on VDMK layer. The property is per virtual disk and does not apply to RDM disk. |
| virtualDisk:<scsi_controller>|iopsLimit | Virtual Disk:<scsi_controller>|IOPS Limit | This property shows the set IOPS limit on virtual disk on SCSI level, when IOPS limit is set beyond the disk. This helps you to understand the current performance state, why the IOPS is not increasing and limited. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Configuired Size(GB) | Configuired Size(GB) | This property displays the disk space configured for the virtual disk. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Datastore | Datastore | This property displays the name of the datastore where the scsi disk is present. If an RDM is present, only a pointer to the RDM is present in the datastore. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Disk Mode | Disk Mode | This property determines how a virtual disk is affected by snapshots. The disk mode acts on each individual VMDK, not on the whole VM. The available options are Independent persistent, Persistent, Non-persistent, this property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|SCSI Bus Sharing | SCSI Bus Sharing | This property sets the type of bus sharing for the VM and determines whether to share the bus or not. Depending on the type of bus sharing, the VM can access the same virtual disk simultaneously on the same server or any other server. The available options are None, Physical, Virtual, this property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|SCSI Controller Type | SCSI Controller Type | This virtual storage controller property connects the virtual and physical disks to the VM. The available options are LSI SAS/PVSCSI, this property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Virtual Disk Sharing | Virtual Disk Sharing | This property allows VMFS-backed disks to be shared by multiple VMs. The available options are Unspecified, No sharing, Multi-Writer. You can use this option to disable protection for certain cluster aware applications, where the applications ensures that simultaneous write operation from two VMs does not induce data loss. This property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Virtual Device Node | Virtual Device Node | This property determines the virtual device bus location. The virtual disks are enumerated starting with the first controller. This property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Is RDM | Is RDM | This property indicates whether the virtual disk is an RDM or not. This property is enabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk|File Name | File Name | This property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk|Label | Label | This property displays the device label. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi1:1|Compatibility Mode | Compatibility Mode | This property displays the compatibility mode for the RDMs. The options are physical and virtual. Virtual mode specifies the full virtualization of the mapped device whereas physical mode specifies minimal SCSI virtualization of the mapped device. This property is disabled by default in the base policy. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Virtual Device Node | Virtual Device Node | This property determines the virtual device bus location. The virtual disks are enumerated starting with the first controller. This property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Virtual Disk Sharing | Virtual Disk Sharing | This property allows VMFS-backed disks to be shared by multiple VMs. The available options are Unspecified, No sharing, Multi-Writer. You can use this option to disable protection for certain cluster aware applications, where the applications ensures that simultaneous write operation from two PODs does not induce data loss. This property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|Disk Mode | Disk Mode | This property determines how a virtual disk is affected by snapshots. The disk mode acts on each individual VMDK, not on the whole POD. The available options are Independent persistent, Persistent, Non-persistent, this property is disabled by default. |
| Virtual Disk:scsi0:0|SCSI Controller Type | SCSI Controller Type | This virtual storage controller property connects the virtual and physical disks to the POD. The available options are LSI SAS/PVSCSI, this property is disabled by default. |
| Property Key | Property Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| datastore|maxObservedNumberRead | Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Number of Read Requests | |
| datastore|maxObservedNumberWrite | Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Number of Write Requests | |
| datastore|maxObservedOIO | Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Outstanding Requests | |
| datastore|maxObservedRead | Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Read Rate(kbps) | |
| datastore|maxObservedWrite | Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Write Rate(kbps) |
Datastore properties collected for virtual machine objects have been disabled in this version of VMware Aria Operations . This means that they do not collect data by default.
