vRealize Operations collects CPU usage, disk, memory, network, storage, disk space, and summary metrics for data center objects.
Data Center Metrics for ROI Dashboard
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Realized Cost Savings | |
| Realized Savings Idle Cost | This metric displays the total realize savings for VMs across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedIdleCost |
| Realized Savings Powered Off Cost (AOA) | This metric displays the total realized savings for powered off VMs across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedPoweredOffCost |
| Realized Savings Snapshot Space Cost (AOA) | This metric displays the snapshots space saved across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedSnapshotSpaceCost |
| Realized Savings Oversized Cost (AOA) | This metric displays the oversized savings across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedOversizedCost |
| Realized Savings Orphaned Disk Space Cost (AOA) | This metric displays the amount of disk space saved by orphaned disks across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedOrphanedDiskSpaceCost |
| Realized Savings Reclaimable Host Cost (AOA) | This metric displays the amount of reclaimable host savings across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedReclaimableHostCost |
| Realized vCPUs from Oversized VMs | This metric displays the number of vCPUs realized across all vCenters. Key: realized|realizedVCpus |
| Compute Realized Memory from Oversized VMs | This metric displays the amount of memory realized from oversized VMs across all vCenters. Key: compute_realized|realizedOversizedMem |
| Realized Potential Memory Consumed from Oversized VMs | This metric displays the potential memory consumed from oversized VMs across all vCenters. Key: realized|realizedPotentialMemConsumed |
| Compute Realized vCPUs from Oversized VMs | This metric displays the realized vCPUs from oversized VMs across all vCenters. Key: compute_realized|realizedOversizedVCpus |
| Compute Realized vCPUs from Idle VMs | This metric displays the realized vCPUs from idle VMs across all vCenters. Key: compute_realized|realizedIdleVCpus |
| Compute Realized Memory from Idle VMs | This metric displays the amount of memory realized from idle VMs across all vCenters. Key: compute_realized|realizedIdleMem |
| Disk Space Realized Idle VMs | This metric displays the amount of disk space realized from idle VMs across all vCenters. Key: storage_realized|realizedIdleDiskSpace |
| Disk Space Realized PoweredOff VMs | This metric displays the amount of disk space realized from powered off VMs across all vCenters. Key: storage_realized|realizedPoweredOffDiskSpace |
| Disk Space Realized VM Snapshots | This metric displays the amount of disk space realized from VM snapshots across all vCenters. Key: storage_realized|realizedSnapshotSpace |
| Disk Space Realized Orphaned Disks | This metric displays the amount of disk space realized from orphaned disks across all vCenters. Key: storage_realized|realizedIdleDiskSpace |
| Realized Savings Total Realized Cost | This metric displays the total realized cost across all vCenters. Key: cost|realized_savings|realizedTotalCost |
CPU Usage Metrics for Data Centers
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Capacity Usage (%) | Percent capacity used. Key: cpu|capacity_usagepct_average |
| CPU Contention (%) | CPU capacity contention. Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct |
| Demand (%) | CPU demand percentage. Key: cpu|demandPct |
| Demand | Demand in megahertz. Key: cpu|demandmhz |
| Demand (MHz) | CPU utilization level based on descendant virtual machines utilization. This Includes reservations, limits, and overhead to run the virtual machines. Key: cpu|demandmhz |
| Overhead (KB) | Amount of CPU overhead. Key: cpu|overhead_average |
| Demand without overhead | Value of demand excluding any overhead. Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead |
| Total Wait | CPU time spent on idle state. Key: cpu|wait |
| Number of CPU Sockets | Number of CPU sockets. Key: cpu|numpackages |
| Overall CPU Contention (ms) | Overall CPU contention in milliseconds. Key: cpu|capacity_contention |
| Host Provisioned Capacity (MHz) | Host provisioned capacity in megahertz. Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned |
| Provisioned vCPU(s) | Provisioned vCPU(s). Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned |
| Reserved Capacity (MHz) | The sum of the reservation properties of the (immediate) children of the host's root resource pool. Key: cpu|reservedCapacity_average |
| Usage | Average CPU usage in megahertz. Key: cpu|usagemhz_average |
| IO Wait | IO wait time in milliseconds. Key: cpu|iowait |
| Provisioned Capacity | Provisioned Capacity. Key: cpu|vm_capacity_provisioned |
| Stress Balance Factor | Stress Balance Factor. Key: cpu|stress_balance_factor |
| Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining | Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining. Key: cpu|min_host_capacity_remaining |
| Workload Balance Factor | Workload Balance Factor. Key: cpu|workload_balance_factor |
| Highest Provider Workload | Highest Provider Workload. Key: cpu|max_host_workload |
| Host workload Max-Min Disparity | Difference of Max and Min host workload in the container. Key: cpu|host_workload_disparity |
| Host stress Max-Min Disparity | Difference of Max and Min host stress in the container. Key: cpu|host_stress_disparity |
| Total Capacity (MHz) | Total CPU resources configured on the descendant ESXi hosts. Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned |
| Usable Capacity (MHz) | The usable CPU resources that are available for the virtual machines after considering reservations for vSphere High Availability (HA) and other vSphere services. Key: cpu|haTotalCapacity_average |
Disk Metrics for Data Centers
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Total IOPS | Average number of commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: disk|commandsAveraged_average |
| Total Latency (ms) | Average amount of time taken for a command from the perspective of the guest operating system. This metric is the sum of the Kernel Latency and Physical Device Latency metrics. Key: disk|totalLatency_average |
| Total Throughput (KBps) | Average of the sum of the data read and written for all the disk instances of the host or virtual machine. Key: disk|usage_average |
| Total queued outstanding operations | Sum of queued operations and outstanding operations. Key: disk|sum_queued_oio |
| Max observed OIO | Max observed IO for a disk. Key: disk|max_observed |
Memory Metrics for Data Centers
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Contention (%) | Machine Contention Percentage. Key: mem|host_contentionPct |
| Machine Demand (KB) | Memory machine demand in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_demand |
| ESX System Usage | Memory usage by the VM kernel and ESX user-level services. Key: mem|host_systemUsage |
| Provisioned Memory (KB) | Provisioned host memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_provisioned |
| Reserved Capacity (KB) | Reserved memory capacity in kilobytes. Key: mem|reservedCapacity_average |
| Usable Memory (KB) | Usable host memory in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usable |
| Host Usage | Host memory use in kilobytes. Key: mem|host_usage |
| Usage/Usable (%) | Percent host memory used. Key: mem|host_usagePct |
| VM Overhead | Memory overhead reported by host. Key: mem|overhead_average |
| Stress Balance Factor | Stress Balance Factor. Key: mem|stress_balance_factor |
| Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining | Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining. Key: mem|min_host_capacity_remaining |
| Workload Balance Factor | Workload Balance Factor. Key: mem|workload_balance_factor |
| Highest Provider Workload | Highest Provider Workload. Key: mem|max_host_workload |
| Host workload Max-Min Disparity | Difference of Max and Min host workload in the container. Key: mem|host_workload_disparity |
| Host stress Max-Min Disparity | Difference of Max and Min host stress in the container. Key: mem|host_stress_disparity |
| Utilization (KB) | Memory utilization level based on the descendant virtual machines utilization. Includes reservations, limits, and overhead to run the Virtual Machines. Key: mem|total_need |
| Total Capacity (KB) | Total physical memory configured on descendant ESXi hosts. Key: mem|host_provisioned |
| Usable Capacity (KB) | The usable memory resources available for the virtual machines after considering reservations for vSphere HA and other vSphere services. Key: mem|haTotalCapacity_average |
Network Metrics for Data Centers
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Packets Dropped | Percentage of packets dropped. Key: net|droppedPct |
| Max Observed Throughput | Max observed rate of network throughput. Key: net|maxObservedKBps |
| Data Transmit Rate | Average amount of data transmitted per second. Key: net|transmitted_average |
| Data Receive Rate | Average amount of data received per second. Key: net|received_average |
| 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 |
Storage Metrics for Data Centers
Storage metrics provide information about storage use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Usage | Total throughput rate. Key: storage|usage_average |
Datastore Metrics for Data Centers
Datastore metrics provide information about Datastore use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Outstanding IO requests | OIO for datastore. Key: datastore|demand_oio |
| Read IOPS | Average number of read commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: datastore|numberReadAveraged_average |
| Write IOPS | Average number of write commands issued per second during the collection interval. Key: datastore|numberWriteAveraged_average |
| Read Throughput (KBps) | Amount of data read in the performance interval. Key: datastore|read_average |
| Write Throughput (KBps) | Amount of data written to disk in the performance interval. Key: datastore|write_average |
Disk Space Metrics for Data Centers
Disk space metrics provide information about disk use.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Virtual machine used | Used virtual machine disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|used |
| Total disk space used | Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_usage |
| Total disk space | Total disk space on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_capacity |
| Total provisioned disk space | Total provisioned disk space on all datastores visible to this object. Key: diskspace|total_provisioned |
| Shared Used (GB) | Shared disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|shared |
| Snapshot Space (GB) | Snapshot disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|snapshot |
| Virtual Disk Used (GB) | Used virtual disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|diskused |
| Number of Virtual Disks | Number of Virtual Disks. Key: diskspace|numvmdisk |
| Utilization (GB) | Storage space used on the connected vSphere Datastores. Key: diskspace|total_usage |
| Total Capacity (GB) | Total storage space available on the connected vSphere datastores. Key: diskspace|total_capacity |
Summary Metrics for Data Centers
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Running Hosts | Number of hosts that are ON. Key: summary|number_running_hosts |
| Number of Running VMs | Number of running virtual machines. Key: summary|number_running_vms |
| Maximum Number of VMs | Maximum number of virtual machines. Key: summary|max_number_vms |
| Number of Clusters | Total number of clusters. Key: summary|total_number_clusters |
| Number of Hosts | Total number of hosts. Key: summary|total_number_hosts |
| Number of VMs | Total number of virtual machines. Key: summary|total_number_vms |
| Total Number of Datastores | Total number of datastores. Key: summary|total_number_datastores |
| Number of VCPUs on Powered On VMs | Total number of VCPUs of virtual machines that are powered on. Key: summary|number_running_vcpus |
| Workload Indicator | Workload indicator. Key: summary|workload_indicator |
| Average Running VM Count per Running Host | Average number of running virtual machines per running host. Key: summary|avg_vm_density |
Reclaimable Metrics for Data Centers
Reclaimable metrics provide information about reclaimable resources.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| CPU (vCPUs) | Number of reclaimable vCPUs within the data center. Key: reclaimable|cpu |
| Disk Space | Reclaimable disk space within the data center. Key: reclaimable|diskspace |
| Potential Savings | Potential saving after reclamation of resources of all reclaimable VMs (Idle VMs, Powered Off VMs, VM snapshots) within the data center. Key: reclaimable|cost |
| Memory (KB) | Reclaimable memory within the data center. Key: reclaimable|mem |
| Virtual Machines | Number of VMs having reclaimable resources (Memory, disk space, vCPU) within the data center. Key: reclaimable|vm_count |
| Idle VMs|Potential Savings | Potential saving after reclamation of resources of Idle VMs within the data center. Key: reclaimable|idle_vms|cost |
| Powered Off VMs|Potential Savings | Potential saving after reclamation of resources of Powered Off VMs within the data center. Key: reclaimable|poweredOff_vms|cost |
| VM Snapshots|Potential Savings | Potential saving after reclamation of VM snapshots within the data center. Key: reclaimable|vm_snapshots |cost |
| Reclaimable|Orphaned Disks|Potential Savings (Currency) | Displays the potential savings after reclaimation of disk space by removing orphaned VMDks from all datastores under datacenter. reclaimable|cost |
| Reclaimable|Number of Orphaned Disks | Number of reclaimable orphaned disks is the sum of all orphaned disks on it's datastore. reclaimable|orphaned_disk_count |
Cost Metrics for Data Centers
Cost metrics provide information about the cost.
| Metric Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Monthly Cluster Aggregated Allocated Cost | Sum of the monthly allocated cost for both cluster and unclustered hosts. Key: cost|clusterAllocatedCost |
| Monthly Cluster Aggregated Cost | The sum of monthly aggregated allocated and unallocated cost for both cluster and unclustered hosts. Key: cost|clusterCost |
| Monthly Cluster Aggregated Unallocated Cost | Sum of the monthly unallocated cost for both cluster and unclustered hosts. Key: cost|clusterUnAllocatedCost |
| Monthly Datacenter Aggregated Total Cost | Monthly aggregated total cost for the data center. Key: cost|aggrTotalCost |
| Monthly Datastore Total Cost | Monthly data store total cost. Key: cost|totalCost |
| Monthly Datastore Aggregated Allocated Cost | Monthly aggregated allocated cost for the datastore. Key: cost|aggrDataStoreAllocatedCost |
| Monthly Datastore Aggregated Unallocated Cost | Monthly aggregated unallocated cost for the datastore. Key: cost|aggrDataStoreUnallocatedCost |
| Monthly VM Aggregated Direct Cost | Month to date aggregated VM direct cost across all the VMs under the data center. Key: cost|vmDirectCost |
Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations . This means that they do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, see Metrics and Properties Details.
| Metric Name | Key |
|---|---|
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO Operations (IOPS) | datastore|maxObserved_OIO |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Read Rate (KBps) | datastore|maxObserved_Read |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Reads per second (IOPS) | datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Write Rate (KBps) | datastore|maxObserved_Write |
| Datastore I/O|Max Observed Writes per second (IOPS)0 | datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite |
| Max Observed Transmitted Throughput | Max observed transmitted rate of network throughput. Key: net|maxObserved_Tx_KBps |
| Max Observed Received Throughput | Max observed received rate of network throughput. Key: net|maxObserved_Rx_KBps |
| Not Shared (GB) | Unshared disk space in gigabytes. Key: diskspace|notshared |
