Prerequisites

Before you start, install the latest version of VMware Tools in all relevant virtual machines.

For extended guest statistics, you must have VMware Tools version 9.10 or later installed in a virtual machine running on an ESXi 6.0 or later host. There is no minimum virtual hardware version. Version 9.10 was released with vSphere 6.0. Earlier ESXi hosts return no data for extended statistics requests, and earlier VMware Tools lack extended statistics. If statistics are unavailable, a code indicates that the requested item is unsupported.