VMware Aria Operations collects many metrics for host systems, including CPU use, datastore, disk, memory, network, storage, and summary metrics for host system objects.
Capacity metrics can be calculated for host system objects. See Capacity Analytics Generated Metrics.
GPU Metrics
GPU metrics provide information about the GPU usage and performance.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Metrics Aggregated at Host Level | |
| GPU|Compute Utilization (%) | The compute utilization percentage of a GPU. |
| GPU|Memory Usage (%) | Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory. |
| GPU|Memory Used (KB) | The amount of GPU memory used in kilobytes. |
| GPU|Number of GPUs | Number of GPUs. |
| GPU|Total Memory (KB) | Total memory in kilobytes. |
| GPU Level Metrics | |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Compute Utilization (%) | The compute utilization percentage of a GPU. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Memory Usage (%) | Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Memory Used (KB) | The amount of GPU memory used in kilobytes. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Memory Reserved (KB) | The amount of GPU memory reserved in kilobytes. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Total Memory (KB) | Total memory in kilobytes. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Temperature (Celsius | The temperature of a GPU in degrees celsius. |
| GPU|<GPU-ID>|Power Used (Watt) | The power used by a GPU in watts. |
Host System Metrics for ROI Dashboard
Host system metrics provide information about cost saving across vCenters
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Cost|Monthly Additional Total Cost | This metric shows the total sum of additional cost across all the vCenters for an entire month. Key: cost|additionalTotalCost |
Configuration Metrics for Host Systems
Configuration metrics provide information about host system configuration.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration|Hyperthreading|Active | Displays the hyperthreading status of the host. Key: configuration|hypwerthreading|active |
| Configuration|Hyperthreading|Available | Displays whether the hyperthreading option is available for this host. Key: configuration|hypwerthreading|available |
| Configuration|Storage Device|Multipath Info|Total number of Active Path | Displays the amount of active path information for the storage device Key: configuration|storagedevice|multipathinfo|total numberofActive path |
| Configuration|Storage Device|Total number of path | Displays the total number of path for the storage device. Key: configuration|storagedevice|total number of path |
| Configuration|Failover Hosts | Failover Hosts. Key: configuration|dasConfig|admissionControlPolicy|failoverHost |
Hardware Metrics for Host Systems
Hardware metrics provide information about host system hardware.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Hardware|Number of CPUs | Number of CPUs for a host. Key: hardware|cpuinfo|num_CpuCores |
| Hardware|ServiceTag | Displays the service tag of the host system. Key: hardware|servicetag |
CPU Usage Metrics for Host Systems
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| CPU|Capacity Usage (%) | Percent CPU capacity used. Key: cpu|capacity_usagepct_average |
| CPU|Usage (%) | Average CPU usage as a percentage. Key: cpu|usage_average |
| CPU|CPU Contention (%) | This metric indicates the percentage of time the virtual machines in the ESXi hosts are unable to run because they are contending for access to the physical CPU(s). This is the average number of all VMs. Naturally, the number will be lower than the highest number experienced by the worst hit VM (a VM that suffers the highest CPU contention). Use this metric to verify if the host is able to serve all of its VMs well. When using this metric, ensure the number is within your expectation. The metric is affected by several factors so you need to watch both relative numbers and absolute numbers. Relative means a drastic change in value. This indicates that the ESXi is unable to service its VMs. Absolute means that the real value is high and should be checked. One factor that impacts the CPU contention metric is CPU Power Management. If CPU Power Management clocks down the CPU speed from 3 GHz to 2 GHz that reduction in speed is taken into consideration. This is because the VM is not running at full speed. Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct |
| CPU|Demand (%) | This metric shows the percentage of CPU resources all the VMs would use if there was no CPU contention or any CPU limits set. It represents the average active CPU load for the past five minutes. Keep the number of this metric below 100% if you set Power Management to Maximum. Key: cpu|demandPct |
| CPU|Demand (MHz) | CPU demand in megahertz. CPU utilization level based on descendant Virtual Machines utilization. Includes limits and overhead to run Virtual Machines, but not reservations. Key: cpu|demandmhz |
| CPU|IO Wait (ms) | IO wait time in milliseconds. Key: cpu|iowait |
| CPU|Number of CPU Sockets | Number of CPU sockets. Key: cpu|numpackages |
| CPU|Overall CPU Contention (ms) | Overall CPU contention in milliseconds. Key: cpu|capacity_contention |
| CPU|Provisioned Capacity (MHz) | Capacity in MHz of the physical CPU cores. Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned |
| CPU|Provisioned virtual CPUs | Provisioned virtual CPUs. Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned |
| CPU|Total Wait | CPU time spent in idle state. Key: cpu|wait |
| CPU|Demand | CPU demand. Key: cpu|demand_average |
| CPU|Usage (MHz) | CPU use in megahertz. Key: cpu|usagemhz_average |
| CPU|Reserved Capacity (MHz) | The sum of the reservation properties of the (immediate) children of the host's root resource pool. Key: cpu|reservedCapacity_average |
| CPU|Total Capacity (MHz) | Total CPU capacity in megahertz. Amount of CPU resources configured on the ESXi hosts. Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned |
| CPU|Overhead (KB) | Amount of CPU overhead. Key: cpu|overhead_average |
| CPU|Demand without overhead | Value of demand excluding any overhead. Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead |
| CPU|Core Utilization (%) | Percent core utilization. Key: cpu|coreUtilization_average |
| CPU|Utilization(%) | Percent CPU utilization. Key: cpu|utilization_average |
| CPU|Core Utilization (%) | Core Utilization. Key: cpu|coreUtilization_average |
| CPU|Utilization (%) | Utilization. Key: cpu|utilization_average |
| CPU|Co-stop (ms) | Time the VM is ready to run, but is unable to due to co-scheduling constraints. Key: cpu|costop_summation |
| CPU|Latency (%) | Percentage of time the VM is unable to run because it is contending for access to the physical CPUs. Key: cpu|latency_average |
| CPU|Ready (ms) | Time spent in ready state. Key: cpu|ready_summation |
| CPU|Run (ms) | Time the virtual machine is scheduled to run. Key: cpu|run_summation |
| CPU|Swap wait (ms) | Amount of time waiting for swap space. Key: cpu|swapwait_summation |
| CPU|Wait (ms) | Total CPU time spent in wait state. Key: cpu|wait_summation |
| CPU|Provisioned Capacity | Provisioned capacity (MHz). Key: cpu|vm_capacity_provisioned |
| CPU|Active Host Load For Balance (Long Term) | Active Host Load For Balance (Long Term). Key: cpu|acvmWorkloadDisparityPcttive_longterm_load |
| CPU|Active Host Load For Balance (Short Term) | Active Host Load For Balance (Short Term). Key: cpu|active_shortterm_load |
| CPU| CPU Model | Displays the host's CPU model. Key: cpu|cpu model |
| CPU|Peak CPU Core Usage | The highest CPU Usage among the CPU cores. A constantly high number indicates that one or more physical cores have high utilization. Key: cpu|peak_cpu_core_usage |
CPU Utilization for Resources Metrics for Host Systems
CPU utilization for resources metrics provide information about CPU activity.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Rescpu|CPU Active (%) (interval) | Average active time for the CPU over the past minute, past five minutes, and at one-minute, five-minute, and 15-minute peak active times. Key: rescpu|actav1_latestrescpu|actav5_latest rescpu|actav15_latest rescpu|actpk1_latest rescpu|actpk5_latest rescpu|actpk15_latest |
| Rescpu|CPU Running (%) (interval) | Average run time for the CPU over the past minute, past five minutes, past 15 minutes, and at one-minute, five-minute, and 15-minute peak times. Key: rescpu|runav1_latestrescpu|runav5_latest rescpu|runav15_latest rescpu|runpk1_latest rescpu|runpk5_latest rescpu|runpk15_latest |
| Rescpu|CPU Throttled (%) (interval) | Scheduling limit over the past minute, past five minutes, and past 15 minutes. Key: rescpu|maxLimited1_latestrescpu|maxLimited5_latest rescpu|maxLimited15_latest |
| Rescpu|Group CPU Sample Count | Group CPU sample count. Key: rescpu|sampleCount_latest |
| Rescpu|Group CPU Sample Period (ms) | Group CPU sample period in milliseconds. Key: rescpu|samplePeriod_latest |
Datastore Metrics for Host Systems
Datastore metrics provide information about datastore use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Datastore|Outstanding IO requests | OIO for datastore. Key: datastore|demand_oio |
| Datastore|Commands Averaged | Average number of commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: datastore|commandsAveraged_average |
| Datastore|Number of Outstanding IO Operations | Number of outstanding IO operations. Key: datastore|oio |
| Datastore|Total Latency (ms) | The average amount of time taken for a command from the perspective of a Guest OS. This is the sum of Kernel Command Latency and Physical Device Command Latency. Key: datastore|totalLatency_average |
| Datastore|Total Throughput (KBps) | Usage Average (KBps). Key: datastore|usage_average |
| Datastore|Demand | Demand. Key: datastore|demand |
| Datastore|Storage I/O Control aggregated IOPS | Aggregate number of IO operations on the datastore. Key: datastore|datastoreIops_average |
| Datastore|Read IOPS | Average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: datastore|numberReadAveraged_average |
| Datastore|Write IOPS | Average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: datastore|numberWriteAveraged_average |
| Datastore|Read Throughput (KBps) | Rate of reading data from the datastore in kilobytes per second. Key: datastore|read_average |
| Datastore|Storage I/O Control normalized latency (ms) | Normalized latency in microseconds on the datastore. Data for all virtual machines is combined. Key: datastore|sizeNormalizedDatastoreLatency_average |
| Datastore|Read Latency (ms) | Average amount of time for a read operation from the datastore. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency. Key: datastore|totalReadLatency_average |
| Datastore|Write Latency (ms) | Average amount of time for a write operation to the datastore. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency. Key: datastore|totalWriteLatency_average |
| Datastore|Write Throughput (KBps) | Rate of writing data to the datastore in kilobytes per second. Key: datastore|write_average |
| Datastore|Max Queue Depth | Max Queue Depth. Key: datastore|datastoreMaxQueueDepth_latest |
| Datastore|Highest Latency | Highest Latency. Key: datastore|maxTotalLatency_latest |
| Datastore|Total Latency Max | Total Latency Max (ms). Key: datastore|totalLatency_max |
| Datastore|Read Latency | Read Latency. Key: datastore|datastoreNormalReadLatency_latest |
| Datastore|Write Latency | Write Latency. Key: datastore|datastoreNormalWriteLatency_latest |
| Datastore|Data Read | Data Read. Key: datastore|datastoreReadBytes_latest |
| Datastore|Data Read Rate | Data Rate. Key: datastore|datastoreReadIops_latest |
| Datastore|Read Load | Storage DRS metric read load. Key: datastore|datastoreReadLoadMetric_latest |
| Datastore|Outstanding Read Requests | Outstanding Read Requests. Key: datastore|datastoreReadOIO_latest |
| Datastore|Data Written | Data Written. Key: datastore|datastoreWriteBytes_latest |
| Datastore|Data Write Rate | Data Write Rate. Key: datastore|datastoreWriteIops_latest |
| Datastore|Write Load | Storage DRS metric write load. Key: datastore|datastoreWriteLoadMetric_latest |
| Datastore|Outstanding Write Requests | Outstanding Write Requests. Key: datastore|datastoreWriteOIO_latest |
| Datastore|VM Disk I/O Workload Disparity | Percentage Disk I/O workload disparity among the VMs on the Host. Key: datastore|vmWorkloadDisparityPc |
| Datastore|Peak Datastore Read Latency | The highest read latency among the datastores. A high number indicates that one or more datastores are experiencing poor performance. Key: datastore|peak_datastore_readLatency |
| Datastore|Peak Datastore Write Latency | The highest write latency among the datastores. A high number indicates that one or more datastores are experiencing poor performance. Key: datastore|peak_datastore_writeLatency |
Disk Metrics for Host Systems
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Disk|Total Throughput (KBps) | Average of the sum of the data read and written for all of the disk instances of the host or virtual machine. disk|usage_average |
| Disk|I/O Usage Capacity | This metric is a function of storage|usage_average and disk|workload. storage|usage_average is an average over all storage devices. This means that disk|usage_capacity is not specific to the selected VM or the host of the VM. Key: disk|usage_capacity |
| Disk|Total IOPS | Average number of commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: disk|commandsAveraged_average |
| Disk|Total Latency (ms) | The average amount of time taken for a command from the perspective of a Guest OS. This is the sum of Kernel Command Latency and Physical Device Command Latency. Key: disk|totalLatency_average |
| Disk|Read IOPS | Average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: disk|numberReadAveraged_average |
| Disk|Write IOPS | Average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: disk|numberWriteAveraged_average |
| Disk|Read Throughput (KBps) | Amount of data read in the performance interval. Key: disk|read_average |
| Disk|Write Throughput (KBps) | Amount of data written to disk in the performance interval. Key: disk|write_average |
| Disk|Bus Resets | The number of bus resets in the performance interval. Key: disk|busResets_summation |
| Disk|Read Latency (ms) | The average amount of time taken for a read from the perspective of a Guest OS. This is the sum of Kernel Read Latency and Physical Device Read Latency. Key: disk|totalReadLatency_average |
| Disk|Write Latency (ms) | The average amount of time taken for a write from the perspective of a Guest OS. This is the sum of Kernel Write Latency and Physical Device Write Latency. Key: disk|totalWriteLatency_average |
| Disk|Physical Device Latency (ms) | The average time taken to complete a command from the physical device. Key: disk|deviceLatency_average |
| Disk|Kernel Latency (ms) | The average time spent in ESX Server VMKernel per command. Key: disk|kernelLatency_average |
| Disk|Queue Latency (ms) | The average time spent in the ESX Server VMKernel queue per command. Key: disk|queueLatency_average |
| Disk|Number of Outstanding IO Operations | Number of Outstanding IO Operations. Key: disk|diskoio |
| Disk|Queued Operations | Queued Operations. Key: disk|diskqueued |
| Disk|Demand | Demand. Key: disk|diskdemand |
| Disk|Total Queued Outstanding operations | Sum of Queued Operation and Outstanding Operations. Key: disk|sum_queued_oio |
| Disk|Max Observed OIO | Max Observed IO for a disk. Key: disk|max_observed |
| Disk|Highest Latency | Highest Latency. Key: disk|maxTotalLatency_latest |
| Disk|Max Queue Depth | Maximum queue depth during the collection interval. Key: disk|maxQueueDepth_average |
| Disk|SCSI Reservation Conflicts | SCSI Reservation Conflicts. Key: disk|scsiReservationConflicts_summation |
Memory Metrics for Host Systems
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Mem|Contention (%) | This metric is used to monitor ESXi memory usage. When the value is high, it means the ESXi is using a good percentage of available memory. You may need to add more memory to other memory-related metrics. Key: mem|host_contentionPct |
| Mem|Contention (KB) | Host contention in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_contention |
| Mem|Host Usage (KB) | Machine usage in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usage |
| Mem|Machine Demand (KB) | Host demand in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_demand |
| Mem|Overall Memory used to run VMs on Host (KB) | Overall memory used to run virtual machines on the host in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usageVM |
| Mem|Provisioned Memory (KB) | Provisioned memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_provisioned |
| Mem|Minimum Free Memory (KB) | Minimum free memory. Key: mem|host_minfree |
| Mem|Reserved Capacity (%) | Percent reserved capacity. Key: mem|reservedCapacityPct |
| Mem|Usable Memory (KB) | Usable memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usable |
| Mem|Usage (%) | Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory. Key: mem|host_usagePct |
| Mem|ESX System Usage | Memory usage by the VMkernel and ESX user-level services. Key: mem|host_systemUsage |
| Mem|Guest Active (KB) | Amount of memory that is actively used. Key: mem|active_average |
| Mem|Consumed (KB) | Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine for guest memory. Key: mem|consumed_average |
| Mem|Granted (KB) | Amount of memory available for use. Key: mem|granted_average |
| Mem|Heap (KB) | Amount of memory allocated for heap. Key: mem|heap_average |
| Mem|Heap Free (KB) | Amount of free space in the heap. Key: mem|heapfree_average |
| Mem|VM Overhead (KB) | Memory overhead reported by host. Key: mem|overhead_average |
| Mem|Reserved Capacity (KB) | Sum of memory reserved by consumers - Resource Pools (RP) and powered on VMs that are not in Resource Pools. RP reservations at the vCenter level are distributed to the hosts depending on the number of powered on VMs and their entitlement within the RP. For more information on resource allocation reservation, share, and limit, see Configuring Resource Allocation Settings. Key: mem|reservedCapacity_average |
| Mem|Shared (KB) | Amount of shared memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|shared_average |
| Mem|Shared Common (KB) | Amount of shared common memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|sharedcommon_average |
| Mem|Swap In (KB) | Amount of memory swapped in. Key: mem|swapin_average |
| Mem|Swap Out KB) | Amount of memory swapped out. Key: mem|swapout_average |
| Mem|Swap Used (KB) | Amount of memory used for swapped space in kilobytes. Key: mem|swapused_average |
| Mem|VM kernel Usage (KB) | Amount of memory used by the VM kernel. Key: mem|sysUsage_average |
| Mem|Unreserved (KB) | Amount of unreserved memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|unreserved_average |
| Mem|Balloon (KB) | This metric shows the total amount of memory currently used by the VM memory control. This memory was reclaimed from the respective VMs at some point in the past, and was not returned. Use this metric to monitor how much VM memory has been reclaimed by ESXi through memory ballooning. The presence of ballooning indicates the ESXi has been under memory pressure. The ESXi activates ballooning when consumed memory reaches a certain threshold. Look for increasing size of ballooning. This indicates that there has been a shortage of memory more than once. Look for size fluctuations which indicate the ballooned out page was actually required by the VM. This translates into a memory performance problem for the VM requesting the page, since the page must first be brought back from the disk. Key: mem|vmmemctl_average |
| Mem|Zero (KB) | Amount of memory that is all zero. Key: mem|zero_average |
| Mem|State (0-3) | Overall state of the memory. The value is an integer between 0 (high) and 3 (low). Key: mem|state_latest |
| Mem|Usage (KB) | Host memory use in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usage |
| Mem|Usage (%) | Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory. Key: mem|usage_average |
| Mem|Swap In Rate (KBps) | Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory during the interval in kilobyte per second. Key: mem|swapinRate_average |
| Mem|Swap Out Rate (KBps) | Rate at which memory is being swapped from active memory to disk during the current interval in kilobytes per second. Key: mem|swapoutRate_average |
| Mem|Active Write (KB) | Average active writes in kilobytes. Key: mem|activewrite_average |
| Mem|Compressed (KB) | Average memory compression in kilobytes. Key: mem|compressed_average |
| Mem|Compression Rate (KBps) | Average compression rate in kilobytes per second. Key: mem|compressionRate_average |
| Mem|Decompression Rate (KBps) | Decompression rate in kilobytes per second. Key: mem|decompressionRate_average |
| Mem|Total Capacity (KB) | Sum of the amount of physical memory configured on ESXi hosts of the cluster in KB. Key: mem|host_provisioned |
| Mem|Latency | Percentage of time the VM is waiting to access swapped or compressed memory. Key: mem|latency_average |
| Mem|Capacity Contention | Capacity Contention. Key: mem|capacity.contention_average |
| Mem|Swap In Rate from Host Cache | Rate at which memory is being swapped from host cache into active memory. Key: mem|llSwapInRate_average |
| Mem|Swap In from Host Cache | Amount of memory swapped-in from host cache. Key: mem|llSwapIn_average |
| Mem|Swap Out Rate to Host Cache | Rate at which memory is being swapped to host cache from active memory. Key: mem|llSwapOutRate_average |
| Mem|Swap Out to Host Cache | Amount of memory swapped-out to host cache. Key: mem|llSwapOut_average |
| Mem|Swap Space Used in Host Cache | Space used for caching swapped pages in the host cache. Key: mem|llSwapUsed_average |
| Mem|Low Free Threshold | Threshold of free host physical memory below which ESX begins to reclaim memory from VMs through ballooning and swapping. Key: mem|lowfreethreshold_average |
| Mem|VM Memory Workload Disparity | Percentage Memory workload disparity among the VMs on the Host. Key: mem|vmWorkloadDisparityPct |
| Mem|Active Host Load For Balance (Long Term) | Active Host Load For Balance (Long Term). Key: mem|active_longterm_load |
| Mem|Active Host Load For Balance (Short Term) | Active Host Load For Balance (Short Term). Key: mem|active_shortterm_load |
| Mem|Utilization | Memory utilization level based on descendant Virtual Machines utilization. Includes reservations, limits and overhead to run Virtual Machines Key: mem|total_need |
Network Metrics for Host Systems
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Network|Driver | This metric displays the type of network driver. Key: net|driver |
| Network|Speed | This metric displays the network speed. Key: net|speed |
| Network|Management Address | This metric displays the management address of the host network. Key: net|management address |
| Network|IP Address | This metric displays the IP address of the host network. Key: net|IPaddress |
| Net|Packets Transmitted per second | This metric shows the number of packets transmitted during the collection interval. Key: net|packetsTxPerSec |
| Net|Packets per second | Number of packets transmitted and received per second. Key: net|packetsPerSec |
| Net|Total Throughput (KBps) | The sum of the data transmitted and received for all the NIC instances of the host or virtual machine. Key: net|usage_average |
| Net|I/O Usage Capacity | I/O Usage Capacity. Key: net|usage_capacity |
| Net|Data Transmit Rate (KBps) | Average amount of data transmitted per second. Key: net|transmitted_average |
| Net|Data Receive Rate (KBps) | Average amount of data received per second. Key: net|received_average |
| Net|Packets Received | Number of packets received in the performance interval. Key: net|packetsRx_summation |
| Net|Packets Transmitted | Number of packets transmitted in the performance interval. Key: net|packetsTx_summation |
| Net|Broadcast Packets Received | Number of broadcast packets received during the sampling interval. Key: net|broadcastRx_summation |
| Net|Broadcast Packets Transmitted | Number of broadcast packets transmitted during the sampling interval. Key: net|broadcastTx_summation |
| Net|Error Packets Transmitted | Number of packets with errors transmitted. Key: net|errorsTx_summation |
| Net|Multicast Packets Received | Number of multicast packets received. Key: net|multicastRx_summation |
| Net|Multicast Packets Transmitted | Number of multicast packets transmitted. Key: net|multicastTx_summation |
| Net|FT Throughput Usage | FT Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.ft_average |
| Net|HBR Throughput Usage | HBR Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.hbr_average |
| Net|iSCSI Throughput Usage | iSCSI Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.iscsi_average |
| Net|NFS Throughput Usage | NFS Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.nfs_average |
| Net|VM Throughput Usage | VM Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.vm_average |
| Net|vMotion Throughput Usage | vMotion Throughput Usage. Key: net|throughput.usage.vmotion_average |
| Net|Unknown Protocol Frames Received | Number of frames with unknown protocol received. Key: net|unknownProtos_summation |
System Metrics for Host Systems
System metrics provide information about the amount of CPU that resources and other applications use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Sys|Power On | 1 if the host system is powered on, 0 if the host system is powered off, or -1 if the power state is unknown. Key: sys|poweredOn |
| Sys|Uptime (seconds) | Number of seconds since the last system startup. Key: sys|uptime_latest |
| Sys|Disk Usage (%) | Percent disk use. Key: sys|diskUsage_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Usage (MHz) | Amount of CPU that the Service Console and other applications use. Key: sys|resourceCpuUsage_average |
| Sys|Resource CPU Active (1 min. average) | Percentage of resource CPU that is active. Average value during a one-minute period. Key: sys|resourceCpuAct1_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Active (%) (5 min. average) | Percentage of resource CPU that is active. Average value during a five-minute period. Key: sys|resourceCpuAct5_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Alloc Max (MHz) | Maximum resource CPU allocation in megahertz. Key: sys|resourceCpuAllocMax_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Alloc Min (MHz) | Minimum resource CPU allocation in megahertz. Key: sys|resourceCpuAllocMin_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Alloc Shares | Number of resource CPU allocation shares. Key: sys|resourceCpuAllocShares_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Max Limited (%) (1 min. average) | Percent of resource CPU that is limited to the maximum amount. Average value during a one-minute period. Key: sys|resourceCpuMaxLimited1_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Max Limited (%) (5 min. average) | Percentage of resource CPU that is limited to the maximum amount. Average value during a five-minute period. Key: sys|resourceCpuMaxLimited5_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Run1 (%) | Percent resource CPU for Run1. Key: sys|resourceCpuRun1_latest |
| Sys|Resource CPU Run5 (%) | Percent resource CPU for Run5. Key: sys|resourceCpuRun5_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Alloc Max (KB) | Maximum resource memory allocation in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemAllocMax_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Alloc Min (KB) | Minimum resource memory allocation in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemAllocMin_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Alloc Shares | Number of resource memory shares allocated. Key: sys|resourceMemAllocShares_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Cow (KB) | Cow resource memory in kilobytes. Key: Sys|resourceMemCow_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Mapped (KB) | Mapped resource memory in kilobytes. Key: ys|resourceMemMapped_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Overhead (KB) | Resource memory overhead in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemOverhead_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Shared (KB) | Shared resource memory in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemShared_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Swapped (KB) | Swapped resource memory in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemSwapped_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Touched (KB) | Touched resource memory in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemTouched_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Zero (KB) | Zero resource memory in kilobytes. Key: sys|resourceMemZero_latest |
| Sys|Resource Memory Consumed | Resource Memory Consumed Latest (KB). Key: sys|resourceMemConsumed_latest |
| Sys|Resource File descriptors usage | Resource File descriptors usage (KB). Key: sys|resourceFdUsage_latest |
| Sys|vMotion Enabled | 1 if vMotion is enabled or 0 if vMotion is not enabled. Key: sys|vmotionEnabled |
| Sys|Not in Maintenance | Not in maintenance. Key: sys|notInMaintenance |
Management Agent Metrics for Host Systems
Management agent metrics provide information about memory use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Management Agent|Memory Used (%) | Amount of total configured memory that is available for use. Key: managementAgent|memUsed_average |
| Management Agent|Memory Swap Used (KB) | Sum of the memory swapped by all powered-on virtual machines on the host. Key: managementAgent|swapUsed_average |
| Management Agent|Memory Swap In (KBps) | Amount of memory that is swapped in for the Service Console. Key: managementAgent|swapIn_average |
| Management Agent|Memory Swap Out (KBps) | Amount of memory that is swapped out for the Service Console. Key: managementAgent|swapOut_average |
| Management Agent|CPU Usage | CPU usage. Key: managementAgent|cpuUsage_average |
Storage Adapter Metrics for Host Systems
Storage adapter metrics provide information about data storage use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Adapter|Driver | Displays the driver details of the storage adapter. Key: storage adapter|driver |
| Storage Adapter|Port WWN | Displays the world wide network port for the storage adapter. Key: storage adapter|portwwn |
| Storage Adapter|Total Usage (KBps) | Total latency. Key: storageAdapter|usage |
| Storage Adapter|Total IOPS | Average number of commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval. Key: storageAdapter|commandsAveraged_average |
| Storage Adapter|Read IOPS | Average number of read commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval. Key: storageAdapter|numberReadAveraged_average |
| Storage Adapter|Write IOPS | Average number of write commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval. Key: storageAdapter|numberWriteAveraged_average |
| Storage Adapter|Read Throughput (KBps) | Rate of reading data by the storage adapter. Key: storageAdapter|read_average |
| Storage Adapter|Read Latency (ms) | This metric shows the average amount of time for a read operation by the storage adapter. Use this metric to monitor the storage adapter read operation performance. A high value means that the ESXi is performing a slow storage read operation. Total latency is the sum of kernel latency and device latency.Key: storageAdapter|totalReadLatency_average |
| Storage Adapter|Write Latency (ms) | This metric shows the average amount of time for a write operation by the storage adapter. Use this metric to monitor the storage adapter write performance operation. A high value means that the ESXi is performing a slow storage write operation. Total latency is the sum of kernel latency and device latency.Key: storageAdapter|totalWriteLatency_average |
| Storage Adapter|Write Throughput (KBps) | Rate of writing data by the storage adapter. Key: storageAdapter|write_average |
| Storage Adapter|Demand | Demand. Key: storageAdapter|demand |
| Storage Adapter|Highest Latency | Highest Latency. Key: torageAdapter|maxTotalLatency_latest |
| Storage Adapter|Outstanding Requests | Outstanding Requests. Key: storageAdapter|outstandingIOs_average |
| Storage Adapter|Queue Depth | Queue Depth. Key: storageAdapter|queueDepth_average |
| Storage Adapter|Queue Latency (ms) | The average time spent in the ESX Server VM Kernel queue per command. Key: storageAdapter|queueLatency_average |
| Storage Adapter|Queued | Queued. Key: storageAdapter|queued_average |
| Storage Adapter|Peak Adapter Read Latency | The highest read latency among the storage adapters. A high number indicates that one or more storage adapters are experiencing poor performance. Key: storageAdapter|peak_adapter_readLatency |
| Storage Adapter|Peak Adapter Write Latency | The highest write latency among the storage adapters. A high number indicates that one or more storage adapters are experiencing poor performance. Key: storageAdapter|peak_adapter_writeLatency |
Storage Metrics for Host Systems
Storage metrics provide information about storage use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage|Total IOPS | Average number of commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: storage|commandsAveraged_average |
| Storage|Read Latency (ms) | Average amount of time for a read operation in milliseconds. Key: storage|totalReadLatency_average |
| Storage|Read Throughput (KBps) | Read throughput rate in kilobytes. Key: storage|read_average |
| Storage|Read IOPS | Average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: storage|numberReadAveraged_average |
| Storage|Total Latency (ms) | Total latency in milliseconds. Key: storage|totalLatency_average |
| Storage|Total Usage (KBps) | Total throughput rate in kilobytes per second. Key: storage|usage_average |
| Storage|Write Latency (ms) | Average amount of time for a write operation in milliseconds. Key: storage|totalWriteLatency_average |
| Storage|Write Throughput (KBps) | Write throughput rate in kilobytes per second. Key: storage|write_average |
| Storage|Write IOPS | Average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: storage|numberWriteAveraged_average |
Sensor Metrics for Host Systems
Sensor metrics provide information about host system cooling.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Sensor|Fan|Speed (%) | Percent fan speed. Key: Sensor|fan|currentValue |
| Sensor|Fan|Health State | Fan health state. Key: Sensor|fan|healthState |
| Sensor|Temperature|Temp C | Fan temperature in centigrade. Key: Sensor|temperature|currentValue |
| Sensor|Temperature|Health State | Fan health state. Key: Sensor|temperature|healthState |
Power Metrics for Host Systems
Power metrics provide information about host system 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|Total Host System Power Consumed in an Hour (Wh) | Displays the the total electricity power consumed in an hour by ESXi Host. The data collected is over a period of an hour and published along with the other metrics in VMware Aria Operations. In case of a connectivity or availability issue in VMware Aria Operations or vCenter adapter instance, this hourly metric might not be published and the missed value during this period does not get recalculated. Once the connection is re-established, the next data points get published.
Note:
This metric is deactivated by default. You can activate it from the Policies page. For more information, see Metrics and Properties Details.
|
| Power|Power (Watt) | Host power use in watts. Key: power|power_average |
| Power|Current Power Consumption Rate (Watt) | The power consumption rate per second, averaged over the reporting period. Key: power|power_average |
| Power|Power Cap (Watt) | Host power capacity in watts. Key: power|powerCap_average |
| Power|Host Power Capacity Usage – Idle | Power consumed by the host in its idle state. This is the power consumed by the host when there are no VMs in it. Key: power|capacity.usageIdle_average |
| Power|(DEP) Energy (Joule) | Total energy consumed in joules. Key: power|energy_summation |
Disk Space Metrics for Host Systems
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Diskspace|Number of Virtual Disks | Number of virtual disks. Key: diskspace|numvmdisk |
| Diskspace|Shared Used (GB) | Used shared disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|shared |
| Diskspace|Snapshot | Disk space used by snapshots in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|snapshot |
| Diskspace|Virtual Disk Used (GB) | Disk space used by virtual disks in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|diskused |
| Diskspace|Virtual machine used (GB) | Disk space used by virtual machines in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|used |
| Diskspace|tTotal disk space used | Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_usage |
| Diskspace|Total disk spacey | Total disk space on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_capacity |
| Diskspace|Total provisioned disk space | Total provisioned disk space on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_provisioned . |
| Diskspace|Utilization (GB) | Storage space utilized on connected vSphere datastores. Key: diskspace|total_usage |
| Diskspace|Workload (%) | Total storage space available on connected vSphere datastores. Key: diskspace|total_capacity |
Summary Metrics for Host Systems
Summary metrics provide information about overall host system performance.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Summary|Number of Running VMs | This metric shows the number of VMs running on the host during the last metric collection time. Large spikes of running VMs might be a reason for CPU or memory spikes as more resources are used in the host. Number of Running VMs gives you a good indicator of how many requests the ESXi host must juggle. This excludes powered off VMs as they do not impact ESXi performance. A change in this number in your environment can contribute to performance problems. A high number of running VMs in a host also means a higher concentration risk, as all the VMs will become unavailable (or be relocated by HA) if the ESXi crashes. Look for any correlation between spikes in the number of running VMs and spikes in other metrics such as CPU Contention/Memory Contention. Key: summary|number_running_vms |
| Summary|Maximum Number of VMs | Maximum number of virtual machines Key: summary|max_number_vms |
| Summary|Number of vMotions | This metric shows the number of vMotions that occurred in the host in the last X minutes. The number of vMotions is a good indicator of stability. In a healthy environment, this number should be stable and relatively low. Look for correlation between vMotions and spikes in other metrics such as CPU/Memory contention. The vMotion should not create any spikes, however, the VMs moved into the host might create spikes in memory usage, contention and CPU demand and contention. Key: summary|number_vmotion |
| Summary|Total Number of Datastores | Total Number of Datastores. Key: summary|total_number_datastores |
| Summary|Number of VCPUs on Powered On VMs | Total number of VCPUs of Virtual Machines that are powered on. Key: summary|number_running_vcpus |
| Summary|Total Number of VMs | Total number of virtual machines.
Note: This is the total number of VMs excluding VM templates.
Key: summary|total_number_vms |
| Summary|Number of VM Templates | Number of VM Templates Key: summary|number_vm_templates |
| Summary|Consider for Balance | Summary|Consider for Balance = 1 when the host is Powered On, Connected, not in Maintenance Mode, and not a Failover Host, otherwise it = -1 |
HBR Metrics for Host Systems
Host-based replication (HBR) metrics provide information about vSphere replication.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| HBR|Replication Data Received Rate | Replication Data Received Rate. Key: hbr|hbrNetRx_average |
| HBR|Replication Data Transmitted Rate | Replication Data Transmitted Rate. Key: hbr|hbrNetTx_average |
| HBR|Replicated VM Count | Number of replicated virtual machines. Key: hbr|hbrNumVms_average |
Cost Metrics for Host Systems
Cost metrics provide information about the cost.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Monthly Maintenance Total Cost | Monthly total cost for maintenance. Key: cost|maintenanceTotalCost |
| Monthly Host OS License Total Cost | Monthly total cost for the host operating system license. Key: cost|hostOslTotalCost |
| Monthly Network Total Cost | Monthly total cost for network including cost of NIC cards associated with host. Key: cost|networkTotalCost |
| Monthly Server Hardware Total Cost | Monthly total cost for server hardware, based on amortized monthly value. Key: cost|hardwareTotalCost |
| Monthly Facilities Total Cost | Monthly total cost of facilities including real estate, power, and cooling. Key: cost|facilitiesTotalCost |
| Monthly Server Labor Total Cost | Monthly total cost for the server operating system labor. Key: cost|hostLaborTotalCost |
| Monthly Server Fully Loaded Cost | Monthly cost for a fully loaded server incorporating all cost driver values attributed to the server. Key: cost|totalLoadedCost |
| MTD Server Total Cost | Month to date cost for a fully loaded server incorporating all cost driver values attributed to the server. Key: totalMTDCost |
| Server Accumulated Depreciation | Month to date accumulated cost for a deprecated server. Key: Cost|Server Accumulated Depreciation |
| Aggregated Daily Total Cost | Daily aggregate daily total cost of the deleted VM present in the host system. Key: Cost|aggregatedDailyTotalCost |
| Aggregated Deleted VM Daily Total Cost | Daily aggregate cost of the deleted VM present in the host system. Key: Cost|aggregatedDeletedVmDailyTotalCost |
Disabled Instanced Metrics
The instance metrics created for the following metrics are disabled in this version of VMware Aria Operations. This means that these metrics collect data by default but all the instanced metrics created for these metrics, do not collect data by default.
| Metric Name |
|---|
| Datastore|Outstanding IO requests (OIOs) |
| Datastore|Read IOPS |
| Datastore|Read Latency (ms) |
| Datastore|Read Throughput (KBps) |
| Datastore|Total Latency (ms) |
| Datastore|Total Throughput (KBps) |
| Datastore|unmapIOs_summation |
| Datastore|unmapsize_summation |
| Datastore|Write IOPS |
| Datastore|Write Latency (ms) |
| Datastore|Write Throughput (KBps) |
| Disk|Physical Device Latency (ms) |
| Disk|Queue Latency (ms) |
| Disk|Read IOPS |
| Disk|Read Latency (ms) |
| Disk|Read Throughput (KBps) |
| Disk|Write IOPS |
| Disk|Write Latency (ms) |
| Disk|Write Throughput (KBps) |
| Net|Data Receive Rate (KBps) |
| Net|Data Transmit Rate (KBps) |
| Net|Error Packets Transmitted |
| Net|Packets Dropped (%) |
| Net|Packets Transmitted per second |
| Net|Received Packets Dropped |
| Net|Transmitted Packets Dropped |
| Net|Usage Rate (%) |
| Storage Adapter|Read IOPS |
| Storage Adapter|Read Latency (ms) |
| Storage Adapter|Read Throughput (KBps) |
| Storage Adapter|Write IOPS |
| Storage Adapter|Write Latency (ms) |
| Storage Adapter|Write Throughput (KBps) |
Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of VMware Aria Operations. This means that they do not collect data by default.
| Metric Name | Key |
|---|---|
| CPU|Idle (msec) | cpu|idle_summation |
| CPU|Used (msec) | cpu|used_summation |
| Datastore I/O|Average Observed Virtual Machine Disk I/O Workload | datastore|vmPopulationAvgWorkload |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO Operations | datastore|maxObserved_OIO |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Read Rate (kbps) | datastore|maxObserved_Read |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Reads per second | datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Write Rate (kbps) | datastore|maxObserved_Write |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Writes per second | datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite |
| Datastore I/O|Maximum Observed VM Disk I/O Workload | datastore|vmPopulationMaxWorkload |
| Network I/O|bytesRx (kbps) | net|bytesRx_average |
| Network I/O|bytesTx (kbps) | net|bytesTx_average |
| Network I/O|Demand (%) | net|demand |
| Network I/O|Error Packets Received | net|errorsRx_summation |
| Network I/O|Max Observed Received Throughput (kbps) | net|maxObserved_Rx_KBps |
| Network I/O|Max Observed Throughput (kbps) | net|maxObserved_KBps |
| Network I/O|Max Observed Transmitted Throughput (kbps) | net|maxObserved_Tx_KBps |
| Network I/O|Packets Received per second | net|packetsRxPerSec |
| Network I/O|Packets Dropped | net|dropped |
| Summary|Workload Indicator | summary|workload_indicator |
| vFlash Module|Latest Number of Active Vm Disks | vflashModule|numActiveVMDKs_latest |
| Net|Received Packets Dropped | Number of received packets dropped in the performance interval. Key: net|droppedRx_summation |
| Net|Transmitted Packets Dropped | Number of transmitted packets dropped in the performance interval. Key: net|droppedTx_summation |
| Net|Packets Dropped (%) | This metric shows the percentage of received and transmitted packets dropped during the collection interval. This metric is used to monitor reliability and performance of the ESXi network. When a high value is displayed, the network is not reliable and performance suffers. Key: net|droppedPct |
| Diskspace|Not Shared (GB) | Unshared disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|notshared |
