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About vRealize Operations Manager Reference for Metrics, Properties, and Alerts

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Metrics for vCenter Server Components
Calculated Metrics

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Metrics for the Operating Systems and Remote Service Monitoring Plug-ins in
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Properties for vCenter Server Components

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Self-Monitoring Properties for vRealize Operations Manager
Properties for vSAN

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Cluster Compute Resource Alert Definitions
Host System Alert Definitions

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vRealize Automation Alert Definitions
vSAN Alert Definitions

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vSphere Distributed Port Group

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Virtual Machine Alert Definitions

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vSphere Distributed Switch Alert Definitions
vCenter Server Alert Definitions
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Data Center Alert Definitions

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About vRealize Operations Manager
Reference for Metrics, Properties, and
Alerts
The vRealize Operations Manager Reference for Metrics, Properties, and Alerts provides information
about the metric, properties, and alert definitions provided with vRealize Operations Manager.

Intended Audience
This information is intended for anyone who wants to install and configure vRealize Operations Manager
by using a virtual appliance deployment. The information is written for experienced virtual machine
administrators who are familiar with enterprise management applications and datacenter operations.

VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For
definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to
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Metric definitions provide an overview of how the metric value is calculated or derived. If you understand
the metric, you can better tune vRealize Operations Manager to display results that help you to manage
your environment.
vRealize Operations Manager collects data from objects in your environment. Each piece of data
collected is called a metric observation or value. vRealize Operations Manager uses the VMware
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vCenter adapter to collect raw metrics. vRealize Operations Manager uses the
vRealize Operations Manager adapter to collect self-monitoring metrics. In addition to the metrics it
collects, vRealize Operations Manager calculates capacity metrics, badge metrics, and metrics to monitor
the health of your system.
All metric definitions are provided. The metrics reported on your system depend on the objects in your
environment. You can use metrics to help troubleshoot problems. See the vRealize Operations Manager
User Guide.

Changes in Metric Availability
The CPU Demand of Recommended (%) metric is no longer available in vRealize Operations Manager
version 6.x. To approximate the metric, create a super metric using the following calculations, and add it
to your Views and Reports as needed.
( (CPU|Stress Free Demand (MHz)) × (CPU|Current Size in Unit(s)) ) ÷ ( (CPU|
Recommended Size (vCPUs)) × (CPU|Current Size (MHz)) )
For more information about super metrics, see the vRealize Operations Manager Information Center.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Metrics for vCenter Server Components

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Calculated Metrics

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Self-Monitoring Metrics for vRealize Operations Manager

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vRealize Automation Metrics

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Metrics for vSAN

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Metrics for the Operating Systems and Remote Service Monitoring Plug-ins in End Point Operations
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Metrics for vCenter Server Components
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vRealize Operations Manager connects to VMware vCenter Server instances through the vCenter
adapter to collect metrics for vCenter Server components and uses formulas to derive statistics from
those metrics. You can use metrics to troubleshoot problems in your environment.
vCenter Server components are listed in the describe.xml file for the vCenter adapter. The following
example shows sensor metrics for the host system in the describe.xml file.











Each ResourceAttribute element includes the name of a metric that appears in the UI and is
documented as a Metric Key.
Table 1‑1. Sensor Metrics for Host System Cooling
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Sensor|fan|currentValue

Speed

Fan speed.

Sensor|fan|healthState

Health State

Fan health state.

Sensor|temperature|currentValue

Temperature

Host system temperature.

Sensor|temperature|healthState

Health State

Host system health state.

vSphere Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects CPU use, disk, memory, network, and summary metrics for objects
in the vSphere world.
Capacity metrics can be calculated for vSphere world objects. See Capacity and Project-Based Metrics.

CPU Usage Metrics
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.

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Metric Name

Description

CPU|Capacity usage

CPU usages as a percent during the interval.
Key: cpu|capacity_usagepct_average

CPU|CPU contention(%)

This metric shows the percentage of time the VMs in the ESXi hosts are unable to
run because they are contending for access to the physical CPUs. The number
shown is the average number for all VMs. This number is lower than the highest
number experienced by the VM most impacted by CPU contention.
Use this metric to verify if the host can serve all its VMs efficiently. Low contention
means that the VM can access everything it demands to run smoothly. It means that
the infrastructure is providing good service to the application team.
When using this metric, ensure that the number is within your expectation. Look at
both the relative number and the absolute number. Relative means a drastic change
in value, meaning that the ESXi is unable to serve the VMs. Absolute means that
the real value itself is high. Investigate why the number is high. One factor that
impacts this metric is CPU Power Management. If CPU Power Management clocks
down the CPU speed from 3 GHz to 2 GHz, the reduction in speed is accounted for
because it shows that the VM is not running at full speed.
This metric is calculated in the following way: cpu|capacity_contention / (200 *
summary|number_running_vcpus)
Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct

CPU|Demand (%)

This metric shows the amount of CPU resources a virtual machine might use if there
were no CPU contention or CPU limit. This metric represents the average active
CPU load for the past five minutes.
Keep this number below 100% if you set the power management to maximum.
This metric is calculated in the following way: ( cpu.demandmhz /
cpu.capacity_provisioned)*100
Key: cpu|demandPct

CPU|Demand (MHz)

This metric shows the amount of CPU resources a virtual machine might use if there
were no CPU contention or CPU limit.
Key: cpu|demandmhz

CPU|Demand

CPU demand in megahertz.
Key: cpu|demand_average

CPU|IO wait

IO wait (ms).
Key: cpu|iowait

CPU|number of CPU Sockets

Number of CPU sockets.
Key: cpu|numpackages

CPU|Overall CPU Contention

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 vCPU(s)

Number of provisioned CPU cores.
Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned

CPU|Reserved Capacity (MHz)

Total CPU capacity reserved by virtual machines.
Key: cpu|reservedCapacity_average

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Metric Name
CPU|Usage (MHz)

Description
CPU usages, as measured in megahertz, during the interval.
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VM - Amount of actively used virtual CPU. This is the host's view of the CPU
usage, not the guest operating system view.

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Host - Sum of the actively used CPU of all powered on virtual machines on a
host. The maximum possible value is the frequency of the two processors
multiplied by the number of processors. For example, if you have a host with
four 2 GHz CPUs running a virtual machine that is using 4000 MHz, the host is
using two CPUs completely: 400 / (4 2000) = 0.50

Key: cpu|usagemhz_average
CPU|Wait

Total CPU time spent in wait state. The wait total includes time spent in the CPU
Idle, CPU Swap Wait, and CPU I/O Wait states.
Key: cpu|wait

CPU|Workload (%)

Percent of workload
Key: cpu|workload

Memory Metrics
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
Metric Name

Description

mem|Contention (%)

This metric shows the percentage of time VMs are waiting to access swapped
memory.
Use this metric to monitor ESXi memory swapping. A high value indicates that the
ESXi is running low on memory, and a large amount of memory is being swapped.
Key: mem|host_contentionPct

mem|Machine Demand (KB)

Host memory demand in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_demand

mem|Provisioned Memory

Provisioned host memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_provisioned

mem|Reserved Capacity (KB)

Total amount of memory reservation used by powered-on virtual machines and
vSphere services on the host.
Key: mem|reservedCapacity_average

mem|Usable Memory (KB)

Usable host memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usable

mem|Host Usage (KB)

Host memory use in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usage

mem|Usage/Usable (%)

Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory.
Key: mem|host_usagePct

mem|Workload (%)

Percent of workload.
Key: mem|workload

Network Metrics
Network metrics provide information about network performance.

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Metric Name

Description

net|Packets Dropped (%)

This metric shows the percentage of received and transmitted packets dropped in
the collection interval.
Use this metric to monitor the reliability and performance of the ESXi network. A
high value indicates that the network is not reliable and performance decreases.
Key: net|droppedPct

net|Usage Rate (KB per second)

Sum of the data transmitted and received for all of the NIC instances of the host or
virtual machine.
Key: net|usage_average

net|Workload (%)

Percent of workload.
Key: net|workload

Disk Metrics
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
Metric Name

Description

disk|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the collection cycle.
Key: disk|commandsAveraged_average

disk|Usage Rate (KB per second)

Average of the sum of the data read and written for all of the disk instances of the
host or virtual machine.
Key: disk|usage_average

disk|Workload (%)

Percent of workload.
Key: disk|workload

Summary Metrics
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Metric Name

Description

summary|Number of Running Hosts

Number of running hosts.
Key: summary|number_running_hosts

summary|Number of Running VMs

This metric shows the number of running VMs at a given point in time. The data is
sampled every five minutes.
A large number of running VMs might be a reason for CPU or memory spikes
because more resources are used in the host. The number of running VMs gives
you a good indicator of how many requests the ESXi host must juggle. Powered off
VMs are not included because they do not impact ESXi performance. A change in
the number of running VMs can contribute to performance problems. A high
number of running VMs in a host also means a higher concentration risk, because
all the VMs fail if the ESXi crashes.
Use this metric to look for a correlation between spikes in the running VMs and
spikes in other metrics such as CPU contention, or memory contention.
Key: summary|number_running_vms

summary|Number of Clusters

Total number of clusters.
Key: summary|total_number_clusters

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Metric Name

Description

summary|Total Number of Datastores

Total number of datastores.
Key: summary|total_number_datastores

summary|Number of Hosts

Total number of hosts.
Key: summary|total_number_hosts

summary|Number of VMs

Total number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|total_number_vms

summary|Total Number of Datacenters

Total number of data centers.
Key: summary|total_number_datacenters

summary|Number VCPUs on Powered on
VMs

Number of virtual CPUs on powered-on virtual machines.

summary|Average Running VM Count per

Average running virtual machine count per running host.

Running Host

Key: summary|avg_vm_density

Key: summary|number_running_vcpus

vCenter Server Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects CPU use, disk, memory, network, and summary metrics for
vCenter Server system objects.
vCenter Server metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Capacity and Project-Based Metrics

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Badge Metrics

CPU Usage Metrics
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

Capacity Usage (%)

Percent capacity used.
Key: cpu|capacity_usagepct_average

CPU Contention (%)

Percent CPU contention.
Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct

Demand (%)

Percent demand.
Key: cpu|demandPct

Demand (MHz)

Demand in megahertz.
Key: cpu|demandmhz

Demand

CPU Demand.
Key: cpu|demand_average

IO Wait (ms)

IO wait time in milliseconds.
Key: cpu|iowait

Number of CPU Sockets

Number of CPU sockets.
Key: cpu|numpackages

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Metric Name

Description

Overall CPU Contention (ms)

Overall CPU contention in milliseconds.
Key: cpu|capacity_contention

Provisioned Capacity (MHz)

Provisioned capacity in megahertz.
Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned

Provisioned vCPU

Number of provisioned virtual CPU cores.
Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned

Reserved Capacity (MHz)

Sum of the reservation properties of the immediate children of the host's root
resource pool.
Key: cpu|reservedCapacity_average

Usage (MHz)

Average CPU use in megahertz.
Key: cpu|usagemhz_average

Wait (ms)

CPU time spent on the idle state.
Key: cpu|wait

Overhead

Amount of CPU that is overhead.
Key: cpu|overhead_average

Demand without overhead

Value of demand excluding any overhead.
Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead

Provisioned Capacity

Provisioned capacity (MHz).
Key: cpu|vm_capacity_provisioned

Datastore Metrics
Datastore metrics provide information about the datastore.
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 Metrics
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.

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Metric Name

Description

Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the collection cycle.
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 Device Command Latency
and Physical Device Command 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

Disk Space Metrics
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.
Metric Name

Description

Total disk space used (KB)

Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object.
Key: diskspace|total_usage

Total disk space (KB)

Total disk space on all datastores visible to this object.
Key: diskspace|total_capacity

Total provisioned disk space (KB)

Total provisioned disk space on all datastores visible to this object.
Key: diskspace|total_provisioned

Memory Metrics
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
Metric Name

Description

Contention (%)

Percent host memory contention.
Key: mem|host_contentionPct

Machine Demand (KB)

Host memory demand in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_demand

ESX System Usage

Memory usage by the VMkernel and ESX user-level services.
Key: mem|host_systemUsage

Provisioned Memory (KB)

Provisioned host memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_provisioned

Reserved Capacity (KB)

Sum of the reservation properties of the immediate children of the host's root
resource pool.
Key: mem|reservedCapacity_average

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Metric Name

Description

Usable Memory (KB)

Usable host memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usable

Host Usage (KB)

Host memory use in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usage

Usage/Usable (%)

Percent host memory used.
Key: mem|host_usagePct

Contention (KB)

Host contention in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_contention

VM Overhead (KB)

Memory overhead reported by host.
Key: mem|overhead_average

Network Metrics
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Metric Name

Description

Packets Dropped (%)

Percent network packets dropped.
Key: net|droppedPct

Total Throughput (KBps)

Sum of the data transmitted and received for all of the NIC instances of the
host or virtual machine.
Key: net|usage_average

Packets Received

Number of packets received in the performance interval.
Key: net|packetsRx_summation

Packets Transmitted

Number of packets transmitted in the performance interval.
Key: net|packetsTx_summation

Received Packets Dropped

Number of received packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|droppedRx_summation

Transmitted Packets Dropped

Number of transmitted packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|droppedTx_summation

Data Transmit Rate (KBps)

Average amount of data transmitted per second.
Key: net|transmitted_average

Data Receive Rate (KBps)

Average amount of data received per second.
Key: net|received_average

Summary Metrics
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.

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Metric Name

Description

Number of Running Hosts

Number of hosts that are on.
Key: summary|number_running_hosts

Number of Running VMs

Number of virtual machines that are on.
Key: summary|number_running_vms

Number of Clusters

Total number of clusters.
Key: summary|total_number_clusters

Total Number of Datastores

Total number of datastores.
Key: summary|total_number_datastores

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

Maximum Number of VMs

Maximum number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|max_number_vms

Workload Indicator (%)

Percent workload indicator.
Key: summary|workload_indicator

Total Number of data centers

Total number of data centers.
Key: summary|total_number_datacenters

Number of Cores on Powered On Hosts

Number of cores on powered-on hosts.
Key: summary|number_powered_on_cores

Number VCPUs on Powered on VMs

Number of virtual CPUs on powered-on virtual machines.
Key: summary|number_running_vcpus

Average Running VM Count per Running Host

Average running virtual machine count per running host.
Key: summary|avg_vm_density

VC Query Time (ms)

vCenter Server query time in milliseconds.
Key: summary|vc_query_time

Derived Metrics Computation Time (ms)

Derived metrics computation time in milliseconds.
Key: summary|derived_metrics_comp_time

Number of objects

Number of objects.
Key: summary|number_objs

Number of VC Events

Number of vCenter Server events.
Key: summary|number_vc_events

Number of SMS Metrics

Number of SMS metrics.
Key: summary|number_sms_metrics

Collector Memory Usage (MB)

Collector memory use in megabytes.
Key: summary|collector_mem_usage

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Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
Collect Metrics and Properties Details.
Metric Name

Description

Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO
Operations

Maximum observed number of outstanding IO operations.

Max Observed Read Rate

Max observed rate of reading data from the datastore.

Key: datastore|maxObserved_OIO

Key: datastore|maxObserved_Read
Max Observed Reads per second

Max observed average number of read commands issued per second during
the collection interval.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead

Max Observed Writes per second

Max observed average number of write commands issued per second
during the collection interval.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite

Max Observed Write Rate

Max observed rate of writing data from the datastore.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_Write

Max Observed Throughput (KBps)

Max observed rate of network throughput.
Key: net|maxObserved_KBps

Max Observed Transmitted Throughput (KBps)

Max observed transmitted rate of network throughput.
Key: net|maxObserved_Tx_KBps

Max Observed Received Throughput (KBps)

Max observed received rate of network throughput.
Key: net|maxObserved_Rx_KBps

Virtual Machine Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, CPU use, memory, datastore, disk, virtual disk,
guest file system, network, power, disk space, storage, and summary metrics for virtual machine objects.
Capacity metrics can be calculated for virtual machine objects. See Capacity and Project-Based Metrics.

Configuration Metrics for Virtual Machines
Configuration metrics provide information about virtual machine configuration.

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Metric Name

Description

Config|Thin Provisioned Disk

Thin Provisioned Disk.
Key: config|hardware|thin_Enabled

Config|Number of CPUs

Number of CPUs for a Virtual Machine.
From vRealize Operations Manager 6.7 and onwards, this
metric is measured in vCPUs instead of cores.
Key: config|hardware|num_Cpu

Config|Disk Space

Disk space metrics.
Key: config|hardware|disk_Space

CPU Usage Metrics for Virtual Machines
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

CPU|IO Wait (ms)

CPU time spent waiting for IO.
Key: cpu|iowait

CPU|Overall CPU Contention (ms)

The amount of time the CPU cannot run due to contention.
Key: cpu|capacity_contention

CPU|Reservation Used

CPU Reservation Used.
Key: cpu|reservation_used

CPU|Effective Limit

CPU Effective Limit.
Key: cpu|effective_limit

CPU|IO Wait (%)

Percentage IO Wait.
Key: cpu|iowaitPct

CPU|Swap wait (%)

Percentage swap wait for CPU.
Key: cpu|swapwaitPct

CPU|Wait (%)

Percentage of total CPU time spent in wait state.
Key: cpu|waitPct

CPU|System (%)

Percentage CPU time spent on system processes.
Key: cpu|systemSummationPct

CPU|Capacity entitlement (MHz)

CPU entitlement for the VM after considering all limits.
Key: cpu|capacity_entitlement

CPU|Capacity Demand Entitlement (%

Percent capacity demand entitlement.
Key: cpu|capacity_demandEntitlementPct

CPU|CPU Contention (%)

CPU contention as a percentage of 20-second collection
interval.
Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct

CPU|Capacity Provisioned

Provisioned CPU capacity in megahertz.
Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned

CPU|Demand (MHz)

CPU demand in megahertz.
Key: cpu|demandmhz

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Metric Name

Description

CPU|Host demand for aggregation

Host demand for aggregation.
Key: cpu|host_demand_for_aggregation

CPU|Demand (ms)

The total CPU time that the VM might use if there was no
contention.
Key: cpu|demand_average

CPU|Demand (%)

CPU demand as a percentage of the provisioned capacity.
Key: cpu|demandPct

CPU|Usage (%)

This metric indicates the percentage of CPU that was used
out of all the CPU that was allocated to the VM. CPU usage
can indicate when the VM is undersized.
Key: cpu|usage_average

CPU|Usage (MHz)

CPU use in megahertz.
Key: cpu|usagemhz_average

CPU|System (ms)

CPU time spent on system processes.
Key: cpu|system_summation

CPU|Ready (%)

This metric indicates the percentage of time in which the VM
was waiting in line to use the CPU on the host.
A large ready time for a VM indicates that the VM needed
CPU resources but the infrastructure was busy serving
other VMs. A large ready time might indicate that the host is
trying to serve too many VMs.
Whenever the CPU ready is larger than 10%, you should
check if the host is overloaded, or if the VM really needs all
the resources that were allocated to it.
Key: cpu|readyPct

CPU|Extra (ms)

Extra CPU time in milliseconds.
Key: cpu|extra_summation

CPU|Guaranteed (ms)

CPU time that is guaranteed for the virtual machine.
Key: cpu|guaranteed_latest

CPU|Co-stop (%)

Percentage of time the VM is ready to run, but is unable to
due to co-scheduling constraints.
Key: cpu|costopPct

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|Max Limited

Time the VM is ready to run, but is not run due to maxing
out its CPU limit setting.
Key: cpu|maxlimited_summation

CPU|Overlap

Time the VM was interrupted to perform system services on
behalf of that VM or other VMs.
Key: cpu|overlap_summation

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Metric Name

Description

CPU|Run

Time the VM is scheduled to run.
Key: cpu|run_summation

CPU|Entitlement Latest

Entitlement Latest.
Key: cpu|entitlement_latest

CPU Utilization for Resources Metrics for Virtual Machines
CPU utilization for resources metrics provide information about resource CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

rescpu|CPU Active (%) (interval)

The average active time (actav) or peak active time (actpk)
for the CPU during various intervals.
Key:
rescpu|actav1_latest
rescpu|actav5_latest
rescpu|actav15_latest
rescpu|actpk1_latest
rescpu|actpk5_latest
rescpu|actpk15_latest

rescpu|CPU Running (%) (interval)

The average runtime (runav) or peak active time (runpk) for
the CPU during various intervals.
Key:
rescpu|runav1_latest
rescpu|runav5_latest
rescpu|runav15_latest
rescpu|runpk1_latest
rescpu|runpk5_latest
rescpu|runpk15_latest

rescpu|CPU Throttled (%) (interval)

Amount of CPU resources over the limit that were refused,
average over various intervals.
Key:
rescpu|maxLimited1_latest
rescpu|maxLimited5_latest
rescpu|maxLimited15_latest

rescpu|Group CPU Sample Count

The sample CPU count.
Key: rescpu|sampleCount_latest

rscpu|Group CPU Sample Period (ms)

The sample period.
Key: rscpu|samplePeriod_latest

Memory Metrics for Virtual Machines
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.

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Metric Name

Description

Mem|Host Active (KB)

Host active memory use in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_active

Mem|Contention (KB)

Memory contention in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_contention

Mem|Contention (%)

Percent memory contention.
Key: mem|host_contentionPct

Mem|Guest Configured Memory (KB)

Guest operating system configured memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|guest_provisioned

Mem|Guest Active Memory (%)

Percent guest operating system active memory.
Key: mem|guest_activePct

Mem|Guest Non Pageable Memory (KB)

Guest operating system non-pageable memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|guest_nonpageable_estimate

Mem|Reservation Used

Memory Reservation Used.
Key: mem|reservation_used

Mem|Effective Limit

Memory Effective Limit.
Key: mem|effective_limit

Mem|Demand for aggregation

Host demand for aggregation.
Key: mem|host_demand_for_aggregation

Mem|Balloon (%)

Percentage of total memory that has been reclaimed via
ballooning.
Key: mem|balloonPct

Mem|Guest Usage (KB)

This metric shows the amount of memory the VM uses.
Key: mem|guest_usage

Mem|Guest Demand (KB)

Guest operating system demand in kilobytes.
Key: mem|guest_demand

Mem|Guest Non Pageable Memory (KB)

Guest operating system non-pageable memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_nonpageable_estimate

Mem|Host Demand (KB)

Memory demand in kilobytes.
Key mem|host_demand

Mem|Host Workload

Host Workload (%).
Key: host_workload

Mem|Zero (KB)

Amount of memory that is all 0.
Key: mem|zero_average

Mem|Swapped (KB)

This metric shows how much memory is being swapped.
Meaning, the amount of unreserved memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapped_average

Mem|Swap Target (KB)

Amount of memory that can be swapped in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swaptarget_average

Mem|Swap In (KB)

Swap-in memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapin_average

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Metric Name

Description

Mem|Swap Out (KB)

Amount of memory swapped out in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapout_average

Mem|Balloon Target (KB)

Amount of memory that can be used by the virtual machine
memory control.
Key: mem|vmmemctltarget_average

Mem|Consumed (KB)

Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine
for guest memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|consumed_average

Mem|Overhead (KB)

Memory overhead in kilobytes.
Key: mem|overhead_average

Mem|Swap In Rate (KBps)

Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active
memory during the interval.
Key: mem|swapinRate_average

Mem|Active Write (KB)

Active writes in kilobytes.
Key: mem|activewrite_average

Mem|Compressed (KB)

Compressed memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|compressed_average

Mem|Compression Rate (KBps)

Compression rate in kilobytes per second.
Key: mem|commpressionRate_average

Mem|Decompression Rate (KBps)

Decompression rate in kilobytes per second.
Key: mem|decompressionRate_average

Mem|Overhead Max (KB)

Maximum overhead in kilobytes.
Key: mem|overheadMax_average

Mem|Zip Saved (KB)

Zip-saved memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|zipSaved_latest

Mem|Zipped (KB)

Zipped memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|zipped_latest

Mem|Entitlement

Amount of host physical memory the VM is entitled to, as
determined by the ESX schedule.
Key: mem|entitlement_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 Out Rate to Host Cache

Rate at which memory is being swapped to host cache from
active memory.
Key: mem|llSwapOutRate_average

Mem|Swap Space Used in Host Cache

Space used for caching swapped pages in the host cache.
Key: mem|llSwapUsed_average

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Metric Name

Description

Mem|Overhead Touched

Actively touched overhead memory (KB) reserved for use
as the virtualization overhead for the VM.
Key: mem|overheadTouched_average

Memory|VM Memory Demand (kb)

Key: mem|vmMemoryDemand

Memory|Consumed (%)

Key: mem|consumedPct

Datastore Metrics for Virtual Machines
Datastore metrics provide information about datastore use.
Metric Name

Description

Datastore|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: datastore|commandsAveraged_average

Datastore|Outstanding IO requests

OIO for datastore.
Key: datastore|demand_oio

Datastore|Number of Outstanding IO Operations

Number of outstanding IO operations.
Key: datastore|oio

Datastore|Demand

Datastore demand.
Key: datastore|demand

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|Used Space (MB)

Used space in megabytes.
Key: datastore|used

Datastore|Not Shared (GB)

Space used by VMs that is not shared.
Key: datastore|notshared

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)

This metric shows the amount of data that the VM reads to
the datastore per second.
Key: datastore|read_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

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Metric Name

Description

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)

This metric shows the amount of data that the VM writes to
the datastore per second.
Key: datastore|write_average

Datastore|Highest Latency

Highest Latency.
Key: datastore|maxTotalLatency_latest

Datastore|Total Latency Max

Total Latency Max (ms).
Key: datastore|totalLatency_max

Disk Metrics for Virtual Machines
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
Metric Name

Description

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|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: disk|commandsAveraged_average

Disk|Total Throughput (KBps)

Use rate in kilobytes per second.
Key: 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|Number of Outstanding IO Operations

Number of outstanding IO operations.
Key: disk|diskoio

Disk|Queued Operations

Queued operations.
Key: disk|diskqueued

Disk|Demand (%)

Percent 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

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Metric Name

Description

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|Read Requests

Number of times data was read from the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: disk|numberRead_summation

Disk|Write Requests

Number of times data was written to the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: disk|numberWrite_summation

Disk|Bus Resets

The number of bus resets in the performance interval.
Key: disk|busResets_summation

Disk|Commands Issued

The number of disk commands issued in the performance
interval.
Key: disk|commands_summation

Disk|Commands canceled

The number of disk commands canceled in the performance
interval.
Key: disk|commandsAborted_summation

Disk|Highest Latency

Highest latency.
Key: disk|maxTotalLatency_latest

Disk|SCSI Reservation Conflicts

SCSI Reservation Conflicts.
Key: disk|scsiReservationConflicts_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|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

Virtual Disk Metrics for Virtual Machines
Virtual disk metrics provide information about virtual disk use.

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Metric Name

Description

VirtualDisk|Usage

Average CPU usage as a percentage.
Key: virtualDisk|usage

VirtualDisk|Total Latency

Total latency.
Key: virtualDisk|totalLatency

VirtualDisk|Total IOPS

Average number of commands per second.
Key: virtualDisk|commandsAveraged_average

VirtualDisk|Read Requests

Average number of read commands issued per second to the
virtual disk during the collection interval.
Key: virtualDisk|numberReadAveraged_average

VirtualDisk|Write Requests

Average number of write commands issued per second to
the virtual disk during the collection interval.
Key: virtualDisk|numberWriteAveraged_average

VirtualDisk|Read Throughput (KBps)

Rate of reading data from the virtual disk in kilobytes per
second.
Key: virtualDisk|read_average

VirtualDisk|Read Latency (ms)

Average amount of time for a read operation from the virtual
disk. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency.
Key: virtualDisk|totalReadLatency_average

VirtualDisk|Write Latency (ms)

Average amount of time for a write operation to the virtual
disk. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency.
Key: virtualDisk|totalWriteLatency_average

VirtualDisk|Write Throughput (KBps)

Rate of writing data from the virtual disk in kilobytes per
second.
Key: virtualDisk|write_average

VirtualDisk|Bus Resets

The number of bus resets in the performance interval.
Key: virtualDisk|busResets_summation

VirtualDisk|Commands Aborted

The number of disk commands canceled in the performance
interval.
Key: virtualDisk|commandsAborted_summation

VirtualDisk|Read Load

Storage DRS virtual disk metric read load.
Key: virtualDisk|readLoadMetric_latest

VirtualDisk|Outstanding Read Requests

Average number of outstanding read requests to the virtual
disk.
Key: virtualDisk|readOIO_latest

VirtualDisk|Write Load

Storage DRS virtual disk write load.
Key: virtualDisk|writeLoadMetric_latest

VirtualDisk|Outstanding Write Requests

Average number of outstanding write requests to the virtual
disk.
Key: virtualDisk|writeOIO_latest

VirtualDisk|Number of Small Seeks

Small Seeks.
Key: virtualDisk|smallSeeks_latest

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Metric Name

Description

VirtualDisk|Number of Medium Seeks

Medium Seeks.
Key: virtualDisk|mediumSeeks_latest

VirtualDisk|Number of Large Seeks

Large Seeks.
Key: virtualDisk|largeSeeks_latest

VirtualDisk|Read Latency (microseconds)

Read Latency in microseconds.
Key: virtualDisk|readLatencyUS_latest

VirtualDisk|Write Latency (microseconds)

Write Latency in microseconds.
Key: virtualDisk|writeLatencyUS_latest

VirtualDisk|Average Read request size

Read IO size.
Key: virtualDisk|readIOSize_latest

VirtualDisk|Average Write request size

Write IO size.
Key: virtualDisk|writeIOSize_latest

Virtual Disk|Outstanding IO requests (OIOs)

Key: virtualDisk|vDiskOIO

Virtual Disk|Used Disk Space (GB)

Key: virtualDisk|actualUsage

Guest File System Metrics for Virtual Machines
Guest file system metrics provide information about guest file system capacity and free space.
Metric Name

Description

Guest file system|Guest File System Capacity (MB)

Total capacity on guest file system in megabytes.
Key: guestfilesystem|capacity

Guest file system|Guest File System Free (MB)

Total free space on guest file system in megabytes.
Key: guestfilesystem|freespace

Guest file system|Guest File System Usage (%)

Percent guest file system.
Key: guestfilesystem|percentage

Guest file system|Guest File System Usage

Total usage of guest file system.
From vRealize Operations Manager 6.7 and onwards, this
metric is measured in GBs.
Key: guestfilesystem|usage

Guest file system|Total Guest File System Capacity (GB)

This metric displays the amount of disk space allocated for
the VM.
Correlate other metrics with this metric to indicate if changes
occur in the disk space allocation for the VM.
Key: guestfilesystem|capacity_total

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Metric Name

Description

Guest file system|Total Guest File System Usage (%)

This metric displays the amount of display space being used
out of the total allocated disk space.
Use his metric to track if the overall usage is stable, or if it
reaches the limits. You should avoid having VMs with a disk
space usage of >95% since this might impact your system.
Key: guestfilesystem|percentage_total

Guest file system|Total Guest File System Usage

Total usage of guest file system.
Key: guestfilesystem|usage_total

Network Metrics for Virtual Machines
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Metric Name

Description

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|Data Transmit Rate (KBps)

This metric shows the rate of data being sent by the VM per
second.
Key: net|transmitted_average

Net|Data Receive Rate (KBps)

This metric shows the rate of data received by the VM per
second.
Key: net|received_average

Net|Packets per second

Number of packets transmitted and received per second.
Key: net|PacketsPerSec

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|Transmitted Packets Dropped

This metric shows the number of transmitted packets
dropped in the collection interval
Key: net|dropppedTx_summation

Net|Packets Dropped (%)

Percentage of packets dropped.
Key: net|droppedPct

Net|Packets Dropped

Number of packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|dropped

Net|Broadcast Packets Transmitted

Number of broadcast packets transmitted during the
sampling interval.
Key: net|broadcastTx_summation

Net|Broadcast Packets Received

Number of broadcast packets received during the sampling
interval.
Key: net|broadcastRx_summation

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Metric Name

Description

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|VM to Host Data Transmit Rate

Average amount of data transmitted per second between VM
and host.
Key: net|host_transmitted_average

Net|VM to Host Data Receive Rate

Average amount of data received per second between VM
and host.
Key: net|host_received_average

Net|VM to Host Usage Rate

The sum of the data transmitted and received for all the NIC
instances between VM and host.
Key: net|host_usage_average

System Metrics for Virtual Machines
System metrics for virtual machines provide general information about the virtual machine, such as its
build number and running state.
Metric Name

Description

Sys|Powered ON

Powered on virtual machines. 1 if powered on, 0 if powered
off, -1 if unknown
Key: sys|poweredOn

Sys|OS Uptime

Total time elapsed, in seconds, since last operating system
start.
Key: sys|osUptime_latest

Power Metrics for Virtual Machines
Power metrics provide information about power use.
Metric Name

Description

Power|Energy (Joule)

Energy use in joules.
Key: power|energy_summation

Power|Power (Watt)

Average power use in watts.
Key: power|power_average

Disk Space Metrics for Virtual Machines
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.

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Metric Name

Description

Diskspace|Provisioned Space (GB)

Provisioned space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|provisioned

Diskspace|Provisioned Space for VM

Provisioned space for VM.
Key: diskspace|provisionedSpace

Diskspace|Snapshot Space (GB)

Space used by snapshots.
Key: diskspace|snapshot

Diskspace|Virtual machine used (GB)

Space used by virtual machine files in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|perDsUsed

Diskspace|Active not shared

Unshared disk space used by VMs excluding snapshot.
Key: diskspace|activeNotShared

Storage Metrics for Virtual Machines
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|Contention (%)

Percent contention.
Key: storage|contention

Storage|Read Throughput (KBps)

Read throughput rate in kilobytes per second.
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 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

Summary Metrics for Virtual Machines
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.

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Metric Name

Description

Summary|Running

Number of running virtual machines.
Key: summary|running

Summary|Desktop Status

Horizon View Desktop Status.
Key: summary|desktop_status

Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
Collect Metrics and Properties Details.
Metric Name

Description

CPU|50% of Recommended number of vCPUs to Remove

This metric is superseded by the capacity engine.
cpu|numberToRemove50Pct

CPU|Capacity entitlement (mhz)

cpu|capacity_entitlement

CPU|Co-stop (msec)

Use the Co-Stop (%) metric instead of this metric.
cpu|costop_summation

CPU|Demand Over Capacity (mhz)

cpu|demandOverCapacity

CPU|Demand Over Limit (mhz)

Use Contention (%) metric instead of this metric.
cpu|demandOverLimit

CPU|Dynamic entitlement

cpu|dynamic_entitlement

CPU|Estimated entitlement

cpu|estimated_entitlement

CPU|Idle (%)

cpu|idlePct

CPU|Idle (msec)

cpu|idle_summation

CPU|IO Wait (msec)

cpu|iowait

CPU|Normalized Co-stop (%)

Use the Co-Stop (%) metric instead of this metric.
cpu|perCpuCoStopPct

CPU|Provisioned vCPU(s) (Cores)

cpu|corecount_provisioned

CPU|Ready (msec)

Choose the Use Ready (%) metric instead of this metric.
cpu|ready_summation

CPU|Recommended number of vCPUs to Add

This metric is superseded by the capacity engine
cpu|numberToAdd

CPU|Recommended number of vCPUs to Remove

This metric is superseded by the capacity engine
cpu|numberToRemove

CPU|Recommended Size Reduction (%)

cpu|sizePctReduction

CPU|Swap Wait (msec)

cpu|swapwait_summation

CPU|Total Wait (msec)

cpu|wait

CPU|Used (msec)

cpu|used_summation

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Metric Name

Description

CPU|Wait (msec)

cpu|wait_summation

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

Disk Space|Not Shared (gb)

diskspace|notshared

Disk Space|Number of Virtual Disks

diskspace|numvmdisk

Disk Space|Shared Used (gb)

diskspace|shared

Disk Space|Total disk space used (gb)

diskspace|total_usage

Disk Space|Total disk space (gb)

diskspace|total_capacity

Disk Space|Total provisioned disk space (gb)

diskspace|total_provisioned

Disk Space|Virtual Disk Used (gb)

diskspace|diskused

Guest File System stats|Total Guest File System Free (gb)

guestfilesystem|freespace_total

Guest|Active File Cache Memory (kb)

guest|mem.activeFileCache_latest

Guest|Context Swap Rate per second

guest|contextSwapRate_latest

Guest|Huge Page Size (kb)

guest|hugePage.size_latest

Guest|Page Out Rate per second

guest|page.outRate_latest

Guest|Total Huge Pages

guest|hugePage.total_latest

Memory|50% of Reclaimable Memory Capacity (gb)

This metric is superseded by the capacity engine.
mem|wasteValue50PctInGB

Memory|Balloon (kb)

mem|vmmemctl_average

Memory|Demand Over Capacity

mem|demandOverCapacity

Memory|Demand Over Limit

mem|demandOverLimit

Memory|Granted (kb)

mem|granted_average

Memory|Guest Active (kb)

mem|active_average

Memory|Guest Dynamic Entitlement (kb)

mem|guest_dynamic_entitlement

Memory|Guest Workload (%)

mem|guest_workload

Memory|Host Demand with Reservation (kb)

mem|host_demand_reservation

Memory|Host Dynamic Entitlement (kb)

mem|host_dynamic_entitlement

Memory|Host Usage (kb)

mem|host_usage

Memory|Host Workload (%)

mem|host_workload

Memory|Latency (%)

Use the Memory Contention (%) metric instead of this
metric.
mem|latency_average

Memory|Numa Local Latest (kb)

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Metric Name

Description

Memory|Numa Locality Average (%)

mem|numa.locality_average

Memory|Numa Migrations Latest

mem|numa.migrations_latest

Memory|Numa Remote Latest (kb)

mem|numa.remote_latest

Memory|Recommended Size Reduction (%)

mem|sizePctReduction

Memory|Shared (kb)

mem|shared_average

Memory|Swap Out Rate (kbps)

mem|swapoutRate_average

Memory|Usage (%)

mem|usage_average

Memory|Estimated entitlement

mem|estimated_entitlement

Network I/O|Data Receive Demand Rate (kbps)

net|receive_demand_average

Network I/O|Data Transmit Demand Rate (kbps)

net|transmit_demand_average

Network I/O|VM to Host Data Receive Rate (kbps)

net|host_received_average

Network I/O|VM to Host Data Transmit Rate (kbps)

net|host_transmitted_average

Network I/O|VM to Host Max Observed Received Throughput (kbps)

net|host_maxObserved_Rx_KBps

Network I/O|VM to Host Max Observed Throughput (kbps)

net|host_maxObserved_KBps

Network I/O|VM to Host Max Observed Transmitted Throughput
(kbps)

net|host_maxObserved_Tx_KBps

Network I/O|VM to Host Usage Rate (kbps)

net|host_usage_average

Network|bytesRx (kbps)

net|bytesRx_average

Network|bytesTx (kbps)

net|bytesTx_average

Network|Demand (%)

Use absolute numbers instead of this metric.
net|demand

Network|I/O Usage Capacity

net|usage_capacity

Network|Max Observed Received Throughput (kbps)

net|maxObserved_Rx_KBps

Network|Max Observed Throughput (kbps)

net|maxObserved_KBps

Network|Max Observed Transmitted Throughput (kbps)

net|maxObserved_Tx_KBps

Network|Packets Received per second

net|packetsRxPerSec

Network|Packets Transmitted per second

net|packetsTxPerSec

Network|Received Packets Dropped

net|droppedRx_summation

Storage|Demand (kbps)

storage|demandKBps

Storage|Read Latency (msec)

storage|totalReadLatency_average

Storage|Write Latency (msec)

storage|totalWriteLatency_average

Summary|CPU Shares

summary|cpu_shares

Summary|Memory Shares

summary|mem_shares

Summary|Number of Datastores

summary|number_datastore

Summary|Number of Networks

summary|number_network

Summary|Workload Indicator

summary|workload_indicator

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Metric Name

Description

System|Build Number

sys|build

System|Heartbeat

sys|heartbeat_summation

System|Product String

sys|productString

System|Uptime (sec)

sys|uptime_latest

System|vMotion Enabled

vMotion should be enabled for all. It is not necessary to
track all VMs every five minutes.
sys|vmotionEnabled

Host System Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager 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 and Project-Based Metrics.

Configuration Metrics for Host Systems
Configuration metrics provide information about host system configuration.
Metric Name

Description

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

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

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Metric Name

Description

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.
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

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Metric Name

Description

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.
Key: cpu|totalCapacity_average

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 coscheduling 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 Utilization for Resources Metrics for Host Systems
CPU utilization for resources metrics provide information about CPU activity.

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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_latest
rescpu|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_latest
rescpu|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_latest
rescpu|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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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

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Metric Name

Description

Disk|Write IOPS

Average number of write commands issued per second during
the collection interval.
Key: disk|numberWriteAveraged_average

Disk|Read Requests

Number of times data was read from the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: disk|numberRead_summation

Disk|Write Requests

Number of times data was written to the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: disk|numberWrite_summation

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|Commands Issued

The number of disk commands issued in the performance
interval.
Key: disk|commands_summation

Disk|Commands Aborted

The number of disk commands aborted in the performance
interval.
Key: disk|commandsAborted_summation

Disk|Physical Device Read Latency (ms)

The average time taken to complete a read from the physical
device.
Key: disk|deviceReadLatency_average

Disk|Kernel Disk Read Latency (ms)

The average time spent in ESX Server VMKernel per read.
Key: disk|kernelReadLatency_average

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|Queue Read Latency (ms)

The average time spent in the ESX Server VMKernel queue per
read.
Key: disk|queueReadLatency_average

Disk|Physical Device Write Latency (ms)

The average time taken to complete a write from the physical
device.
Key: disk|deviceWriteLatency_average

Disk|Kernel Disk Write Latency (ms)

The average time spent in ESX Server VMKernel per write.
Key: disk|kernelWriteLatency_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

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Metric Name

Description

Disk|Queue Write Latency (ms)

The average time spent in the ESX Server VMKernel queue per
write.
Key: disk|queueWriteLatency_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

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Metric Name

Description

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)

Reserved capacity in kilobytes.
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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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Metric Name

Description

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)

Total capacity in kilobytes.
Key: mem|totalCapacity_average

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

Network Metrics for Host Systems
Network metrics provide information about network performance.

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Metric Name

Description

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|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

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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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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 Path Metrics for Host Systems
Storage path metrics provide information about data storage use.
Metric Name

Description

StoragePath|Total Latency (ms)

Total latency in milliseconds.
Key: storagePath|totalLatency

StoragePath|Total Usage (KBps)

Total latency in kilobytes per second.
Key: storagePath|usage

StoragePath|Read Throughput (KBps)

Rate of reading data from the virtual disk.
Key: storagePath|read_average

StoragePath|Write Throughput (KBps)

Rate of writing data.
Key: storagePath|write_average

StoragePath|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: storagePath|commandsAveraged_average

StoragePath|Read IOPS

Average number of read commands issued per second during
the collection interval.
Key: storagePath|numberReadAveraged_average

StoragePath|Write IOPS

Average number of write commands issued per second during
the collection interval.
Key: storagePath|totalWriteLatency_average

StoragePath|Write IOPS

Average number of write commands issued per second during
the collection interval.
Key: storagePath|numberWriteAveraged_average

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Metric Name

Description

StoragePath|Read Latency (ms)

Average amount of time for a read operation by the storage
adapter.
Key: storagePath|totalReadLatency_average

StoragePath|Highest Latency

Highest Latency.
Key: storagePath|maxTotalLatency_latest

StoragePath|Storage Path Name

Storage path name.
Key: storagePath|storagePathName

Storage Adapter Metrics for Host Systems
Storage adapter metrics provide information about data storage use.
Metric Name

Description

Storage Adapter|Total Usage (KBps)

Total latency.
Key: storageAdapter|usage

Storage Adapter|Port WWN

Port World Wide Name.
Key: storageAdapter|portWWN

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

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Metric Name

Description

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 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

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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|Energy (Joule)

Total energy used since last stats reset.
Key: power|energy_summation

Power|Power (Watt)

Host power use in watts.
Key: power|power_average

Power|Power Cap (Watt)

Host power capacity in watts.
Key: power|powerCap_average

Disk Space Metrics for Host Systems
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.
Metric Name

Description

Diskspace|Not Shared (GB)

Unshared disk space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|notshared

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

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Metric Name

Description

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 .

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

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Metric Name

Description

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|Number of VMs

Total number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|total_number_vms

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

Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
Collect Metrics and Properties Details.
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

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Metric Name

Key

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

Cluster Compute Resource Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, disk space, CPU use, disk, memory, network, power,
and summary metrics for cluster compute resources.
Cluster Compute Resource metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Capacity and Project-Based Metrics

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Badge Metrics

Configuration Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Configuration metrics provide information about configuration settings.
Metric Name

Description

Configuration|Failover Level

DAS configuration failover level.
Key: configuration|dasconfig|failoverLevel

Configuration|Active Admission Control Policy

DAS configuration active admission control policy.
Key: configuration|dasconfig|activeAdministrationControlPolicy

Configuration|CPU Failover Resources Percent

Percent CPU failover resources for DAS configuration admission
control policy.
Key: configuration|dasconfig|adminissionControlPolicy|
cpuFailoverResourcesPercent

Configuration|Memory Failover Resources Percent

Percent memory failover resources for DAS configuration admission
control policy.
Key: configuration|dasconfig|adminissionControlPolicy|
memoryFailoverResourcesPercent

Disk Space Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.
Metric Name

Description

Diskspace|Virtual machine used (GB)

Space used by virtual machine files in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|used

Diskspace|Total disk space used

Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object.
Key: diskspace|total_usage

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Metric Name

Description

Diskspace|Total disk space

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|Virtual Disk Used (GB)

Space used by virtual disks in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|diskused

Diskspace|Snapshot Space (GB)

Space used by snapshots in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|snapshot

Diskspace|Shared Used (GB)

Shared used space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|shared

Diskspace|Not Shared (GB)

Space used by VMs that is not shared.
Key: diskspace|notshared

CPU Usage Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

CPU|Capacity Usage

This metric shows the percentage of the capacity used.
Key: cpu|capacity_usagepct_average

CPU|CPU Contention (%)

This metric is an indicator of the overall contention for CPU resources
that occurs across the workloads in the cluster. When contention
occurs, it means that some of the virtual machines are not immediately
getting the CPU resources they are requesting.
Use this metric to identify when a lack of CPU resources might be
causing performance issues in the cluster.
This metric is the sum of the CPU contention across all hosts in the
cluster averaged over two times the number of physical CPUs in the
cluster to account for hyper-threading. CPU contention takes into
account:
n

CPU Ready

n

CPU Co-stop

n

Power management

n

Hyper threading

This metric is more accurate than CPU Ready since it takes into
account CPU Co-stop and Hyper threading.
When using this metric, the number should be lower than the
performance you expect. If you expect performance at 10%, then the
number should be lower than 10%.
Since this value is averaged across all hosts in the cluster, you might
find that some hosts have a higher CPU contention while others are
lower. To ensure that vSphere spreads out the running workloads
across hosts, consider enabling a fully automated DRS in the cluster.
Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct

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Metric Name

Description

CPU|Demand (%)

This metric is an indicator of the overall demand for CPU resources by
the workloads in the cluster.
It shows the percentage of CPU resources that all the virtual machines
might use if there were no CPU contention or CPU limits set. It
represents the average active CPU load in the past five minutes.
Key: cpu|demandPct

CPU|Demand (MHz)

Demand in megahertz.
Key: cpu|demandmhz

CPU|Number of CPU Sockets

Number of CPU sockets.
Key: cpu|numpackages

CPU|Overall CPU Contention

Overall CPU contention in milliseconds.
Key: cpu|capacity_contention

CPU|Host Provisioned Capacity

Provisioned CPU capacity in megahertz.
Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned

CPU|Provisioned vCPUs

Number of provisioned CPU cores.
Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned

CPU|Usage (MHz)

Average CPU use in megahertz.
Key: cpu|usagemhz_average

CPU|Demand

CPU Demand.
Key: cpu|demand_average

CPU|Overhead

Amount of CPU overhead.
Key: cpu|overhead_average

CPU|Demand without overhead

Value of demand excluding any overhead.
Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead

CPU|Provisioned Capacity

Provisioned Capacity (MHz).
Key: cpu|vm_capacity_provisioned

CPU|Number of hosts stressed

Number of hosts stressed.
Key: cpu|num_hosts_stressed

CPU|Stress Balance Factor

Stress Balance Factor.
Key: cpu|stress_balance_factor

CPU|Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining

Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining.
Key: cpu|min_host_capacity_remaining

CPU|Workload Balance Factor

Workload Balance Factor.
Key: cpu|workload_balance_factor

CPU|Highest Provider Workload

Highest Provider Workload.
Key: cpu|max_host_workload

CPU|Host workload Max-Min Disparity

Difference of Max and Min host workload in the container.
Key: cpu|host_workload_disparity

CPU|Host stress Max-Min Disparity

Difference of Max and Min host stress in the container.
Key: cpu|host_stress_disparity

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Disk Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.
Metric Name

Description

Disk|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the collection
interval.
Key: disk|commandsAveraged_average

Disk|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
Command Latency and Physical Device Command Latency metrics.
Key: disk|totalLatency_average

Disk|Read Latency (ms)

Average amount of time for a read operation from the virtual disk. The
total latency is the sum of Kernel latency and device latency.
Key: disk|totalReadLatency_average

Disk|Write 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|totalWriteLatency_averag

Disk|Read Throughput (KBps)

Number of times data was read from the disk in the defined interval.
Key: disk|numberRead_summation

Disk|Read IOPS

Average number of read commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: disk|numberReadAveraged_averag

Disk|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

Disk|Write Throughput (KBps)

Number of times data was written to disk during the collection interval.
Key: disk|numberWrite_summation

Disk|Write IOPS

Average number of write commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: disk|numberWriteAveraged_average

Disk|Read Requests

Amount of data read from the disk during the collection interval.
Key: disk|read_average

Disk|Write Requests

Amount of data written to the disk during the collection interval.
Key: disk|write_average

Disk|Commands Issued

Number of disk commands issued during the collection interval.
Key: disk|commands_summation

Disk|Total Queued Outstanding operations

Sum of queued operation and outstanding operations.
Key: disk|sum_queued_oio

Disk|Max Observed OIO

Max observed outstanding IO for a disk.
Key: disk|max_observed

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Memory Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
Metric Name

Description

Mem|Active Write (KB)

Active writes in kilobytes.
Key: mem|activewrite_average

Mem|Compressed (KB)

Average compression in kilobytes.
Key: mem|compressed_average

Mem|Compression Rate (KBps)

Average compression rate in kilobytes.
Key: mem|compressionRate_average

Mem|Consumed (KB)

Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine for guest
memory.
Key: mem|consumed_average

Mem|Contention (%)

This metric is an indicator of the overall contention for memory
resources that occurs across the workloads in the cluster. When
contention occurs, it means that some of the VMs are not immediately
getting the memory resources that they are requesting.
Use this metric to identify when lack of memory resources might be
causing performance issues in the cluster.
Key: mem|host_contentionPct

Mem|Contention (KB)

Contention in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_contention

Mem|Decompression Rate (KBps

Decompression rate in kilobytes.
Key: mem|decompressionRate_average

Mem|Granted (KB)

Amount of memory available for use.
Key: mem|granted_average

Mem|Guest Active (KB)

Amount of memory that is actively used.
Key: mem|active_average

Mem|Heap (KB)

Amount of memory allocated for heap.
Key: mem|heap_average

Mem|Heap Free (KB)

Free space in the heap.
Key: mem|heapfree_average

Mem|Balloon

This metric shows the amount of memory currently used by the virtual
machine memory control. It is only defined at the VM level.
Key: mem|vmmemctl_average

Mem|VM Overhead (KB)

Memory overhead reported by host.
Key: mem|overhead_average

Mem|Provisioned Memory (KB)

Provisioned memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_provisioned

Mem|Reserved Capacity (KB)

Reserved capacity in kilobytes.
Key: mem|reservedCapacity_average

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Metric Name

Description

Mem|Shared (KB)

Amount of shared memory.
Key: mem|shared_average

Mem|Shared Common (KB)

Amount of shared common memory.
Key: mem|sharedcommon_average

Mem|Swap In (KB)

Amount of memory that is swapped in for the service console.
Key: mem|swapin_average

Mem|Swap In Rate (KBps)

Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory during
the interval.
Key: mem|swapinRate_average

Mem|Swap Out (KB)

Amount of memory that is swapped out for the service console.
Key: mem|swapout_average

Mem|Swap Out Rate (KBps)

Rate at which memory is being swapped from active memory into disk
during the current interval.
Key: mem|swapoutRate_average

Mem|Swap Used (KB)

Amount of memory used for swap space.
Key: mem|swapused_average

Mem|Total Capacity (KB)

Total capacity in kilobytes.
Key: mem|totalCapacity_average

Mem|Reserved (KB)

Amount of unreserved memory.
Key: mem|unreserved_average

Mem|Usable Memory (KB)

Usable memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usable

Mem|Usage/Usable

Percent memory used.
Key: mem|host_usagePct

Mem|Host Usage (KB)

Memory use in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_usage

Mem|Machine Demand

Memory Machine Demand in KB.
Key: mem|host_demand

Mem|ESX System Usage

Memory usage by the VMkernel and ESX user-level services.
Key: mem|host_systemUsage

Mem|Usage (%)

This metric shows the portion of the total memory in all hosts in the
cluster that is being used.
This metric is the sum of memory consumed across all hosts in the
cluster divided by the sum of physical memory across all hosts in the
cluster.
∑ memory consumed on all hosts
- X 100%
∑ physical memory on all hosts

Mem|Usage (KB)

Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available memory.
Key: mem|usage_average

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Metric Name

Description

Mem|VM kernel Usage (KB)

Amount of memory that the VM kernel uses.
Key: mem|sysUsage_average

Mem|Zero (KB)

Amount of memory that is all 0.
Key: mem|zero_average

Mem|Number of Hosts Stressed

Number of hosts stressed.
Key: mem|num_hosts_stressed

Mem|Stress Balance Factor

Stress balance factor.
Key: mem|stress_balance_factor

Mem|Lowest Provider Capacity Remaining

Lowest provider capacity remaining.
Key: mem|min_host_capacity_remaining

Mem|Workload Balance Factor

Workload balance factor.
Key: mem|workload_balance_factor

Mem|Highest Provider Workload

Highest provider workload.
Key: mem|max_host_workload

Mem|Host workload Max-Min Disparity

Difference of Max and Min host workload in the container.
Key: mem|host_workload_disparity

Mem|Host stress Max-Min Disparity

Difference of Max and Min host stress in the container.
Key: mem|host_stress_disparity

Network Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Metric Name

Description

Net|Data Receive Rate (KBps)

Average amount of data received per second.
Key: net|received_average

Net|Data Transmit Rate (KBps)

Average amount of data transmitted per second.
Key: net|transmitted_average

Net|Packets Dropped

Number of packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|dropped

Net|Packets Dropped (%)

Percentage of packets dropped.
Key: net|droppedPct

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|Received Packets Dropped

Number of received packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|droppedRx_summation

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Metric Name

Description

Net|Transmitted Packets Dropped

Number of transmitted packets dropped in the performance interval.
Key: net|droppedTx_summation

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

Datastore Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Datastore metrics provide information about Datastore use.
Metric Name

Description

Datastore|Outstanding IO requests

OIO for datastore.
Key: datastore|demand_oio

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)

Amount of data read in the performance interval.
Key: datastore|read_average

Datastore|Write Throughput (KBps)

Amount of data written to disk in the performance interval.
Key: datastore|write_average

Cluster Services Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Cluster Services metrics provide information about cluster services.
Metric Name

Description

Cluster Services|Total Imbalance

Key: clusterServices|number_drs_vmotion

Cluster Services|Total Imbalance

Key: clusterServices|total_imbalance

Cluster Services|Total Imbalance

Key: clusterServices|total_imbalance

ClusterServices|Effective CPU Resources (MHz)

VMware DRS effective CPU resources available.
Key: clusterServices|effectivecpu_average

ClusterServices|Effective Memory Resources (KB)

VMware DRS effective memory resources available.
Key: clusterServices|effectivemem_average

Cluster Services|DRS Initiated vMotion Count

clusterServices|number_drs_vmotion

Power Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Power metrics provide information about power use.

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Metric Name

Description

Power|Energy (Joule)

Energy use in joules.
Key: power|energy_summation

Power|Power (Watt)

Average power use in watts.
Key: power|power_average

Power|Power Cap (Watt)

Average power capacity in watts.
Key: power|powerCap_average

Summary Metrics for Cluster Compute Resources
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Metric Name

Description

Summary|Number of Running Hosts

Number of running hosts.
Key: summary|number_running_hosts

Summary|Number of Running VMs

This metric shows the total number of VMs running on all hosts in
the cluster.
Key: summary|number_running_vms

Summary|Number of vMotions

This metric shows the number of vMotions that occurred during the
last collection cycle.
When using this metric, look for a low number which indicates that
the cluster might serve its VMs. A vMotion can impact VM
performance during the stun time.
Key: summary|number_vmotion

Summary|Number of Hosts

Total number of hosts.
Key: summary|total_number_hosts

Summary|Number of VMs

Total number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|total_number_vms

Summary|Total Number of Datastores

Total number of datastores.
Key: summary|total_number_datastores

Summary|Number of VCPUs on Powered On VMs

Number of virtual CPUs on powered-on virtual machines.
Key: summary|number_running_vcpus

Summary|Average Running VM Count per Running Host

Average number of running virtual machines per running host.
Key: summary|avg_vm_density

Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
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Metric Name

Key

CPU|Capacity Available to VMs (mhz)

cpu|totalCapacity_average

CPU|IO Wait (msec)

cpu|iowait

CPU|Reserved Capacity (mhz)

cpu|reservedCapacity_average

CPU|Total Wait (msec)

cpu|wait

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

Storage|Total Usage (kbps)

storage|usage_average

Summary|Average Provisioned Capacity per Running VM
(mhz)

summary|avg_vm_cpu

Summary|Average Provisioned Memory per Running VM
(kb)

summary|avg_vm_mem

Summary|Average Provisioned Memory per Running VM
(kb)

summary|avg_vm_mem

Summary|Maximum Number of VMs

summary|max_number_vms

Summary|Workload Indicator

summary|workload_indicator

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

Resource Pool Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, CPU usage, memory, and summary metrics for
resource pool objects.
Resource Pool metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Badge Metrics

Configuration Metrics for Resource Pools
Configuration metrics provide information about memory and CPU allocation configuration.
Metric Name

Description

Memory Allocation Reservation

Memory Allocation Reservation.
Key: config|mem_alloc_reservation

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CPU Usage Metrics for Resource Pools
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

Capacity Demand Entitlement (%)

CPU Capacity Demand Entitlement Percentage.
Key: cpu|capacity_demandEntitlementPct

Capacity entitlement (MHz)

CPU Capacity Entitlement.
Key: cpu|capacity_entitlement

CPU Contention (%)

CPU capacity contention.
Key: cpu|capacity_contentionPct

Demand (MHz)

CPU demand in megahertz.
Key: cpu|demandmhz

Overall CPU Contention (ms)

Overall CPU contention in milliseconds.
Key: cpu|capacity_contention

Usage

Average CPU use in megahertz.
Key: cpu|usagemhz_average

Effective limit

CPU effective limit.
Key: cpu|effective_limit

Reservation Used

CPU reservation used.
Key: cpu|reservation_used

Estimated entitlement

CPU estimated entitlement.
Key: cpu|estimated_entitlement

Dynamic entitlement

CPU dynamic entitlement.
Key: cpu|dynamic_entitlement

Demand without overhead

Value of demand excluding any overhead.
Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead

Memory Metrics for Resource Pools
Memory metrics provide information about memory use and allocation.
Metric Name

Description

Balloon (KB)

Amount of memory currently used by the virtual machine memory
control.
Key: mem|vmmemctl_average

Compression Rate (KBps)

Compression rate in kilobytes per second.
Key: mem|compressionRate_average

Consumed (KB)

Amount of host memory consumed by the virtual machine for
guest memory.
Key: mem|consumed_average

Contention (%)

Machine contention percentage.
Key: mem|host_contentionPct

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Metric Name

Description

Guest usage

Guest memory entitlement.
Key: mem|guest_usage

Guest demand

Guest memory entitlement.
Key: mem|guest_demand

Contention (KB)

Machine contention in kilobytes.
Key: mem|host_contention

Decompression Rate (KBps)

Decompression rate in kilobytes per second.
Key: mem|decompressionRate_average

Granted (KB)

Average of memory available for use.
Key: mem|granted_average

Guest Active (KB)

Amount of memory that is actively used.
Key: mem|active_average

VM Overhead (KB)

Memory overhead reported by host.
Key: mem|overhead_average

Shared (KB)

Amount of shared memory.
Key: mem|shared_average

Reservation Used

Memory Reservation Used.
Key: mem|reservation_used

Dynamic Entitlement

Memory Dynamic Entitlement.
Key: mem|dynamic_entitlement

Effective Limit

Memory Effective Limit.
Key: mem|effective_limit

swapinRate_average

Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory
during the interval.
Key: mem|swapinRate_average

swapoutRate_average

Rate at which memory is being swapped from active memory to
disk during the current interval.
Key: mem|swapoutRate_average

Swapped (KB)

Amount of unreserved memory.
Key: mem|swapped_average

Usage (%)

Memory currently in use as a percentage of total available
memory.
Key: mem|usage_average

Zero (KB)

Amount of memory that is all zero.
Key: mem|zero_average

Zipped (KB)

Latest zipped memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|zipped_latest

Swap In (KB)

Amount of memory swapped in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapin_average

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Metric Name

Description

Swap Out (KB)

Amount of memory swapped out in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapout_average

Swap Used (KB)

Amount of memory used for swap space in kilobytes.
Key: mem|swapused_average

Guest Configured Memory (KB)

Guest configured memory in kilobytes.
Key: mem|guest_provisioned

Summary Metrics for Resource Pools
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Metric Name

Description

Number of Running VMs

Number of running virtual machines.
Key: summary|number_running_vms

Number of VMs

Total number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|total_number_vms

IO Wait (ms)

IO wait time in milliseconds.
Key: summary|iowait

Data Center Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects CPU usage, disk, memory, network, storage, disk space, and
summary metrics for data center objects.
Data center metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Badge Metrics

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 Demand.
Key: cpu|demand_average

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Metric Name

Description

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

Disk Metrics for Data Centers
Disk metrics provide information about disk use.

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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 of 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

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Metric Name

Description

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

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

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

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.

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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

Not Shared (GB)

Unshared disk space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|notshared

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

Summary Metrics for Data Centers
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.

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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

Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.
You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
Collect 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

Custom Data Center Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects CPU usage, memory, summary, network, and datastore metrics for
custom data center objects.

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Badge Metrics

CPU Usage Metrics for Custom Data Centers
CPU usage metrics provide information about CPU use.
Metric Name

Description

Host Provisioned Capacity

Host provisioned capacity (MHz).
Key: cpu|capacity_provisioned

Provisioned vCPU(s)

Provisioned vCPU(s).
Key: cpu|corecount_provisioned

Demand without overhead

Value of demand excluding any overhead.
Key: cpu|demand_without_overhead

Number of hosts stressed

Number of hosts stressed.
Key: cpu|num_hosts_stressed

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

Host workload max-min disparity.
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

Memory Metrics for Custom Data Centers
Memory metrics provide information about memory use.
Metric Name

Description

Usable Memory

Usable memory.
Key: mem|host_usable

Machine Demand

Memory machine demand in KB.
Key: mem|host_demand

Number of hosts stressed

Number of hosts stressed.
Key: mem|num_hosts_stressed

Stress Balance Factor

Stress balance factor.
Key: mem|stress_balance_factor

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Metric Name

Description

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

Host workload max-min disparity.
Key: mem|host_workload_disparity

Host stress max-min disparity

Host stress max-min disparity.
Key: mem|host_stress_disparity

Summary Metrics for Custom Data Centers
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Metric Name

Description

Number of Running VMs

Number of virtual machines that are ON.
Key: summary|number_running_vms

Maximum Number of VMs

Maximum number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|max_number_vms

Status

Status of the data center.
Key: summary|status

Network Metrics for Custom Data Centers
Network metrics provide information about network performance.
Metric Name

Description

Usage Rate

The sum of the data transmitted and received for all the NIC
instances of the host or virtual machine.
Key: net|usage_average

Max Observed Throughput

Max observed rate of network throughput.
Key: net|maxObserved_KBps

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

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

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Datastore Metrics for Custom Data Centers
Datastore metrics provide information about datastore use.
Metric Name

Description

Max Observed Reads per second

Max observed average number of read commands issued per
second during the collection interval.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead

Max Observed Read Rate

Max observed rate of reading data from the datastore.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_Read

Max Observed Writes per second

Max observed average number of write commands issued per
second during the collection interval.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite

Max Observed Write Rate

Max observed rate of writing data from the datastore.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_Write

Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO Operations

Max observer number of outstanding IO operations.
Key: datastore|maxObserved_OIO

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

Storage Pod Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects datastore and disk space metrics for storage pod objects.
Storage Pod metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Capacity and Project-Based Metrics

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Table 1‑2. Datastore Metrics for Storage Pods
Metric Name

Description

Read IOPS

Average number of read commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: datastore|numberReadAveraged_average

Writes per second

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

Total Throughput (KBps)

Usage Average.
Key: datastore|usage_average

Read Latency

Average amount of time for a read operation from the datastore. Total
latency = kernel latency + device latency.
Key: datastore|totalReadLatency_average

Write Latency

Average amount of time for a write operation to the datastore. Total
latency = kernel latency + device latency.
Key: datastore|totalWriteLatency_average

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

Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the collection
interval.
Key: datastore|commandsAveraged_average

Table 1‑3. Disk Space Metrics for Storage Pods
Metric Name

Description

Freespace

Unused space available on datastore.
Key: diskspace|freespace

Total used

Total space used.
Key: diskspace|disktotal

Capacity

Total capacity of datastore.
Key: diskspace|capacity

Virtual Machine used

Space used by virtual machine files.
Key: diskspace|used

Snapshot Space

Space used by snapshots.
Key: diskspace|snapshot

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VMware Distributed Virtual Switch Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects network and summary metrics for VMware distributed virtual switch
objects.
VMware Distributed Virtual Switch metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
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Badge Metrics

Table 1‑4. Network Metrics for VMware Distributed Virtual Switches
Metric Name

Description

Total Ingress Traffic

Total ingress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|rx_bytes

Total Egress Traffic

Total egress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|tx_bytes

Egress Unicast Packets per second

Egress unicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|ucast_tx_pkts

Egress Multicast Packets per second

Egress multicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|mcast_tx_pkts

Egress Broadcast Packets per second

Egress broadcast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|bcast_tx_pkts

Ingress Unicast Packets per second

Ingress unicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|ucast_rx_pkts

Ingress Multicast Packets per second

Ingress multicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|mcast_rx_pkts

Ingress Broadcast Packets per second

Ingress broadcast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|bcast_rx_pkts

Egress Dropped Packets per second

Egress dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_tx_pkts

Ingress Dropped Packets per second

Ingress dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_rx_pkts

Total Ingress Packets per second

Total ingress packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|rx_pkts

Total Egress Packets per second

Total egress packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|tx_pkts

Utilization

Use (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|utilization

Total Dropped Packets per second

Total dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_pkts

Percentage of Dropped Packets

Percentage of dropped packets.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_pkts_pct

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Table 1‑4. Network Metrics for VMware Distributed Virtual Switches (Continued)
Metric Name

Description

Max Observed Ingress Traffic (KBps)

Max observed ingress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|maxObserved_rx_bytes

Max Observed Egress Traffic (KBps)

Max observed egress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|maxObserved_tx_bytes

Max Observed Utilization (KBps)

Max observed utilization (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|maxObserved_utilization

Table 1‑5. Summary Metrics for VMware Distributed Virtual Switches
Metric Name

Description

Maximum Number of Ports

Maximum number of ports.
Key: summary|max_num_ports

Used Number of Ports

Used number of ports.
Key: summary|used_num_ports

Number of Blocked Ports

Number of blocked ports.
Key: summary|num_blocked_ports

Table 1‑6. Host Metrics for VMware Distributed Virtual Switches
Metric Name

Description

MTU Mismatch

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) mismatch.
Key: host|mtu_mismatch

Teaming Mismatch

Teaming mismatch.
Key: host|teaming_mismatch

Unsupported MTU

Unsupported MTU.
Key: host|mtu_unsupported

Unsupported VLANs

Unsupported VLANs.
Key: host|vlans_unsupported

Config Out Of Sync

Config Out Of Sync.
Key: host|config_outofsync

Number of Attached pNICs

Number of attached physical NICs.
Key: host|attached_pnics

Distributed Virtual Port Group Metrics
The vCenter Adapter instance collects network and summary metrics for distributed virtual port groups.
Distributed Virtual Port Group metrics include capacity and badge metrics. See definitions in:
n

Capacity and Project-Based Metrics

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Table 1‑7. Network Metrics for Distributed Virtual Port Groups
Metric Name

Description

Ingress Traffic

Ingress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|rx_bytes

Egress Traffic

Egress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|tx_bytes

Egress Unicast Packets per second

Egress unicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|ucast_tx_pkts

Egress Multicast Packets per second

Egress multicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|mcast_tx_pkts

Egress Broadcast Packets per second

Egress broadcast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|bcast_tx_pkts

Ingress Unicast Packets per second

Ingress unicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|ucast_rx_pkts

Ingress Multicast Packets per second

Ingress multicast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|mcast_rx_pkts

Ingress Broadcast Packets per second

Ingress broadcast packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|bcast_rx_pkts

Egress Dropped Packets per second

Egress dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_tx_pkts

Ingress Dropped Packets per second

Ingress dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_rx_pkts

Total Ingress Packets per second

Total Ingress packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|rx_pkts

Total Egress Packets per second

Total Egress packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|tx_pkts

Utilization

Utilization (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|utilization

Total Dropped Packets per second

Total dropped packets per second.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_pkts

Percentage of Dropped Packets

Percentage of dropped packets.
Key: network|port_statistics|dropped_pkts_pct

Max Observed Ingress Traffic (KBps)

Max observed ingress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|maxObserved_rx_bytes

Max Observed Egress Traffic (KBps)

Max observed egress traffic (KBps).
Key: network|port_statistics|maxObserved_tx_bytes

Max Observed Utilization (KBps)

Max observed utilization (KBps).
network|port_statistics|maxObserved_utilization

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Table 1‑8. Summary Metrics for Distributed Virtual Port Groups
Metric Name

Description

Maximum Number of Ports

Maximum number of ports.
Key: summary|max_num_ports

Used Number of Ports

Used number of ports.
Key: summary|used_num_ports

Number of Blocked Ports

The number of blocked ports.
Key: summary|num_blocked_ports

Datastore Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects capacity, device, and summary metrics for datastore objects.
Capacity metrics can be calculated for datastore objects. See Capacity and Project-Based Metrics.

Capacity Metrics for Datastores
Capacity metrics provide information about datastore capacity.
Metric Name

Description

Capacity|Available Space (GB)

This metric shows the amount of free space that a datastore
has available.
Use this metric to know how much storage space is unused on
the datastore. Try to avoid having too little free disk space in
order to accommodate unexpected storage growth on the
datastore. The exact size of the datastore is based on
company policy.
Key: capacity|available_space

Capacity|Provisioned (GB)

This metric shows the amount of storage that was allocated to
the virtual machines.
Use this metric to know how much storage space is being
used on the datastore.
Check the metric trend to identify spikes or abnormal growth.
Key: capacity|provisioned

Capacity|Total Capacity (GB)

This metric shows the overall size of the datastore.
Use this metric to know the total capacity of the datastore.
Typically the size of the datastore should not be too small.
VMFS datastore size has grown over the years as
virtualization matures and larger virtual machines are now
onboard. Ensure that the size can handle enough virtual
machines to avoid datastore sprawl. A best practice is to use 5
TB for VMFS and more for vSAN.
Key: capacity|total_capacity

Capacity|Used Space (GB)

This metric shows the amount of storage that is being used on
the datastore.
Key: capacity|used_space

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Metric Name

Description

Capacity|Workload (%)

Capacity workload.
Key: capacity|workload

Capacity|Uncommitted Space (GB)

Uncommitted space in gigabytes.
Key: capacity|uncommitted

Capacity|Total Provisioned Consumer Space

Total Provisioned Consumer Space.
Key: capacity|consumer_provisioned

Capacity|Used Space (%)

This metric shows the amount of storage that is being used on
the datastore.
Use this metric to know the percentage of storage space being
used on the datastore.
When using this metric, verify that you have at least 20% of
free storage. Less than this, and you might experience
problems when a snapshot is not deleted. If you have more
than 50% free storage space, you are not utilizing your
storage in the best possible way.
Key: capacity|usedSpacePct

Device Metrics for Datastores
Device metrics provide information about device performance.
Metric Name

Description

Devices|Bus Resets

This metric shows the number of bus resets in the performance
interval.
Key: devices|busResets_summation

Devices|Commands Aborted

This metric shows the number of disk commands canceled in
the performance interval.
Key: devices|commandsAborted_summation

Devices|Commands Issued

This metric shows the number of disk commands issued in the
performance interval.
Key: devices|commands_summation

Devices|Total Latency (ms)

This metric shows the average time taken for a command from
the perspective of a guest operating system. This metric is the
sum of Kernel Latency and Physical Device Latency metrics.
Key: devices|totalLatency_average

Devices|Read Latency (ms)

This metric shows the average time taken for a read from the
perspective of a guest operating system. This metric is the sum
of the Kernel Disk Read Latency and Physical Device Read
Latency metrics.
Key: devices|totalReadLatency_averag

Devices|Write Latency (ms)

This metric shows the average amount of time for a write
operation to the datastore. Total latency is the sum of kernel
latency and device latency.
Key: devices|totalWriteLatency_average

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Metric Name

Description

Devices|Kernel Latency (ms)

Average time spent in ESX Server V. Kernel per command.
Key: devices|kernelLatency_average

Devices|Kernel Disk Read Latency (ms)

Average time spent in ESX host VM Kernel per read.
Key: devices|kernelReadLatency_average

Devices|Kernel Write Latency (ms)

Average time spent in ESX Server VM Kernel per write.
Key: devices|kernelWriteLatency_average

Devices|Number of Running Hosts

Number of running hosts that are powered on.
Key: devices|number_running_hosts

Devices|Number of Running VMs

Number of running virtual machines that are powered on.
Key: devices|number_running_vms

Devices|Physical Device Latency (ms)

Average time taken to complete a command from the physical
device.
Key: devices|deviceLatency_average

Devices|Physical Device Read Latency (ms)

Average time taken to complete a read from the physical
device.
Key: devices|deviceReadLatency_average

Devices|Queue Latency (ms)

Average time spent in the ESX Server VM Kernel queue per
command.
Key: devices|queueLatency_average

Devices|Queue Read Latency (ms)

Average time spent in the ESX Server VM Kernel queue per
read.
Key: devices|queueReadLatency_average

Devices|Queue Write Latency (ms)

Average time spent in the ESX Server VM Kernel queue per
write.
Key: devices|queueWriteLatency_average

Devices|Read Throughput (KBps)

Amount of data read in the performance interval.
Key: devices|read_average

Devices|Read Requests

Number of times data was read from the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: devices|numberRead_summation

Devices|Read IOPS

Average number of read commands issued per second to the
datastore during the collection interval.
Key: devices|numberReadAveraged_average

Devices|Total Throughput (KBps)

Average use in kilobytes per second.
Key: devices|usage_average

Devices|Write Throughput (KBps)

Amount of data written to disk in the performance interval.
Key: devices|write_average

Devices|Write Requests

Number of times data was written to the disk in the defined
interval.
Key: devices|numberWrite_summation

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Metric Name

Description

Devices|Total IOPS

Average number of write commands issued per second to the
datastore during the collection interval.
Key: devices|numberWriteAveraged_average

Devices|Total IOPS

Average number of commands issued per second during the
collection interval.
Key: devices|commandsAveraged_average

Devices|Physical Device Write Latency (ms)

Average time taken to complete a write from the physical disk.
Key: devices|deviceWriteLatency_average

Datastore Metrics for Datastores
Datastore metrics provide information about datastore use.
Metric Name

Description

Datastore|Total Latency (ms)

This metric shows the adjusted read and write latency at the
datastore level. Adjusted means that the latency is taking into
account the number of IOs. If your IO is read-dominated, the
combined value is influenced by the reads.
This is the average of all the VMs running in the datastore.
Because it is an average, some VMs logically experience
higher latency that the value shown by this metric. To see the
worst latency experienced by any VM, use the Maximum VM
Disk Latency metric.
Use this metric to see the performance of the datastore. It is
one of two key performance indicators for a datastore, the
other being the Max Read Latency. The combination of
Maximum and Average gives better insight into how well the
datastore is coping with the demand.
The number should be lower than the performance you
expect.
Key: datastore|totalLatency_average

Datastore|Total Throughput (KBps)

Average use in kilobytes per second.
Key: datastore|usage_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|Demand

Demand.
Key: datastore|demand

Datastore|Demand Indicator

Demand Indicator.
Key: datastore|demand_indicator

Datastore|Outstanding IO requests

OIO for datastore.
Key: datastore|demand_oio

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Metric Name

Description

Datastore|Read IOPS

This metric displays the average number of read commands
issued per second during the collection interval.
Use this metric when the total IOPS is higher than expected.
See if the metric is read or write dominated. This helps
determine the cause of the high IOPS. Certain workloads such
as backups, anti-virus scans, and Windows updates carry a
Read/Write pattern. For example, an anti-virus scan is heavy
on read since it is mostly reading the file system.
Key: datastore|numberReadAveraged_average

Datastore|Write IOPS

This metric displays the average number of write commands
issued per second during the collection interval.
Use this metric when the total IOPS is higher than expected.
Drill down to see if the metric is read or write dominated. This
helps determine the cause of the high IOPS. Certain
workloads such as backups, anti-virus scans, and Windows
updates carry a Read/Write pattern. For example, an antivirus scan is heavy on read since it is mostly reading the file
system.
Key: datastore|numberWriteAveraged_average

Datastore|Read Throughput (KBps)

This metric displays the amount of data read in the
performance interval.
Key: datastore|read_average

Datastore|Write Throughput (KBps)

This metric displays the amount of data written to disk in the
performance interval.
Key: datastore|write_average

About Datastore Metrics for Virtual SAN
The metric named datastore|oio|workload is not supported on Virtual SAN datastores. This metric
depends on datastore|demand_oio, which is supported for Virtual SAN datastores.
The metric named datastore|demand_oio also depends on several other metrics for Virtual SAN
datastores, one of which is not supported.
n

The metrics named devices|numberReadAveraged_average and devices|
numberWriteAveraged_average are supported.

n

The metric named devices|totalLatency_average is not supported.

As a result, vRealize Operations Manager does not collect the metric named datastore|oio|workload
for Virtual SAN datastores.

Disk Space Metrics for Datastores
Disk space metrics provide information about disk space use.

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Metric Name

Description

Diskspace|Not Shared (GB)

Unshared space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|notshared

Diskspace|Number of Virtual Disk

Number of virtual disks.
Key: diskspace|numvmdisk

Diskspace|Provisioned Space (GB)

Provisioned space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|provisioned

Diskspace|Shared Used (GB)

Shared used space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|shared

Diskspace|Snapshot Space (GB)

This metric shows the amount of space taken by snapshots on
a given database.
Use this metric to know how much storage space is being used
by virtual machine snapshots on the datastore.
Check that the snapshot is using 0 GB or minimal space.
Anything over 1 GB should trigger a warning. The actual value
depends on how IO intensive the virtual machines in the
datastore are. Run a DT on them to detect anomaly. Clear the
snapshot within 24 hours, preferably when you have finished
backing up, or patching.
Key: diskspace|snapshot

Diskspace|Virtual Disk Used (GB)

Virtual disk used space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|diskused

Diskspace|Virtual machine used (GB)

Virtual machine used space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|used

Diskspace|Total disk space used

Total disk space used on all datastores visible to this object.
Key: diskspace|total_usage

Diskspace|Total disk space

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|Total used (GB)

Total used space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|disktotal

Diskspace|Swap File Space (GB)

Swap file space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|swap

Diskspace|Other VM Space (GB)

Other virtual machine space in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|otherused

Diskspace|Freespace (GB)

Unused space available on datastore.
Key: diskspace|freespace

Diskspace|Capacity (GB)

Total capacity of datastore in gigabytes.
Key: diskspace|capacity

Diskspace|Overhead

Amount of disk space that is overhead.
Key: diskspace|overhead

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Summary Metrics for Datastores
Summary metrics provide information about overall performance.
Metric Name

Description

Summary|Number of Hosts

This metric shows the number of hosts that the datastore is
connected to.
Use this metric to know how many clusters the datastore is
attached to.
The number should not be too high, as a datastore should not
be mounted by every host. The datastore and cluster should be
paired to keep operations simple.
Key: summary|total_number_hosts

Summary|Number of VMs

This metric shows the number of virtual machines which save
their VMDK files on the datastore. If a VM has four VMDKs
stored in four datastores, the VM is counted on each datastore.
Use this metric to know how many VMs have at least one
VMDK on a specific datastore.
The number of VMs should be within your Concentration Risk
policy.
You should also expect the datastore to be well used. If only a
few VMs are using the datastore, this is not considered a good
use.
Key: summary|total_number_vms

Summary|Maximum Number of VMs

Maximum number of virtual machines.
Key: summary|max_number_vms

Summary|Workload Indicator

Workload indicator.
Key: summary|workload_indicator

Summary|Number of Clusters

This metric shows the number of clusters that the datastore is
connected to.
Key: summary|total_number_clusters

Template Metrics for Datastores
Metric Name

Description

Template|Virtual Machine used

Space used by virtual machine files.
Key: template|used

Template|Access Time

Last access time.
Key: template|accessTime

Disabled Metrics
The following metrics are disabled in this version of vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they
do not collect data by default.

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You can enable these metrics in the Policy workspace. For more information, in VMware Docs search for
Collect Metrics and Properties Details.
Metric Name

Key

Capacity|Data Store Capacity Contention (%)

capacity|contention

Datastore I/O|Demand Indicator

datastore|demand_indicator

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Number of Outstanding IO
Operations

datastore|maxObserved_OIO

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Read Latency (msec)

datastore|maxObserved_Read

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Read Latency (msec)

datastore|maxObserved_ReadLatency

Datastore I/O|Max Observed

datastore|maxObserved_NumberRead

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Write Latency (msec)

datastore|maxObserved_Write

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Write Latency (msec)

datastore|maxObserved_WriteLatency

Datastore I/O|Max Observed Writes per second

datastore|maxObserved_NumberWrite

Calculated Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager calculates metrics for capacity, badges, and the health of the system.
Calculated metrics apply to a subset of objects found in the describe.xml file that describes each
adapter.
From data that the vCenter adapter collects, vRealize Operations Manager calculates metrics for objects
of type:
n

vSphere World

n

Virtual Machine

n

Host System

n

Datastore

From data that the vRealize Operations Manager adapter collects, vRealize Operations Manager
calculates metrics for objects of type:
n

Node

n

Cluster

Capacity and Project-Based Metrics
The capacity engine computes and publishes metrics that help you to plan your resource use based on
consumer demand. Project-based metrics are a subset of capacity metrics that help to plan future
resource use based on predicted consumer demand.

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Capacity Metrics Group
For the capacity metrics group, full metric names include the name of the resource container. For
example, if density metrics are computed for CPU or memory, the actual metric names appear as cpu|
density or mem|density.
Only resource containers enabled for the capacity computations have relevant metrics. Not all metric
types are generated for all resource containers. For example, if CPU or memory resource containers are
enabled in a policy for density, but the network resource container is not, then cpu|density and mem|
density metrics are calculated but network|density metrics are not.
A capacity metric definition includes resource containers that act as a consumer or a provider. For
example in vSphere, the virtual machines are consumers of CPU and memory that the ESX host
provides.
Table 1‑9. Capacity Metrics Group
Metric Key

Metric Name

Generated for

Description

capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_average

Capacity
Remaining for
Average
Consumer
Profile

Provider

Number of average-size consumers that
can fit into the capacity remaining. An
average-size consumer demands 50% of
total capacity.

capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_small

Capacity
Remaining for
Small Consumer
Profile

Provider

Number of small-size consumers that
can fit into the capacity remaining. A
small-size consumer demands 0 - 33% of
the total capacity.

capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_medium

Capacity
Remaining for
Medium
Consumer
Profile

Provider

Number of medium-size consumers that
can fit into the capacity remaining. A
medium-size consumer demands
33-66% of the total capacity.

capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_large

Capacity
Remaining for
Large Consumer
Profile

Provider

Number of large-size consumers that can
fit into the capacity remaining. A largesize consumer demands 66-100% of the
total capacity.

capacityRemaining

Capacity
Remaining (%)

Both

Percent capacity remaining in the
resource container. For example, if the
resource container is memory and 2 GB
out of 10 GB of memory is free, the
capacityRemaining = 20%.

underusedpercent

Under used (%)

Both

Percent capacity not being used.

idletimepercent

Idle time (%)

Both

Percent time a resource is idle based on
use over time. Time is a policy setting. If
not set, the default period is 30 days. For
example, if a resource is idle for a total of
6 days out of 30 days, idletimepercent =
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Table 1‑9. Capacity Metrics Group (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Generated for

Description

wasteValue

Reclaimable
Capacity

Both

Amount of reclaimable capacity based on
consumer demand over time. Time is a
policy setting. If not set, the default
period is 30 days. For example, if a
vSphere host is configured with 10 GB of
memory but only 2 GB of memory is
used on average over 30 days, then
wasteValue = 8 GB.

size.recommendation

Recommended
Size

Both

Capacity recommendation based on
demand over time. Time is a policy
setting. If not set, the default period is 30
days. For example, if consumer demand
is 2 GB of memory on average over 30
days, then the capacity recommendation
is 2 GB.

optimal.vConsumption.per.pConsumption

Optimal
consumption
ratio

Provider

Ratio of ideal resource consumption to
provision based on consumer demand
over time. Ideal resource consumption is
when the current capacity satisfies
demand. Time is a policy setting. If not
set, the default period is 30 days.

vConsumption.per.pConsumption

Consumption
ratio

Provider

Ratio of current resource consumption to
provision based on consumer demand.

object.demand

Stress Free
Demand

Both

Demand based on peak analysis of raw
demand values.

object.capacity

Usable Capacity

Both

Total capacity minus buffers. Capacity
buffer is a policy setting.

object.demand.percent

Effective
Demand (%)

Both

Percent capacity required by effective
demand.

powered.on.consumer.count

Number of
powered on

Both

Number of consumers that are using a
resource.

consumers
base.demand

Computed
Demand

Both

Demand for an object based on self or
consumer demand without the peak
consideration policy setting.

actual.capacity

Current size

Both

Actual capacity without buffers

wastePercent

Reclaimable
Capacity (%)

Both

Percent of reclaimable capacity based on
consumer demand over time. Time is a
policy setting. If not set, the default
period is 30 days. For example, if a
vSphere host is configured with 10 GB of
memory but only 2 GB of memory is
used on average over 30 days, then
wastePercent = 80%.

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Object-level Metrics Group
Object-level metrics are calculated to track capacity use for all objects of a particular object type.
Table 1‑10. Object-level Metrics Group
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

summary|timeRemaining

Time Remaining

Time remaining before usable capacity
runs out. Usable capacity excludes
capacity reserved for HA and buffers.

summary|isStress

Is Stressed

Value equals 1 or a yellow badge indicates
that an object is stressed. Value equals 0
or a green badge indicates that the object
is not stressed. For a stress badge defined
in a policy, when the stress exceeds the
lowest threshold, the badge color changes
from green to yellow.

summary|capacityRemainingValue

Capacity Remaining
Value

Capacity remaining.

summary|oversized

Is Oversized

Indicates if an object has too much
capacity configured, value of 1, or not,
value of 0.

summary|idle

Is Idle

Indicates if an object is idle (value of 1) or
not (value of 0).

summary|poweredOff

Powered Off

Indicates power state of an object. Value
of 1 means ON and value of 0 means
OFF.

summary|capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_average

Capacity Remaining
(Average consumer
profile)

Capacity remaining based on average
consumer demand.

summary|capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_small

Capacity Remaining
(Small consumer profile)

Capacity remaining based on small
consumer demand.

summary|capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_medium

Capacity Remaining
(Medium consumer
profile)

Capacity remaining based on medium
consumer demand.

summary|capacityRemainingUsingConsumers_large

Capacity Remaining
(Large consumer profile)

Capacity remaining based on large
consumer demand.

summary|capacityRemaining_min

Capacity Remaining
(Based on instantaneous
peak)

Capacity remaining based on peak
demand or stress.

summary|capacity.provider.count

Number of Capacity
providers

Number of capacity providers.

summary|consumer.count

Number of Capacity
consumers

Number of capacity consumers.

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Table 1‑10. Object-level Metrics Group (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

summary|consumer.count.per.provider.count

Consumer Provider ratio

Ratio of number of consumers to number
of providers.

summary|optimal.consumer.per.provider

Optimal Consumer
Provider ratio

Ratio of consumer to provider that would
be optimal based on consumer demand.

Project-Based Metrics
Project-based metrics are calculated for a change in resources or demand that could affect capacity at
some time in the future. See vRealize Operations Manager User Guide. Most metrics appear
with_whatif appended to the capacity metric name. For example, the what-if applicable metric for
capacity remaining is published as capacityRemaining_whatif.

Badge Metrics
Badge metrics provide information for badges in the user interface. They report the health, risk, and
efficiency of objects in your environment.
vRealize Operations Manager 6.x analyzes badge metric data at five-minute averages, instead of hourly.
As a result, you might find that efficiency and risk badge calculations are more sensitive than in previous
versions. Badge metrics continue to be published nightly.
Table 1‑11. Badge Metrics
Metric Name

Description

Badge|Compliance

Overall score for compliance, on a scale of 100. This metric is used in the
Compliance tab of the Analysis tab.

Badge|Efficiency

Overall score for efficiency. The final score is between 1-100. Where Green
- 100, Yellow - 75, Orange - 50, Red - 25, Unknown: -1. The score is
derived from the criticality of alerts in the Efficiency category.

Badge|Health

Overall score for health. The final score is between 1-100. Where Green 100, Yellow - 75, Orange - 50, Red - 25, Unknown: -1. The score is derived
from the criticality of alerts in the Health category.

Badge|Risk

Overall score for risk. The final score is between 1-100. Where Green - 0,
Yellow - 25, Orange - 50, Red - 75, Unknown: -1. The score is derived from
the criticality of alerts in the Risk category.

Badge|Workload

Overall score of workload, on a scale of 100. The Stress widget requires
this metric.

System Metrics
System metrics provide information used to monitor the health of the system. They help you to identify
problems in your environment.

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Table 1‑12. System Metrics
Metric Name

Description

vRealize Operations Generated|Self - Health Score

This metric displays the system health score of self resource.
The value ranges from 0 to 100 depending on noise and the
number of alarms.
Key: System Attributes|health

vRealize Operations Generated|Self - Metric Count

This metric displays the number of metrics that the adapter
generates for the given object. This value does not include the
number of metrics generated by vRealize Operations Manager,
such as, Badge metrics, vRealize Operations Generated metrics
and metrics generated by Capacity Engine
Key: System Attributes|all_metrics

vRealize Operations Generated|Total Anomalies

This metric displays the number of active anomalies (symptoms,
events, DT violations) on the object and its children.
In previous versions of vRealize Operations Manager, this metric
used to be named vRealize Operations Generated| Self - Total
Anomalies.
Key: System Attributes|total_alarms

vRealize Operations Generated|Full Set - Metric Count

This metric displays the number of metrics that the adapter of
the children of the given object generates.
Key: System Attributes|child_all_metrics

vRealize Operations Generated|Availability

This metric value is computed based on the adapter instance
statuses monitoring the resource. Resource availability is
displayed as 0-down, 1-Up, -1-Unknown.
Key: System Attributes|availability

vRealize Operations Generated|Alert Count Critical

This metric displays the number of critical alerts on the object
and its children.
Key: System Attributes|alert_count_critical

vRealize Operations Generated|Alert Count Immediate

This metric displays the number of immediate alerts on the
object and its children.
Key: System Attributes|alert_count_immediate

vRealize Operations Generated|Alert Count Warning

This metric displays the number of active warning alerts on the
object and its children.
Key: System Attributes|alert_count_warning

vRealize Operations Generated|Alert Count Info

This metric displays the number of active info alerts on the
object and its children.
Key: System Attributes|alert_count_info

vRealize Operations Generated|Total Alert Count

This metric displays the sum of all alert count metrics.
In previous versions of vRealize Operations Manager, this metric
was named vRealize Operations Generated|Full Set - Alert
Count.
Key: System Attributes|total_alert_count

vRealize Operations Generated|Self-Alert Count

This metric displays the number of all alerts on the object.
Key: System Attributes|self_alert_count

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Self-Monitoring Metrics for vRealize Operations Manager
vRealize Operations Manager uses the vRealize Operations Manager adapter to collect metrics that
monitor its own performance. These self-monitoring metrics drive capacity models for
vRealize Operations Manager objects and are useful for diagnosing problems with
vRealize Operations Manager.

Analytics Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager analytics service,
including threshold checking metrics.
Table 1‑13. Analytics Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ActiveAlarms

Active DT Symptoms

Active DT Symptoms.

ActiveAlerts

Active Alerts

Active alerts.

PrimaryResourcesCount

Number of primary objects

Number of primary objects

LocalResourcesCount

Number of local objects

Number of local objects

PrimaryMetricsCount

Number of primary metrics

Number of primary metrics

LocalMetricsCount

Number of local metrics

Number of local metrics

ReceivedResourceCount

Number of received objects

Number of received objects

ReceivedMetricCount

Number of received metrics

Number of received metrics

LocalFDSize

Number of forward data entries

Number of locally stored primary and
redundant entries in forward data
region.

LocalPrimaryFDSize

Number of primary forward data entries

Number of locally stored primary
entries in forward data region.

LocalFDAltSize

Number of alternative forward data entries

Number of locally stored primary and
redundant entries in alternative
forward data region.

LocalPrimaryFDAltSize

Number of alternative primary forward
data entries

Number of locally stored primary
entries in alternative forward data
region.

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size.

MaxHeapSize

Max heap size

Max heap size

CommittedMemory

Committed memory

Committed memory

CPUUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage

Threads

Threads

Threads

UpStatus

Threads

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Overall Threshold Checking Metrics for the Analytics Service
Overall threshold checking captures various metrics for work items used to process incoming observation
data. All metrics keys for the overall threshold checking metrics begin with OverallThresholdChecking, as
in OverallThresholdChecking|Count or OverallThresholdChecking|CheckThresholdAndHealth|
OutcomeObservationsSize|TotalCount.
Table 1‑14. Overall Threshold Checking Metrics for the Analytics Service
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Count

Count

Count

Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

IncomingObservationsSize|TotalCount

Total

Total

IncomingObservationsSize|AvgCount

Average

Average

IncomingObservationsSize|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

IncomingObservationsSize|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

CheckThresholdAndHealth|Count

Count

Count

CheckThresholdAndHealth|Duration|
TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

CheckThresholdAndHealth|Duration|
AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

CheckThresholdAndHealth|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

CheckThresholdAndHealth|Duration|
MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

CheckThresholdAndHealth|

Total

Total

CheckThresholdAndHealth|
OutcomeObservationsSize|AvgCount

Average

Average

CheckThresholdAndHealth|
OutcomeObservationsSize|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

CheckThresholdAndHealth|
OutcomeObservationsSize|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

SuperMetricComputation|Count

Count

Count

SuperMetricComputation|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

SuperMetricComputation|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

SuperMetricComputation|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

SuperMetricComputation|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

OutcomeObservationsSize|TotalCount

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Table 1‑14. Overall Threshold Checking Metrics for the Analytics Service (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

SuperMetricComputation|SuperMetricsCount|
TotalCount

Total

Total

SuperMetricComputation|SuperMetricsCount |
AvgCount

Average

Average

SuperMetricComputation|SuperMetricsCount |
MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

SuperMetricComputation|SuperMetricsCount |
MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

StoreObservationToFSDB|Count

Count

Count

StoreObservationToFSDB|Duration|

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

StoreObservationToFSDB|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

StoreObservationToFSDB|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

StoreObservationToFSDB|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

StoreObservationToFSDB|
StoredObservationsSize|TotalCount

Total

Total

StoreObservationToFSDB|
StoredObservationsSize|AvgCount

Average

Average

StoreObservationToFSDB|
StoredObservationsSize|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

StoreObservationToFSDB|
StoredObservationsSize|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

UpdateResourceCache|Count

Count

Count

UpdateResourceCache|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total

UpdateResourceCache|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average

UpdateResourceCache|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum

UpdateResourceCache|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum

UpdateResourceCache|
ModifcationEstimateCount|TotalCount

Total

The number of estimated
modifications done during each
resource cache object update.

UpdateResourceCache|
ModifcationEstimateCount|AvgCount

Average

Average

UpdateResourceCache|
ModifcationEstimateCount|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

UpdateResourceCache|
ModifcationEstimateCount|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

ManageAlerts|Count

Count

The total number of times the
threshold checking work items
perform alert updates.

TotalDuration

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Table 1‑14. Overall Threshold Checking Metrics for the Analytics Service (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ManageAlerts|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

The duration for the alert updates
operations.

ManageAlerts|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average

ManageAlerts|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum

ManageAlerts|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum

UpdateSymptoms|Count

Count

The total number of times the
threshold checking work items check
and build symptoms.

UpdateSymptoms|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

The duration for the check and build
symptoms operation.

UpdateSymptoms|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average

UpdateSymptoms|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum

UpdateSymptoms|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum

Dynamic Threshold Calculation Metrics for the Analytics Service
All metrics keys for the dynamic threshold calculation metrics begin with DtCalculation, as in
DtCalculation|DtDataWrite|WriteOperationCount or DtCalculation|DtAnalyze|
AnalyzeOperationCount.
Table 1‑15. Dynamic Threshold Calculation Metrics for the Analytics Service
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

DtDataWrite|WriteOperationCount

Write operation count

Write operation count

DtDataWrite|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

DtDataWrite|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

DtDataWrite|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

DtDataWrite|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

DtDataWrite|SavedDtObjectCount|TotalCount

Total

Total

DtDataWrite|SavedDtObjectCount|AvgCount

Average

Average

DtDataWrite|SavedDtObjectCount|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

DtDataWrite|SavedDtObjectCount|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

DtAnalyze|AnalyzeOperationCount

Analyze Operation Count

Analyze Operation Count

DtAnalyze|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

DtAnalyze|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

DtAnalyze|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

DtAnalyze|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

DtAnalyze|AnalyzedMetricsCount|TotalCount

Total

Total

DtAnalyze|AnalyzedMetricsCount|AvgCount

Average

Average

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Table 1‑15. Dynamic Threshold Calculation Metrics for the Analytics Service (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

DtAnalyze|AnalyzedMetricsCount|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

DtAnalyze|AnalyzedMetricsCount|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

DtDataRead|ReadOperationsCount

Read Operation Count

Read Operation Count

DtDataRead|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total length of duration (ms)

DtDataRead|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

DtDataRead|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

DtDataRead|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

DtDataRead|ReadDataPointsCount|TotalCount

Total

Total

DtDataRead|ReadDataPointsCount|AvgCount

Average

Average

DtDataRead|ReadDataPointsCount|MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

DtDataRead|ReadDataPointsCount|MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

Table 1‑16. Function Call Metrics for the Analytics Service
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

FunctionCalls|Count

Number of function calls

Number of function calls

FunctionCalls|AvgDuration

Average execution time

Average execution time

FunctionCalls|MaxDuration

Max execution time

Max execution time

Collector Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager Collector service
objects.
Table 1‑17. Collector Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ThreadpoolThreadsCount

Number of pool threads

Number of pool threads.

RejectedFDCount

Number of rejected forward data

Number of rejected forward data

RejectedFDAltCount

Number of rejected alternative forward
data

Number of rejected alternative forward
data

SentFDCount

Number of sent objects

Number of sent objects

SentFDAltCount

Number of alternative sent objects

Number of alternative sent objects

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size (MB)

Current heap size.

MaxHeapsize

Max heap size (MB)

Maximum heap size.

CommittedMemory

Committed memory (MB)

Amount of committed memory.

CPUUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage.

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Table 1‑17. Collector Metrics (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Threads

Threads

Number of threads.

UpStatus

Up Status

Up Status

Controller Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager Controller objects.
Table 1‑18. Controller Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

RequestedMetricCount

Number of requested metrics

Number of requested metrics

ApiCallsCount

Number of API calls

Number of API calls

NewDiscoveredResourcesCount

Number of discovered objects

Number of discovered objects

FSDB Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager file system database
(FSDB) objects.
Table 1‑19. FSDB Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

StoragePoolElementsCount

Number of storage work items

Number of storage work items

FsdbState

Fsdb state

Fsdb state

StoredResourcesCount

Number of stored objects

Number of stored objects

StoredMetricsCount

Number of stored metrics

Number of stored metrics

Table 1‑20. Storage Thread Pool Metrics for FSDB
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

StoreOperationsCount

Store operations count

Store operations count

StorageThreadPool|Duration|TotalDuration

Total

Total number of duration (ms)

StorageThreadPool|Duration|AvgDuration

Average

Average duration (ms)

StorageThreadPool|Duration|MinDuration

Minimum

Minimum duration (ms)

StorageThreadPool|Duration|MaxDuration

Maximum

Maximum duration (ms)

StorageThreadPool|SavedMetricsCount|
TotalCount

Total

Total

StorageThreadPool|SavedMetricsCount|
AvgCount

Average

Average

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Table 1‑20. Storage Thread Pool Metrics for FSDB (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

StorageThreadPool|SavedMetricsCount|
MinCount

Minimal

Minimal

StorageThreadPool|SavedMetricsCount|
MaxCount

Maximal

Maximal

Product UI Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager product user
interface objects.
Table 1‑21. Product UI Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ActiveSessionsCount

Active sessions

Active sessions

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size.

MaxHeapsize

Max heap size

Maximum heap size.

CommittedMemory

Committed memory

Amount of committed memory.

CPUUsage

CPU usage

Percent CPU use.

Threads

Threads

Number of threads.

SessionCount

Number of active sessions

Number of active sessions

SelfMonitoringQueueSize

Self Monitoring queue size

Self Monitoring queue size

Table 1‑22. API Call Metrics for the Product UI
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

APICalls|HTTPRequesterRequestCount

HTTPRequester request count

HTTPRequester request count

APICalls|AvgHTTPRequesterRequestTime

HTTPRequester average request time

HTTPRequester average request time
(ms)

APICalls|FailedAuthenticationCount

Failed Authentication Count

Failed Authentication Count

APICalls|AvgAlertRequestTime

Average alert request time

Average alert request time (ms)

APICalls|AlertRequestCount

Alert request count

Alert request count

APICalls|AvgMetricPickerRequestTime

Average metric-picker request time

Average metric-picker request time (ms)

APICalls|MetricPickerRequestCount

Metric picker request count

Metric picker request count

APICalls|HeatmapRequestCount

Heatmap request count

Heatmap request count

APICalls|AvgHeatmapRequestTime

Average HeatMap request time

Average HeatMap request time (ms)

APICalls|MashupChartRequestCount

Mashup Chart request count

Mashup Chart request count

APICalls|AvgMashupChartRequestTime

Average Mashup Chart request time

Average Mashup Chart request time (ms)

APICalls|TopNRequestCount

Top N request count

Top N request count

APICalls|AvgTopNRequestTime

Average Top N request time

Average Top N request time (ms)

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Table 1‑22. API Call Metrics for the Product UI (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

APICalls|MetricChartRequestCount

Metric Chart request count

Metric Chart request count

APICalls|AvgMetricChartRequestTime

Average MetricChart request time

Average MetricChart request time (ms)

Admin UI Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager administration user
interface objects.
Table 1‑23. Admin UI Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size (MB).

MaxHeapsize

Max heap size

Maximum heap size (MB).

CommittedMemory

Committed memory

Amount of committed memory (MB) .

CPUUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage (%).

Threads

Threads

Number of threads.

SessionCount

Number of active sessions

Number of active sessions

SelfMonitoringQueueSize

Self Monitoring queue size

Self Monitoring queue size

Table 1‑24. API Call Metrics for the Admin UI
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

APICalls|HTTPRequesterRequestCount

HTTPRequester request count

HTTPRequester request count

APICalls|AvgHTTPRequesterRequestTime

HTTPRequester average request time

HTTPRequester average request time
(ms)

Suite API Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the VMware vRealize Operations Management Suite
API objects.
Table 1‑25. Suite API Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

UsersCount

Number of users

Number of users

ActiveSessionsCount

Active sessions

Active sessions

GemfireClientReconnects

Gemfire Client Reconnects

Gemfire Client Reconnects

GemfireClientCurrentCalls

Gemfire Client Total Outstanding

Gemfire Client Total Outstanding

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size (MB) .

MaxHeapsize

Max heap size

Maximum heap size (MB) .

CommittedMemory

Committed memory

Amount of committed memory (MB).

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Table 1‑25. Suite API Metrics (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

CPUUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage (%) .

CPUProcessTime

CPU process time

CPU process time (ms)

CPUProcessTimeCapacity

CPU process time capacity

CPU process time capacity (ms)

Threads

Threads

Number of threads.

Table 1‑26. Gemfire Client Call Metrics for the Suite API
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

GemfireClientCalls|TotalRequests

Total Requests

Total Requests

GemfireClientCalls|AvgResponseTime

Average Response Time

Average Response Time (ms)

GemfireClientCalls|MinResponseTime

Minimum Response Time

Minimum Response Time (ms)

GemfireClientCalls|MaxResponseTime

Maximum Response Time

Maximum Response Time

GemfireClientCalls|RequestsPerSecond

Requests per Second

Requests per Second

GemfireClientCalls|CurrentRequests

Current Requests

Current Requests

GemfireClientCalls|RequestsCount

Requests Count

Requests Count

GemfireClientCalls|ResponsesCount

Responses Count

Responses Count

Table 1‑27. API Call Metrics for the Suite API
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

APICalls|TotalRequests

Total Requests

Total Requests

APICalls|AvgResponseTime

Average Response Time (ms)

Average Response Time (ms)

APICalls|MinResponseTime

Minimum Response Time (ms)

Minimum Response Time (ms)

APICalls|MaxResponseTime

Maximum Response Time

Maximum Response Time

APICalls|ServerErrorResponseCount

Server Error Response Count

Server Error Response Count

APICalls|FailedAuthenticationCount

Failed Authentication Count

Failed Authentication Count

APICalls|FailedAuthorizationCount

Failed Authorization Count

Failed Authorization Count

APICalls|RequestsPerSecond

Requests per Second

Requests per Second

APICalls|CurrentRequests

Current Requests

Current Requests

APICalls|ResponsesPerSecond

Responses per Second

Responses per Second

APICalls|RequestsCount

Requests Count

Requests Count

APICalls|ResponsesCount

Responses Count

Responses Count

Cluster and Slice Administration Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for vRealize Operations Manager Cluster and Slice
Administration (CaSA) objects.

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Table 1‑28. Cluster and Slice Administration Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size (MB).

MaxHeapsize

Max heap size

Maximum heap size (MB).

CommittedMemory

Committed memory

Amount of committed memory (MB).

CPUUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage (%)

Threads

Threads

Number of threads.

Table 1‑29. API Call Metrics for Cluster and Slice Administration
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

API Calls|TotalRequests

Total Requests

Total Requests

API Calls|AvgResponseTime

Average Response Time

Average Response Time (ms)

API Calls|MinResponseTime

Minimum Response Time

Minimum Response Time (ms)

API Calls|MaxResponseTime

Maximum Response Time

Maximum Response Time (ms)

API Calls|ServerErrorResponseCount

Server Error Response Count

Server Error Response Count

API Calls|FailedAuthenticationCount

Failed Authentication Count

Failed Authentication Count

API Calls|FailedAuthorizationCount

Minimum Response Time

Minimum Response Time (ms)

Watchdog Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects watchdog metrics to ensure that the vRealize Operations Manager
services are running and responsive.

Watchdog Metrics
The watchdog metric provides the total service count.
Table 1‑30. Watchdog Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ServiceCount

Service Count

Service Count

Service Metrics
Service metrics provide information about watchdog activity.
Table 1‑31. Metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager Watchdog Service
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Service|Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Service|Restarts

Restarts

Number of times the process has been
unresponsive and been restarted by
Watchdog.

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Table 1‑31. Metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager Watchdog Service (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Service|Starts

Starts

Number of times the process has been
revived by Watchdog.

Service|Stops

Stops

Number of times the process has been
stopped by Watchdog.

Node Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager node objects.
Metrics can be calculated for node objects. See Calculated Metrics.
Table 1‑32. Node Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Component Count

Component count

The number of vRealize Operations
Manager objects reporting for this node

PrimaryResourcesCount

Number of primary objects

Number of primary objects

LocalResourcesCount

Number of local objects

Number of local objects

PrimaryMetricsCount

Number of primary metrics

Number of primary metrics

LocalMetricsCount

Number of local metrics

Number of local metrics

PercentDBStorageAvailable

Percent disk available /storage/db

Percent disk available /storage/db

PercentLogStorageAvailable

Percent disk available /storage/log

Percent disk available /storage/log

Table 1‑33. Memory Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

mem|actualFree

Actual Free

Actual Free

mem|actualUsed

Actual Used

Actual Used

mem|free

Free

Free )

mem|used

Used

Used

mem|total

Total

Total

mem|demand_gb

Estimated memory demand

Estimated memory demand

Table 1‑34. Swap Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

swap|total

Total

Total

swap|free

Free

Free

swap|used

Used

Used

swap|pageIn

Page in

Page in

swap|pageOut

Page out

Page out

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Table 1‑35. Resource Limit Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

resourceLimit|numProcesses

Number of processes

Number of processes

resourceLimit|openFiles

Number of open files

Number of open files

resourceLimit|openFilesMax

Number of open files maximum limit

Number of open files maximum limit

resourceLimit|numProcessesMax

Number of processes maximum limit

Number of processes maximum limit

Table 1‑36. Network Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|allInboundTotal

All inbound connections

All inbound total

net|allOutboundTotal

All outbound connections

All outbound total

net|tcpBound

TCP bound

TCP bound

net|tcpClose

TCP state CLOSE

Number of connections in TCP
CLOSE

net|tcpCloseWait

TCP state CLOSE WAIT

Number of connections in TCP state
CLOSE WAIT

net|tcpClosing

TCP state CLOSING

Number of connections in TCP state
CLOSING

net|tcpEstablished

TCP state ESTABLISHED

Number of connections in TCP state
ESTABLISHED

net|tcpIdle

TCP state IDLE

Number of connections in TCP state
IDLE

net|tcpInboundTotal

TCP inbound connections

TCP inbound connections

net|tcpOutboundTotal

TCP outbound connections

TCP outbound connections

net|tcpLastAck

TCP state LAST ACK

Number of connections in TCP state
LAST ACK

net|tcpListen

TCP state LISTEN

Number of connections in TCP state
LISTEN

net|tcpSynRecv

TCP state SYN RCVD

Number of connections in TCP state
SYN RCVD

net|tcpSynSent

TCP state SYN_SENT

Number of connections in TCP state
SYN_SENT

net|tcpTimeWait

TCP state TIME WAIT

Number of connections in TCP state
TIME WAIT

Table 1‑37. Network Interface Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|iface|speed

Speed

Speed (bits/sec)

net|iface|rxPackets

Receive packets

Number of received packets

net|iface|rxBytes

Receive bytes

Number of received bytes

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Table 1‑37. Network Interface Metrics for the Node (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|iface|rxDropped

Receive packet drops

Number of received packets
dropped

net|iface|rxFrame

Receive packets frame

Number of receive packets frame

net|iface|rxOverruns

Receive packets overruns

Number of receive packets overrun

net|iface|txPackets

Transmit packets

Number of transmit packets

net|iface|txBytes

Transmit bytes

Number of transmit bytes

net|iface|txDropped

Transmit packet drops

Number of transmit packets dropped

net|iface|txCarrier

Transmit carrier

Transmit carrier

net|iface|txCollisions

Transmit packet collisions

Number of transmit collisions

net|iface|txErrors

Transmit packet errors

Number of transmit errors

net|iface|txOverruns

Transmit packet overruns

Number of transmit overruns

Table 1‑38. Disk Filesystem Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|fileSystem|total

Total

Total

disk|fileSystem|available

Available

Available

disk|fileSystem|used

Used

Used

disk|fileSystem|files

Total file nodes

Total file nodes

disk|fileSystem|filesFree

Total free file nodes

Total free file nodes

disk|fileSystem|queue

Disk queue

Disk queue

disk|fileSystem|readBytes

Read bytes

Number of bytes read

disk|fileSystem|writeBytes

Write bytes

Number of bytes written

disk|fileSystem|reads

Reads

Number of reads

disk|fileSystem|writes

Writes

Number of writes

Table 1‑39. Disk Installation Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|installation|used

Used

Used

disk|installation|total

Total

Total

disk|installation|available

Available

Available

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Table 1‑40. Disk Database Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|db|used

Used

Used

disk|db|total

Total

Total

disk|db|available

Available

Available

Table 1‑41. Disk Log Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|log|used

Used

Used

disk|log|total

Total

Total

disk|log|available

Available

Available

Table 1‑42. CPU Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

cpu|combined

Combined load

Combined load (User + Sys + Nice +
Wait)

cpu|idle

Idle

Idle time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|irq

Irq

Interrupt time fraction of total
available cpu (cpu load)

cpu|nice

Nice

Nice time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|softIrq

Soft Irq

Soft interrupt time fraction of total
available cpu (cpu load)

cpu|stolen

Stolen

Stolen time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|sys

Sys

Sys time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|user

User (cpu load)

User time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|wait

Wait (cpu load)

Wait time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|total

Total available for a cpu

Total available for a cpu

cpu|allCpuCombined

Total combined load for all cpus

Total combined load for all cpus (cpu
load)

cpu|allCpuTotal_ghz

Available

Available

cpu|allCpuCombined_ghz

Used

Used

cpu|allCpuCombined_percent

CPU usage

CPU usage (%)

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Table 1‑43. Device Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

device|iops

Reads/Writes per second

Average number of read/write
commands issued per second
during the collection interval.

device|await

Average transaction time

Average transaction time
(milliseconds).

device|iops_readMaxObserved

Maximum observed reads per second

Maximum observed reads per
second.

device|iops_writeMaxObserved

Maximum observed writes per second

Maximum observed writes per
second.

Table 1‑44. Service Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

service|proc|fdUsage

Total number of open file descriptors

Total number of open file
descriptors.

Table 1‑45. NTP Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ntp|serverCount

Configured server count

Configured server count

ntp|unreachableCount

Unreachable server count

Unreachable server count

ntp|unreachable

Unreachable

Is the NTP server unreachable.
Value of 0 is reachable, 1 means the
server was not reached or didn't
respond.

Table 1‑46. Heap Metrics for the Node
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

heap|CurrentHeapSize

Current heap size

Current heap size

heap|MaxHeapSize

Max heap size

Max heap size

heap|CommittedMemory

Committed Memory

Committed Memory

Cluster Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager cluster objects
including dynamic threshold calculation metrics and capacity computation metrics.
Metrics can be calculated for cluster objects. See Calculated Metrics.

Cluster Metrics
Cluster metrics provide host, resource, and metric counts on the cluster.

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Table 1‑47. Cluster Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

HostCount

Number of Nodes in Cluster

Number of Nodes in Cluster

PrimaryResourcesCount

Number of primary resources

Number of primary resources

LocalResourcesCount

Number of local resources

Number of local resources

PrimaryMetricsCount

Number of primary metrics

Number of primary metrics

ReceivedResourceCount

Number of received resources

Number of received resources

ReceivedMetricCount

Number of received metrics

Number of received metrics

DT Metrics
DT metrics are dynamic threshold metrics for the cluster. Non-zero values appear only if metric collection
occurs while the dynamic threshold calculations are running.
Table 1‑48. DT Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

dt|isRunning

Running

Running

dt|dtRunTime

Running duration

Running duration (ms)

dt|StartTime

Running start time

Running start time

dt|percentage

Percent

Percent (%)

dt|executorCount

Executor Node Count

Executor Node Count

dt|resourceCount

Resource Count

Resource Count

dt|fsdbReadTime

FSDB Read Time

FSDB Read Time (ms)

dt|dtObjectSaveTime

DT Object Save Time

DT Object Save Time (ms)

dt|dtHistorySaveTime

DT History Save Time

DT History Save Time (ms)

dt|executor|resourceCount

Resource Count

Resource Count

Capacity Computation (CC) Metrics
CC metrics are capacity computation metrics for the cluster. Non-zero values appear only if metric
collection occurs while the capacity computation calculations are running.
Table 1‑49. CC Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

cc|isRunning

Running

Running

cc|runTime

Total Run Time

Total Run Time

cc|startTime

Start time

Start time

cc|finishTime

Finish Time

Finish Time

cc|totalResourcesToProcess

Total Objects Count

Total Objects Count

cc|progress

Progress

Progress

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Table 1‑49. CC Metrics for the Cluster (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

cc|phase1TimeTaken

Phase 1 Computation Time

Phase 1 Computation Time

cc|phase2TimeTaken

Phase 2 Computation Time

Phase 2 Computation Time

Gemfire Cluster Metrics
Gemfire metrics provide information about the Gemfire cluster.
Table 1‑50. Gemfire cluster Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

GemfireCluster|System|AvgReads

Average reads per second

The average number of reads per
second for all members

GemfireCluster|System|AvgWrites

Average writes per second

The average number of writes per
second for all members

GemfireCluster|System|DiskReadsRate

Disk reads rate

The average number of disk reads per
second across all distributed members

GemfireCluster|System|DiskWritesRate

Disk writes rate

The average number of disk writes per
second across all distributed members

GemfireCluster|System|
GarbageCollectionCount

Total garbage collection count

The total garbage collection count for all
members

GemfireCluster|System|
GarbageCollectionCountDelta

New garbage collection count

The new garbage collection count for all
members

GemfireCluster|System|JVMPauses

JVM pause count

The number of detected JVM pauses

GemfireCluster|System|JVMPausesDelta

New JVM pause count

The number of new detected JVM
pauses

GemfireCluster|System|DiskFlushAvgLatency

Disk flush average latency

Disk flush average latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|
NumRunningFunctions

Number of running functions

The number of map-reduce jobs currently
running on all members in the distributed
system

GemfireCluster|System|NumClients

Number of clients

The number of connected clients

GemfireCluster|System|TotalHitCount

Total hit count

Total number of cache hits for all regions

GemfireCluster|System|TotalHitCountDelta

New hit count

Number of new cache hits for all regions

GemfireCluster|System|TotalMissCount

Total miss count

The total number of cache misses for all
regions

GemfireCluster|System|TotalMissCountDelta

New miss count

Number of new cache misses for all
regions

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
FreeSwapSpace

Swap space free

Swap space free (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
TotalSwapSpace

Swap space total

Swap space total (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
CommittedVirtualMemorySize

Committed virtual memory size

Committed virtual memory size (MB)

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Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
SystemLoadAverage

System load average

System load average

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
FreePhysicalMemory

Free physical memory

Free physical memory (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
TotalPhysicalMemory

Total physical memory

Total physical memory (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
CacheListenerCallsAvgLatency

Average cache listener calls latency

Average cache listener calls latency
(msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
CacheWriterCallsAvgLatency

Average cache writer calls latency

Average cache writer calls latency
(msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
DeserializationAvgLatency

Average deserialization latency

Average deserialization latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
FunctionExecutionRate

Function executions per second

Function executions per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVMPauses

Number of JVM pauses

Number of JVM pauses

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
NumRunningFunctions

Number of running functions

Number of running functions

GemfireCluster|System|Member|PutsRate

Puts per second

Puts per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|GetsRate

Gets per second

Gets per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
GetsAvgLatency

Average gets latency

Average gets latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
PutsAvgLatency

Average puts latency

Average puts latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|
SerializationAvgLatency

Average serialization latency

Average serialization latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|Disk|
DiskFlushAvgLatency

Flush average latency

Flush average latency (msec)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|Disk|
DiskReadsRate

Average reads per second

Average reads per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|Disk|
DiskWritesRate

Average writes per second

Average writes per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|Network|
BytesReceivedRate

Average received bytes per second

Average received bytes per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|Network|
BytesSentRate

Average sent bytes per second

Average sent bytes per second

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
GCTimeMillis

Garbage Collection time

Total amount of time spent on garbage
collection

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
GCTimeMillisDelta

New Garbage Collection time

New amount of time spent on garbage
collection

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
TotalThreads

Total threads

Total threads

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Table 1‑50. Gemfire cluster Metrics for the Cluster (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
CommitedMemory

Committed Memory

Committed Memory (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
MaxMemory

Max Memory

Max Memory (MB)

GemfireCluster|System|Member|JVM|
UsedMemory

Used Memory

Used Memory (MB)

GemfireCluster|Region|
SystemRegionEntryCount

Entry Count

Entry Count

GemfireCluster|Region|DestroyRate

Destroys per second

Destroys per second

GemfireCluster|Region|CreatesRate

Creates per second

Creates per second

GemfireCluster|Region|GetsRate

Gets per second

Gets per second

GemfireCluster|Region|BucketCount

Bucket count

Bucket count

GemfireCluster|Region|AvgBucketSize

Average number of entries per bucket

Average number of entries per bucket

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|
ActualRedundancy

Actual redundancy

Actual redundancy

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|BucketCount

Bucket count

Bucket count

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|
AvgBucketSize

Average number of entries per bucket

Average number of entries per bucket

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|CreatesRate

Creates per second

Creates per second

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|GetsRate

Gets per second

Gets per second

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|DestroyRate

Destroys per second

Destroys per second

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|MissCount

Number of misses count

Number of cache misses

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|
MissCountDelta

Number of new cache misses

Number of new cache misses

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|HitCount

Number of hits count

Number of cache hits

GemfireCluster|Region|Member|
HitCountDelta

Number of new cache hits

Number of new cache hits

Threshold Checking Metrics
Threshold checking metrics check the processed and computed metrics for the cluster.
Table 1‑51. Threshold Checking Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ThresholdChecking|ProcessedMetricCount

Number of processed metrics

Number of processed metrics

ThresholdChecking|ProcessedMetricRate

Received metric processing rate (per
second)

Received metric processing rate (per
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Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ThresholdChecking|ComputedMetricCount

Number of computed metrics

Number of computed metrics

ThresholdChecking|ComputedMetricRate

Computed metric processing rate (per
second)

Computed metric processing rate
(per second)

Memory Metrics
Memory metrics provide memory CPU use information for the cluster.
Table 1‑52. Memory Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Memory|AvgFreePhysicalMemory

Average free physical memory

Average free physical memory (GB)

Memory|TotalFreePhysicalMemory

Free physical memory

Free physical memory (GB)

Memory|TotalMemory

Total Available Memory

Total Available Memory (GB)

Memory|TotalUsedMemory

Actual Used Memory

Actual Used Memory (GB)

Memory|TotalDemandMemory

Memory Demand

Memory Demand (GB)

Elastic Memory Metrics
Elastic memory metrics provide reclaimable memory CPU use information for the cluster.
Table 1‑53. Memory Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ElasticMemory|TotalMemory

Total Available Memory

Total Available Memory (GB)

ElasticMemory|TotalUsedMemory

Actual Used Memory

Actual Used Memory (GB)

ElasticMemory|TotalDemandMemory

Memory Demand

Memory Demand (GB)

CPU Metrics
CPU metrics provide CPU information for the cluster.
Table 1‑54. CPU Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

cpu|TotalCombinedUsage

CPU Load

CPU Load

cpu|TotalAvailable

CPU Available

CPU Available

cpu|TotalAvailable_ghz

Available

Available (GHz)

cpu|TotalUsage_ghz

Used

Used (GHz)

cpu|TotalUsage

CPU usage

CPU usage (%)

Disk Metrics
Disk metrics provide available disk information for the cluster.

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Table 1‑55. Disk Metrics for the Cluster
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Disk|DatabaseStorage|AvgAvailable

Average node disk available

Average node disk available

Disk|DatabaseStorage|MinAvailable

Minimum node disk available

Minimum node disk available

Disk|DatabaseStorage|MaxAvailable

Maximum node disk available

Maximum node disk available

Disk|DatabaseStorage|TotalAvailable

Available

Available

Disk|DatabaseStorage|Total

Total

Total

Disk|DatabaseStorage|TotalUsed

Used

Used

Disk|LogStorage|AvgAvailable

Average node disk available

Average node disk available

Disk|LogStorage|MinAvailable

Minimum node disk available

Minimum node disk available

Disk|LogStorage|MaxAvailable

Maximum node disk available

Maximum node disk available

Disk|LogStorage|TotalAvailable

Available

Available

Disk|LogStorage|Total

Total

Total

Disk|LogStorage|TotalUsed

Used

Used

Persistence Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for various persistence resources or service groups.

Activity Metrics
Activity metrics relate to the activity framework.
Table 1‑56. Activity Metrics for Persistence
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

Activity|RunningCount

Number Running

Number Running

Activity|ExecutedCount

Number Executed

Number Executed

Activity|SucceededCount

Number Succeeded

Number Succeeded

Activity|FailedCount

Number Failed

Number Failed

Controller XDB Metrics
Controller metrics relate to the master database.
Table 1‑57. Controller XDB Metrics for Persistence
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ControllerXDB|Size

Size

Size (Bytes)

ControllerXDB|TempDBSize

Temporary DB Size

Temporary DB Size (Bytes)

ControllerXDB|TotalObjectCount

Total Object Count

Total Object Count

ControllerXDB|AvgQueryDuration

Average Query Duration

Average Query Duration (ms)

ControllerXDB|MinQueryDuration

Minimum Query Duration

Minimum Query Duration (ms)

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Table 1‑57. Controller XDB Metrics for Persistence (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ControllerXDB|MaxQueryDuration

Maximum Query Duration

Maximum Query Duration (ms)

ControllerXDB|TotalTransactionCount

Total Transaction Count

Total Transaction Count

ControllerXDB|LockOperationErrorCount

Lock Operation Error Count

Lock Operation Error Count

ControllerXDB|DBCorruptionErrorCount

DB Corruption Error Count

DB Corruption Error Count

ControllerXDB|DBMaxSessionExceededCount

DB Maximum Sessions Exceeded
Count

DB Maximum Sessions Exceeded
Count

ControllerXDB|NumberWaitingForSession

Number of operations waiting for a
session

Number of operations waiting for a
session from the session pool

ControllerXDB|AvgWaitForSessionDuration

Average acquisition time from session
pool

Average acquisition time from
session pool

ControllerXDB|MinWaitForSessionDuration

Minimum acquisition time from session
pool

Minimum acquisition time from
session pool

ControllerXDB|MaxWaitForSessionDuration

Maximum acquisition time from session
pool

Maximum acquisition time from
session pool

ControllerXDB|TotalGetSessionCount

Total requests for a session from the
session pool

Total requests for a session from the
session pool

ControllerXDB|MaxActiveSessionCount

Maximum Concurrent Session Count

Maximum concurrent session count
during the past collection interval.

Alarm SQL Metrics
Alarm metrics relate to the persistence of alerts and symptoms.
Table 1‑58. Alarm XDB Metrics for Persistence
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

AlarmSQL|Size

Size (Bytes)

Size (Bytes)

AlarmSQL|AvgQueryDuration

Average Query Duration (ms)

Average Query Duration (ms)

AlarmSQL|MinQueryDuration

Minimum Query Duration (ms)

Minimum Query Duration (ms)

AlarmSQL|MaxQueryDuration

Maximum Query Duration (ms)

Maximum Query Duration (ms)

AlarmSQL|TotalTransactionCount

Total Transaction Count

Total Transaction Count

AlarmSQL|TotalAlarms

Alarm Total Object Count

Alarm Total Object Count

AlarmSQL|TotalAlerts

Alert Total Object Count

Alert Total Object Count

AlarmSQL|AlertTableSize

Alert Table Size

Alert Table Size

AlarmSQL|AlarmTableSize

Alarm Table Size

Alarm Table Size

Key Value Store Database (KVDB)
KVDB metrics relate to the persistence of storing key-value data.

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Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

KVDB|AvgQueryDuration

Average Query Duration

Average Query Duration

KVDB|MinQueryDuration

Minimum Query Duration

Minimum Query Duration

KVDB|MaxQueryDuration

Maximum Query Duration

Maximum Query Duration

KVDB|TotalTransactionCount

Total Transaction Count

Total Transaction Count

Historical Inventory Service XDB Metrics
Historical inventory service metrics relate to the persistence of configuration properties and their changes.
Table 1‑59. Historical XDB Metrics for Persistence
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

HisXDB|FunctionCalls|Count HisXDB|
FunctionCalls

Number of Function calls

Number of Function calls

HisXDB|FunctionCalls|AvgDuration

Average execution time

Average execution time

HisXDB|FunctionCalls|MaxDuration

Max execution time

Max execution time

HisXDB|Size

Size

Size (Bytes)

HisXDB|TempDBSize

Temporary DB Size

Temporary DB Size (Bytes)

HisXDB|TotalObjectCount

Total Object Count

Total Object Count

HisXDB|AvgQueryDuration

Average Query Duration

Average Query Duration (ms)

HisXDB|MinQueryDuration

Minimum Query Duration

Minimum Query Duration (ms)

HisXDB|MaxQueryDuration

Maximum Query Duration

Maximum Query Duration (ms)

HisXDB|TotalTransactionCount

Total Transaction Count

Total Transaction Count

HisXDB|LockOperationErrorCount

Lock Operation Error Count

Lock Operation Error Count

HisXDB|DBCorruptionErrorCount

DB Corruption Error Count

DB Corruption Error Count

HisXDB|DBMaxSessionExceededCount

DB Maximum Sessions Exceeded
Count

DB Maximum Sessions Exceeded
Count

HisXDB|NumberWaitingForSession

Number of operations waiting for a
session

Number of operations waiting for a
session from the session pool

HisXDB|AvgWaitForSessionDuration

Average acquisition time from session
pool

Average acquisition time from
session pool

HisXDB|MinWaitForSessionDuration

Minimum acquisition time from session
pool

Minimum acquisition time from
session pool

HisXDB|MaxWaitForSessionDuration

Maximum acquisition time from session
pool

Maximum acquisition time from
session pool

HisXDB|TotalGetSessionCount

Total requests for a session from the
session pool

Total requests for a session from the
session pool

HisXDB|HisActivitySubmissionCount

HIS activity submission count

Number of Historical Inventory
Service activities submitted

HisXDB|HisActivityCompletionCount

HIS activity completion count

Number of Historical Inventory
Service activities completed

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Table 1‑59. Historical XDB Metrics for Persistence (Continued)
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

HisXDB|HisActivityCompletionDelayAvg

HIS activity average completion delay

The average amount of time from
activity submission to completion

HisXDB|HisActivityCompletionDelayMax

HIS activity maximum completion delay

The maximum amount of time from
activity submission to completion

HisXDB|HisActivityAbortedCount

HIS activity abort count

Number of Historical Inventory
Service activities aborted

Remote Collector Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the vRealize Operations Manager remote collector
node objects.
Table 1‑60. Remote Collector Metrics
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ComponentCount

Component Count

The number of vRealize Operations
Manager Objects reporting for this node.

Table 1‑61. Memory Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

mem|actualFree

Actual Free

Actual Free

mem|actualUsed

Actual Used

Actual Used

mem|free

Free

Free )

mem|used

Used

Used

mem|total

Total

Total

mem|demand_gb

Estimated memory demand

Estimated memory demand

Table 1‑62. Swap Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

swap|total

Total

Total

swap|free

Free

Free

swap|used

Used

Used

swap|pageIn

Page in

Page in

swap|pageOut

Page out

Page out

Table 1‑63. Resource limit Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

resourceLimit|numProcesses

Number of processes

Number of processes

resourceLimit|openFiles

Number of open files

Number of open files

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Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

resourceLimit|openFilesMax

Number of open files maximum limit

Number of open files maximum limit

resourceLimit|numProcessesMax

Number of processes maximum limit

Number of processes maximum limit

Table 1‑64. Network Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|allInboundTotal

All inbound connections

All inbound total

net|allOutboundTotal

All outbound connections

All outbound total

net|tcpBound

TCP bound

TCP bound

net|tcpClose

TCP state CLOSE

Number of connections in TCP
CLOSE

net|tcpCloseWait

TCP state CLOSE WAIT

Number of connections in TCP state
CLOSE WAIT

net|tcpClosing

TCP state CLOSING

Number of connections in TCP state
CLOSING

net|tcpEstablished

TCP state ESTABLISHED

Number of connections in TCP state
ESTABLISHED

net|tcpIdle

TCP state IDLE

Number of connections in TCP state
IDLE

net|tcpInboundTotal

TCP inbound connections

TCP inbound connections

net|tcpOutboundTotal

TCP outbound connections

TCP outbound connections

net|tcpLastAck

TCP state LAST ACK

Number of connections in TCP state
LAST ACK

net|tcpListen

TCP state LISTEN

Number of connections in TCP state
LISTEN

net|tcpSynRecv

TCP state SYN RCVD

Number of connections in TCP state
SYN RCVD

net|tcpSynSent

TCP state SYN_SENT

Number of connections in TCP state
SYN_SENT

net|tcpTimeWait

TCP state TIME WAIT

Number of connections in TCP state
TIME WAIT

Table 1‑65. Network Interface Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|iface|speed

Speed

Speed (bits/sec)

net|iface|rxPackets

Receive packets

Number of received packets

net|iface|rxBytes

Receive bytes

Number of received bytes

net|iface|rxDropped

Receive packet drops

Number of received packets
dropped

net|iface|rxFrame

Receive packets frame

Number of receive packets frame

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Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

net|iface|rxOverruns

Receive packets overruns

Number of receive packets overrun

net|iface|txPackets

Transmit packets

Number of transmit packets

net|iface|txBytes

Transmit bytes

Number of transmit bytes

net|iface|txDropped

Transmit packet drops

Number of transmit packets dropped

net|iface|txCarrier

Transmit carrier

Transmit carrier

net|iface|txCollisions

Transmit packet collisions

Number of transmit collisions

net|iface|txErrors

Transmit packet errors

Number of transmit errors

net|iface|txOverruns

Transmit packet overruns

Number of transmit overruns

Table 1‑66. Disk Filesystem Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|fileSystem|total

Total

Total

disk|fileSystem|available

Available

Available

disk|fileSystem|used

Used

Used

disk|fileSystem|files

Total file nodes

Total number of file nodes

disk|fileSystem|filesFree

Total free file nodes

Total free file nodes

disk|fileSystem|queue

Disk queue

Disk queue

disk|fileSystem|readBytes

Read bytes

Number of bytes read

disk|fileSystem|writeBytes

Write bytes

Number of bytes written

disk|fileSystem|reads

Reads

Number of reads

disk|fileSystem|writes

Writes

Number of writes

Table 1‑67. Disk Installation Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|installation|used

Used

Used

disk|installation|total

Total

Total

disk|installation|available

Available

Available

Table 1‑68. Disk Database Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|db|used

Used

Used

disk|db|total

Total

Total

disk|db|available

Available

Available

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Table 1‑69. Disk Log Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

disk|log|used

Used

Used

disk|log|total

Total

Total

disk|log|available

Available

Available

Table 1‑70. CPU Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

cpu|combined

Combined load

Combined load (User + Sys + Nice +
Wait)

cpu|idle

Idle

Idle time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|irq

Irq

Interrupt time fraction of total
available cpu (cpu load)

cpu|nice

Nice

Nice time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|softIrq

Soft Irq

Soft interrupt time fraction of total
available cpu (cpu load)

cpu|stolen

Stolen

Stolen time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|sys

Sys

Sys time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|user

User

User time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|wait

Wait

Wait time fraction of total available
cpu (cpu load)

cpu|total

Total available for a cpu

Total available for a cpu

cpu|allCpuCombined

Total combined load for all cpus

Total combined load for all cpus (cpu
load)

cpu|allCpuTotal_ghz

Available

Available

cpu|allCpuCombined_ghz

Used

Used

cpu|allCpuCombined_percent

CPU usage

CPU usage (%)

Table 1‑71. Device Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

device|iops

Reads/writes per second

Average number of read/write
commands issued per second during
the collection interval

device|await

Average transaction time

Average transaction time
(milliseconds)

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Table 1‑72. Service Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

service|proc|fdUsage

Total number of open file descriptors

Total number of open file descriptors
(Linux). Total number of open
handles (Windows)

Table 1‑73. NTP Metrics for the Remote Collector
Metric Key

Metric Name

Description

ntp|serverCount

Configured server count

Configured server count

ntp|unreachableCount

Unreachable server count

Unreachable server count

ntp|unreachable

Unreachable

Is the NTP server unreachable.
Value of 0 is reachable, 1 means the
server was not reached or didn't
respond.

vRealize Automation Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as, deployment, blueprint, reservation, business
group, tenant, vRealize Automation World, and vRealize Automation Management Pack Instance.

Managed Resources Object as a Filter in vRealize Automation
The vRealize Automation solution uses filters to display the VMware vCenter adapter objects that are
managed by or have some association with vRealize Automation. Some of the dashboards have widgets
that are configured to display only VMware vCenter adapter objects that vRealize Automation manages or
is associated with. vRealize Automation uses an object called Managed Resources as a filter to display
only those objects. All of these resources are placed under the Managed Resources object of type
vRealize Automation Entity Status. The absence of this filter causes all VMware vCenter adapter objects
to be displayed in the widgets. If you delete the Managed Resources object, the adapter re-creates the
object, but the dashboards display incorrect information in the widgets that use this filter. If you delete the
Managed Resources object, you must manually configure the widgets in the dashboard and select the
Managed Resources object as a filter in each section that displays the VMware vCenter adapter objects.

Blueprint Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the blueprint object.
Table 1‑74. Blueprint Metrics
Group Name

Metrics

Deployment Count

Total Deployments

Deployment Count

Total Off

Deployment Count

Total on

Deployment Count

VM Count

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Business Group Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the business group object.
Table 1‑75. Business Group Metrics
Property Name

Metrics

Memory

Allocation (MB)

Memory

Free(MB)

Memory

Reserved(MB)

Memory

Used(MB)

Storage

Allocation (GB)

Storage

Free(GB)

Storage

Reserved(GB)

Storage

Used(GB)

Quota

Reserved

Quota

Used

Quota

Free

Summary

VM count

Summary

Deployment Count

Summary

Failed Requests count

Summary

Total Reservation Count

Deployment Metrics
vRealize Automation collects the metrics for the deployment object.
Table 1‑76. Deployment Metrics
Property Name

Metrics

Summary

VM Count

Deployment

Deployment Time

Deployment

Approval Time

Deployment

Cost to Date

Reservation Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the reservation object.

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Table 1‑77. Reservation Metrics
Property

Metrics

Average Deployment Time

Memory|Allocation (MB)
Memory|Free(MB)
Memory|Reserved(MB)
Memory|Used(MB)
Storage|Allocation (GB)
Storage|Free(GB)
Storage|Reserved(GB)
Storage|Used(GB)
Quota|Reserved
Quota|Used
Quota|Free
Summary|VM count
Summary|Powered Off
Summary|Total Datastores

Tenant Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the tenant object.
Table 1‑78. Tenant Metrics
Property Name

Metrics

Memory

Allocation (MB)

Memory

Free(MB)

Memory

Reserved(MB)

Memory

Used(MB)

Storage

Allocation (GB)

Storage

Free(GB)

Storage

Reserved(GB)

Storage

Used(GB)

Quota

Reserved

Quota

Used

Quota

Free

Summary

VM count

Summary

Deployment Count

Summary

Failed Requests count

Summary

Powered off VM count

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Table 1‑78. Tenant Metrics (Continued)
Property Name

Metrics

Summary

Total Business Group

Summary

Total Blueprint

Summary

Total Deployment

Summary

Total Reservation

vRealize Automation World Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the vRealize Automation World object.
Table 1‑79. vRealize Automation World Metrics
Group Name

Metrics

Summary

Total vRA Instance

Summary

Total Tenants

Summary

Total Business Group Count

Summary

Total Reservation Count

Summary

Total Blueprint Count

Summary

Total Deployment Count

Summary

Total Cluster Count

Summary

VM Count

vRealize Automation Management Pack Instance Metrics
vRealize Automation collects metrics for objects such as the vRealize Automation Management Pack
Instance object.
Table 1‑80. vRealize Automation Management Pack Instance Metrics
Group Name

Metrics

Summary

VM Count

Summary

Total Business Group Count

Summary

Total Blueprint Count

Summary

Total Deployment Count

Summary

Total Reservation Count

Summary

Total Tenant Count

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Metrics for vSAN
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for vSAN objects.
In the menu, click Environment > All Objects > vSAN Adapter. Select one of the vSAN adapter objects
listed and click the All Metrics tab.

Disk I/O and Disk Space Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
disk groups.
Disk I/O metrics for the vSAN disk groups include:
n

Disk I/O|Reads Per Second (IOPS)

n

Disk I/O|Writes Per Second (IOPS

n

Disk I/O|Max Observed Reads Per Second (IOPS)

n

Disk I/O|Max Observed Writes Per Second (IOPS)

n

Disk I/O|Throughput Read (bps)

n

Disk I/O|Throughput Write (bps)

n

Disk I/O|Average Read Latency (ms)

n

Disk I/O|Average Write Latency (ms)

n

Disk I/O|Total Bus Resets

n

Disk I/O|Total Commands Aborted per second

The following Disk I/O metrics are disabled by default:
n

Disk I/O|Read Count

n

Disk I/O|Write Count

n

Disk I/O|Average Device Latency

n

Disk I/O|Average Device Read Latency

n

Disk I/O|Average Device Write Latency

n

Disk I/O|Total Number of Errors

Disk space metrics for vSAN disk groups include:
n

Disk Space|Capacity (bytes)

n

Disk Space|Used (bytes)

n

Disk Space|Usage (%)

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Read Cache Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics and performs capacity trend analysis on a hybrid
vSAN read cache. Read Cache metrics are not collected for a vSAN all-flash configuration.
Read cache metrics for the vSAN disk group include:
n

Read Cache|Hit Rate (%)

n

Read Cache|Miss Rate Ratio

n

Read Cache|Reads Per Second (IOPS)

n

Read Cache|Read Latency (ms)

n

Read Cache|Writes Per Second (IOPS)

n

Read Cache|Write Latency (ms)

The following read cache metrics are disabled by default:
n

Read Cache|Read I/O Count

n

Read Cache|Write I/O Count

Write Buffer Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the write buffer capacity of your
vSAN disk groups.
A reasonably balanced system consumes a significant amount of write buffer. Before placing additional
workload on the vSAN, check the write buffer metrics for the vSAN disk group.
n

Write Buffer|Capacity (bytes)

n

Write Buffer|Free (%)

n

Write Buffer|Usage (%)

n

Write Buffer|Used (byte)

n

Write Buffer|Reads Per Second (IOPS)

n

Write Buffer|Read Latency (ms)

n

Write Buffer|Writes Per Second (IOPS)

n

Write Buffer|Write Latency (ms)

The following write buffer metrics are disabled by default:
n

Write Buffer|Read I/O Count

n

Write Buffer|Write I/O Count

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Congestion Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects congestion metrics for the vSAN disk group.
n

Congestion| Memory Congestion - Favorite

n

Congestion| SSD Congestion - Favorite

n

Congestion| IOPS Congestion - Favorite

n

Congestion| Slab Congestion

n

Congestion| Log Congestion

n

Congestion| Comp Congestion

Cache De-stage Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects cache de-stage metrics for the vSAN disk groups.
Cache de-stage metrics include:
n

Bytes De-stage from SSD

n

Zero-bytes De-stage

Resync Traffic Metrics for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager collects resync traffic metrics for the vSAN disk groups.
Resync traffic metrics include:
n

Read IOPS for Resync Traffic

n

Write IOPS for Resync Traffic

n

Read Throughput for Resync Traffic

n

Write Throughput for Resync Traffic

n

Read Latency for Resync Traffic

n

Write Latency for Resync Traffic

Metrics for vSAN Cluster
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
cluster.
Metrics for vSAN cluster include:

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Component

Metrics

Component Limit

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Component Limit Used (%)

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Total Component Limit

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Used Component Limit

n

vSAN|Disk Space|Disk Space Used (%)

n

vSAN|Disk Space|Total Disk Space (GB)

n

vSAN|Disk Space|Used Disk Space (GB)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Read Cache Reserved (%)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Reserved Read Cache Size (GB)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Total Read Cache Size (GB)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Reads Per Second (IOPS)

Disk Space

Read Cache

Performance

Deduplication And Compression
Overview

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n

vSAN|Read Cache|Read Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Average Read Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Writes Per Second (IOPS)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Write Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Average Write Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Congestion

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Outstanding I/O

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Total IOPS

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Total Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Total Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Deduplication And Compression Overview|Used Before

n

vSAN|Deduplication And Compression Overview|Used After

n

vSAN|Deduplication And Compression Overview|Savings

n

vSAN|Deduplication And Compression Overview|Ratio

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Component

Metrics

Summary

n

Summary|Number of Cache Disks

n

Summary|Total Number of Capacity Disks

KPI

n

Summary|CPU Workload

n

Summary|Memory Workload

n

Summary|Total Number of Disk Groups

n

Summary|Total Active Alerts Count

n

Summary|Total Number of VMs

n

Summary|Total Number of Hosts

n

Summary|vSAN Cluster Capacity Remaining (%)

n

Summary|VSAN Cluster Storage Time Remaining

n

Summary|vSAN Capacity Disk Used

n

KPI|Sum Host VMKernel Packets Dropped

n

KPI|Count Disk Group Congestion Above 50

n

KPI|Max Disk Group Congestion

n

KPI|Sum Disk Group Errors

n

KPI|Min Disk Group Capacity Free

n

KPI|Min Disk Group Read Cache Hit Rate

n

KPI|Min Disk Group Write Buffer Free

n

KPI|Max Disk Group Read Cache/Write Buffer Latency

n

KPI|Max Capacity Disk Latency

Metrics for vSAN Enabled Host
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
enabled host.
Metrics for vSAN enabled host include:
Component

Metrics

Component Limit

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Component Limit Used (%)

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Total Component Limit

n

vSAN|Component Limit|Used Component Limit

Disk Space

Read Cache

Performance Metrics

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n

vSAN|Disk Space|Disk Space Used (%)

n

vSAN|Disk Space|Total Disk Space (GB)

n

vSAN|Disk Space|Used Disk Space (GB)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Read Cache Reserved (%)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Reserved Read Cache Size (GB)

n

vSAN|Read Cache|Total Read Cache Size (GB)

n

vSAN|Performance|Inbound Packets Loss Rate

n

vSAN|Performance|Outbound Packets Loss Rate

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Metrics for vSAN Datastore
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
datastore.
Datastore I/O metrics for vSAN datastore include:
n

Datastore I/O|Reads Per Second (IOPS)

n

Datastore I/O|Read Rate (KBps)

n

Datastore I/O|Read Latency (ms)

n

Datastore I/O|Writes Per Second (IOPS)

n

Datastore I/O|Write Rate (KBps)

n

Datastore I/O|Write Latency (ms)

n

Datastore I/O|Outstanding I/O requests

n

Datastore I/O|Congestion

Metrics for vSAN Cache Disk
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
cache disk.
Metrics for vSAN cache disk include:

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Component

Metrics

Performance

n

Performance|Bus Resets

n

Performance|Commands Aborted Per Second

The following performance metrics are disabled by default:

SCSI SMART Statistics
Note SMART data
collection is disabled by
default. To enable SMART
data collection, ensure that
the Enable SMART data
collection instance
identifier is set to true. For
proper data collection,
ensure that ESXi hosts in
your vCenter Server
inventory have CIM service
enabled and CIM providers
for each SMART metric
installed.

Capacity

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n

Performance|Device Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Device Read Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Device Write Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Read Requests Per Second

n

Performance|Average Reads Per Second

n

Performance|Write Requests Per Second

n

Performance|Average Writes Per Second

n

Performance|Read Rate

n

Performance|Write Rate

n

Performance|Usage

n

Performance|HDD Errors

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Health Status

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Media Wearout Indicator

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Power on Hours

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Reallocated Sector Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Raw Read Error Rate

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Maximum Observed Drive Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Rated Max Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Initial Bad Block Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Media Wearout Indicator

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Write Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Read Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Power-on Hours

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Power Cycle Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Power Cycle Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Reallocated Sector Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Raw Read Error Rate

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Driver Rated Max Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Write Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Read Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Initial Bad Block Count

n

vSAN|Health|Capacity|Total Disk Capacity (GB)

n

vSAN|Health|Capacity|Used Disk Capacity (GB)

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Component

Metrics

Congestion Health

n

vSAN|Health|Congestion Health|Congestion Value

Performance

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Reads Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Writes Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Count

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Count

n

vSAN|Performance|Device Average Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Guest Average Latency (ms)

Metrics for vSAN Capacity Disk
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
capacity disk.
Metrics for vSAN capacity disk include:

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Component

Metrics

Performance

n

Performance|Bus Resets

n

Performance|Commands Aborted Per Second

The following performance metrics are disabled by default:
n

SCSI SMART Statistics
Note SMART data collection is
disabled by default. To enable SMART
data collection, ensure that the Enable
SMART data collection instance
identifier is set to true. For proper data
collection, ensure that ESXi hosts in
your vCenter Server inventory have
CIM service enabled and CIM
providers for each SMART metric
installed.

Capacity

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n

Performance|Device Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Device Read Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Device Write Latency (ms)

n

Performance|Read Requests Per Second

n

Performance|Average Reads Per Second

n

Performance|Write Requests Per Second

n

Performance|Average Writes Per Second

n

Performance|Read Rate

n

Performance|Write Rate

n

Performance|Usage

n

Performance|HDD Errors

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Health Status

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Media Wearout Indicator

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Power on Hours

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Reallocated Sector Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Raw Read Error Rate

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Maximum Observed Drive Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Rated Max Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Initial Bad Block Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Media Wearout Indicator

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Write Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Read Error Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Power-on Hours

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Power Cycle Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Power Cycle Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Reallocated Sector Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Raw Read Error Rate

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Driver Rated Max Temperature

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Write Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Read Sectors TOT Count

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Worst Initial Bad Block Count

n

vSAN|Health|Total Disk Capacity (GB)

n

vSAN|Health|Used Disk Capacity (GB)

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Component

Metrics

Congestion Health

vSAN|Health|Congestion Value

Performance

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Reads Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Writes Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Throughput (KBps)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Read Count

n

vSAN|Performance|Physical Layer Write Count

n

vSAN|Performance|Device Average Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|Guest Average Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Reads Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Writes Per Second

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Read Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Write Latency (ms)

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Read Count

n

vSAN|Performance|vSAN Layer Write Count

Properties for vSAN capacity disk include:
n

Name

n

Size

n

Vendor

n

Type

n

Queue Depth

Metrics for vSAN World
The vRealize Operations Manager collects the metrics you use to monitor the performance of your vSAN
world.
Metrics for vSAN world include:
n

Summary|Total Number of VMs

n

Summary|Total Number of Hosts

n

Summary|Total IOPS

n

Summary|Total Latency

n

Summary|Total Number of Clusters

n

Summary|Total Number of DiskGroups

n

Summary|Total Number of Cache Disks

n

Summary|Total Number of Capacity Disks

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n

Summary|Total Number of Datastores

n

Summary|Total vSAN Disk Capacity (TB)

n

Summary|Total vSAN Disk Capacity Used (TB)

n

Summary|Remaining Capacity (TB)

n

Summary|Remaining Capacity (%)

n

Summary|Total Savings by Deduplication and Compression (GB)

Metrics for the Operating Systems and Remote Service
Monitoring Plug-ins in End Point Operations Management
vRealize Operations Manager collects metrics for the object types in the Operating Systems and Remote
Service Monitoring plug-ins.
Due to rounding in metric time calculation, there can be situations in which the Resource Availability
metric is rounded up. Rounding up the metric appears as gaps in the metrics reported by the
End Point Operations Management agent. However, the metrics are fully reported.

Operating Systems Plug-in Metrics
The Operating Systems plug-in collects metrics for object types such Linux, AIX, Solaris, and Windows.
The Operating Systems plug-in also collects metrics for Windows services, Script services, and
Multiprocess services.

AIX Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the AIX object type. AIX 6.1 and 7.1 are
supported.
Table 1‑81. AIX metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

System Uptime

AVAILABILITY

True

File System Reads/Writes

THROUGHPUT

False

File System Reads/Writes per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑81. AIX metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Tcp Active Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Curr Estab

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Cpu Wait Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Wait Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Cpu Wait

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Nice

UTILIZATION

False

Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 15 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 5 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 1 Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Create per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑81. AIX metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Nfs Server V3 Mknod

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Lookup per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Symlink

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Symlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Null

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Lookup

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mknod per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Create

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Null per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑81. AIX metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Number of CPUs

UTILIZATION

False

Page Major faults

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Used Memory

UTILIZATION

True

Page Major faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Page Faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Page Faults

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Used Swap

UTILIZATION

True

Percent Free Swap

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Running Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Sleeping Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Stopped Processes

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Used

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Total

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Free

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk capacity

UTILIZATION

False

Total Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Total Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk usage

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Used Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Zombie Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Linux Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the Linux object type.

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Table 1‑82. Linux Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

System Uptime

AVAILABILITY

False

File System Reads/Writes

THROUGHPUT

False

File System Reads/Writes per
Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State Established

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LISTEN

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSING

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_SENT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State TIME_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_RECV

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Curr Estab

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State FIN_WAIT1

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State FIN_WAIT2

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSE_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑82. Linux Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Tcp State CLOSE

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LAST_ACK

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Cpu Stolen

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Wait Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Irq Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu SoftIrq Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Stolen Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Stolen Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Irq

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu SoftIrq Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Wait Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Irq Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu SoftIrq

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Cpu Wait

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Nice

UTILIZATION

False

Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Free Memory (+ buffers/cache)

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 15 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 5 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 1 Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus per
Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑82. Linux Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Nfs Server V3 Create per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mknod

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Lookup per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mknod per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Null

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Lookup

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Symlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Create

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑82. Linux Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Nfs Server V3 Null per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Number of CPUs

UTILIZATION

False

Page Major faults

UTILIZATION

False

Page Major faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Page Faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Swap

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Used Memory

UTILIZATION

True

Percent Used Swap

UTILIZATION

True

Page Faults

UTILIZATION

False

Running Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Sleeping Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Stopped Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Free

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Used

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Total

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk capacity

UTILIZATION

False

Total Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Total Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk usage

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

Used Memory (- buffers/cache)

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Used Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Zombie Processes

UTILIZATION

False

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Solaris Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the Solaris object type. Solaris x86 and SPARC
are supported.
Table 1‑83. Solaris Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

System Uptime

AVAILABILITY

False

File System Reads/Writes

THROUGHPUT

False

File System Reads/Writes per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State Established

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LISTEN

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSING

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_SENT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State TIME_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_RECV

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Curr Estab

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State FIN_WAIT1

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑83. Solaris Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Tcp State FIN_WAIT2

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSE_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSE

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LAST_ACK

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Cpu Wait Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Wait Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Cpu Wait

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Nice

UTILIZATION

False

Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 15 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 5 Minutes

UTILIZATION

False

Load Average 1 Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Access per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Create per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mknod

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsstat

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Remove per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑83. Solaris Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Nfs Server V3 Lookup per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Link per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mkdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Mknod per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Null

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdirplus

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Lookup

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readlink

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Write per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Setattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Read

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Pathconf per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Symlink per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Symlink

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Fsinfo

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Getattr

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rmdir

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Readdir per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Create

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Rename

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Commit

UTILIZATION

False

Nfs Server V3 Null per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Number of CPUs

UTILIZATION

False

Page Major faults

UTILIZATION

False

Page Major faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Page Faults per Second

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Swap

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑83. Solaris Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Percent Used Memory

UTILIZATION

True

Percent Used Swap

UTILIZATION

True

Page Faults

UTILIZATION

False

Running Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Sleeping Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Stopped Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Free

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Used

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Total

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk capacity

UTILIZATION

False

Total Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Total Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk usage

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Used Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Zombie Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Microsoft Windows Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the Microsoft Windows object type. Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2008 R2 are supported.
Table 1‑84. Microsoft Windows Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

System Uptime

AVAILABILITY

False

Avg. Disk sec/Transfer

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑84. Microsoft Windows Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

File System Reads/Writes

THROUGHPUT

False

File System Reads/Writes per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State Established

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LISTEN

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSING

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_SENT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State TIME_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State SYN_RECV

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Estab Resets

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Curr Estab

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Errs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Active Opens per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Retrans Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Passive Opens

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Out Rsts

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State FIN_WAIT1

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State FIN_WAIT2

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSE_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp In Segs per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State CLOSE

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp State LAST_ACK

THROUGHPUT

False

Tcp Attempt Fails per Minute

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑84. Microsoft Windows Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Cpu Idle Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Idle Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Page Faults/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory System Driver Resident Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Available Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory System Driver Total Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory % Committed Bytes In Use

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Standby Cache Core Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Transition Pages RePurposed/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Write Copies/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Available KBytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Page Reads/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Committed Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pool Nonpaged Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory System Code Resident Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Page Writes/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Available MBytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Standby Cache Normal Priority Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pages/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Modified Page List Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Cache Faults/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pool Nonpaged Allocs

UTILIZATION

False

Memory System Code Total Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pool Paged Allocs

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pages Input/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pool Paged Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pool Paged Resident Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Cache Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Standby Cache Reserve Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

MemoryFreeSystemPageTableEntries

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Free %26 Zero Page List Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

Memory System Cache Resident Bytes

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑84. Microsoft Windows Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Memory Cache Bytes Peak

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Commit Limit

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Transition Faults/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Pages Output/sec

UTILIZATION

False

Number of CPUs

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Swap

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Free Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Percent Used Memory

UTILIZATION

True

Percent Used Swap

UTILIZATION

True

Running Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Sleeping Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Stopped Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Free

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages Out

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Used

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Total

UTILIZATION

False

Swap Pages In

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

System Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

Total disk capacity

UTILIZATION

False

Total Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Total Memory

UTILIZATION

True

Total disk usage

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu

UTILIZATION

False

User Cpu Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Used Memory

UTILIZATION

False

Zombie Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Windows Service Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for Windows service.

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Table 1‑85. Windows Services Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Start Time

AVAILABILITY

False

Start Type

AVAILABILITY

False

Cpu User Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Cpu Total Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu System Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Total Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu User Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu System Time

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Size

UTILIZATION

True

Open Handles

UTILIZATION

False

Resident Memory Size

UTILIZATION

False

Threads

UTILIZATION

False

If you stop an End Point Operations Management agent by using Windows Services, and remove the
data directory from inside the agent installation directory, when you start the agent again, using Windows
Services, no metrics are collected. If you are deleting the data directory, do not use Windows Services to
stop and start an End Point Operations Management agent. Stop the agent using epops-agent.bat
stop. Delete the data directory, then start the agent using epops-agent.bat start.

Script Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the Script service.
Table 1‑86. Script Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Execution Time

THROUGHPUT

True

Result Value

UTILIZATION

True

Multiprocess Service Metrics
The Operating Systems Plug-in discovers the metrics for the Multiprocess service.
Table 1‑87. Multiprocess Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Cpu User Time

UTILIZATION

False

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Table 1‑87. Multiprocess Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

Cpu Usage

UTILIZATION

True

Cpu Total Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu System Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu Total Time

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu User Time per Minute

UTILIZATION

False

Cpu System Time

UTILIZATION

False

Memory Size

UTILIZATION

True

Number of Processes

UTILIZATION

False

Resident Memory Size

UTILIZATION

False

NFS Metrics
The End Point Operations Management agents collect metrics for the NFS-mounted file systems.
The following metrics are collected.
Name

Category

Resource Availability

Availability

Use Percent (%)

Utilization

Total Bytes Free (KB)

Utilization

Remote Service Monitoring Plug-in Metrics
The Remote Service Monitoring plug-in collects metrics for object types such HTTP Check, TCP Check,
and ICMP Check.

HTTP Check Metrics
The Remote Service Monitoring Plug-in discovers the metrics for the HTTP Check object type.
Table 1‑88. HTTP Check Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Last Modified

AVAILABILITY

False

State CLOSE

THROUGHPUT

False

State CLOSE_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

State ESTABLISHED

THROUGHPUT

False

Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State TIME_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

All Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑88. HTTP Check Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

State SYN_SENT

THROUGHPUT

False

State FIN_WAIT2

THROUGHPUT

False

Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State LAST_ACK

THROUGHPUT

False

Response Time

THROUGHPUT

True

State CLOSING

THROUGHPUT

False

All Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State SYN_RECV

THROUGHPUT

False

State FIN_WAIT1

THROUGHPUT

False

Response Code

UTILIZATION

True

ICMP Check Metrics
The Remote Service Monitoring Plug-in discovers the metrics for the ICMP Check object type.
Table 1‑89. ICMP Check Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Response Time

THROUGHPUT

True

TCP Check Metrics
The Remote Service Monitoring Plug-in discovers the metrics for the TCP Check object type.
Table 1‑90. TCP Check Metrics
Name

Category

KPI

Resource Availability

AVAILABILITY

True

Response Time

THROUGHPUT

True

State CLOSE

THROUGHPUT

False

State CLOSE_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

State ESTABLISHED

THROUGHPUT

False

Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State TIME_WAIT

THROUGHPUT

False

All Inbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State SYN_SENT

THROUGHPUT

False

State FIN_WAIT2

THROUGHPUT

False

Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State LAST_ACK

THROUGHPUT

False

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Table 1‑90. TCP Check Metrics (Continued)
Name

Category

KPI

State CLOSING

THROUGHPUT

False

All Outbound Connections

THROUGHPUT

False

State SYN_RECV

THROUGHPUT

False

State FIN_WAIT1

THROUGHPUT

False

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2

Properties are attributes of objects in the vRealize Operations Manager environment. You use properties
in symptom definitions. You can also use properties in dashboards, views, and reports.
vRealize Operations Manager uses adapters to collect properties for target objects in your environment.
Property definitions for all objects connected through the vCenter adapter are provided. The properties
collected depend on the objects in your environment.
You can add symptoms based on properties to an alert definition so that you are notified if a change
occurs to properties on your monitored objects. For example, disk space is a hardware property of a
virtual machine. You can use disk space to define a symptom that warns you when the value falls below a
certain numeric value. See the vRealize Operations Manager User Guide.
vRealize Operations Manager generates Object Type Classification and Subclassification properties for
every object. You can use object type classification properties to identify whether an object is an adapter
instance, custom group, application, tier, or a general object with property values ADAPTER_INSTANCE,
GROUP, BUSINESS_SERVICE, TIER, or GENERAL, respectively.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n

Properties for vCenter Server Components

n

Self-Monitoring Properties for vRealize Operations Manager

n

Properties for vSAN

Properties for vCenter Server Components
The VMware vSphere solution is installed with vRealize Operations Managerand includes the vCenter
adapter. vRealize Operations Manager uses the vCenter adapter to collect properties for objects in the
vCenter Server system.
vCenter Server components are listed in the describe.xml file for the vCenter adapter. The following
example shows the runtime property memoryCap or Memory Capacity for the virtual machine in the
describe.xml.




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The ResourceAttribute element includes the name of the property that appears in the UI and is
documented as a Property Key. isProperty = "true" indicates that ResourceAttribute is a property.

vCenter Server Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects summary and event properties for vCenter Server system objects.
Table 2‑1. Summary Properties Collected for vCenter Server System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|version

Version

Version

summary|vcuuid

VirtualCenter ID

Virtual Center ID

summary|vcfullname

Product Name

Product Name

Table 2‑2. Event Properties Collected for vCenter Server System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

event|time

Last VC Event Time

Last Virtual Center Event Time

event|key

Last VC Event ID

Last Virtual Center Event ID

Table 2‑3. Custom Field Manager Property Collected for vCenter Server System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

CustomFieldManager|CustomFieldDef

Custom Field Def

Custom Field Def for VCenter Tagging information
at Adapter level.

Virtual Machine Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, runtime, CPU, memory, network I/O, and properties
about summary use for virtual machine objects.
Table 2‑4. vRealize Automation Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

vRealize Automation|Blueprint Name

Blueprint Name

Virtual machines deployed byvRealize Automation to be
excluded from workload placements.

Table 2‑5. Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects to Support VIN Adapter
Localization
Property Key

Property Name

Description

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.

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Table 2‑6. Properties Collected for Guest File Systems
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.

Table 2‑7. Properties Collected for Disk Space Objects
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.

Table 2‑8. Configuration Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

config|guestFullName

Guest Fullname

Guest OS full name configured by the
user.

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)

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Table 2‑8. Configuration Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

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.chang
e)

Disable unexposed features launchmenu
(isolation.tools.ghi.launchmenu.change)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_memsfss

Disable unexposed features memsfss
(isolation.tools.memSchedFakeSampl
eStats.disable)

Disable unexposed features - memsfss
(isolation.tools.memSchedFakeSampleSt
ats.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_protocolhandler

Disable unexposed features protocolhandler
(isolation.tools.ghi.protocolhandler.inf
o.disable)

Disable unexposed features protocolhandler
(isolation.tools.ghi.protocolhandler.info.di
sable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_shellaction

Disable unexposed features shellaction
(isolation.ghi.host.shellAction.disable)

Disable unexposed features - shellaction
(isolation.ghi.host.shellAction.disable)

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Table 2‑8. Configuration Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_toporequest

Disable unexposed features toporequest
(isolation.tools.dispTopoRequest.disa
ble)

Disable unexposed features toporequest
(isolation.tools.dispTopoRequest.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_trashfolderstate

Disable unexposed features trashfolderstate
(isolation.tools.trashFolderState.disab
le)

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

disable_unexposed_features_unity

(isolation.tools.unity.disable)

(isolation.tools.unity.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_unity_interlock

Disable unexposed features - unityinterlock
(isolation.tools.unityInterlockOperatio
n.disable)

Disable unexposed features - unityinterlock
(isolation.tools.unityInterlockOperation.di
sable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_unity_taskbar

Disable unexposed features - unitytaskbar
(isolation.tools.unity.taskbar.disable)

Disable unexposed features - unitytaskbar
(isolation.tools.unity.taskbar.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_unity_unityactive

Disable unexposed features - unityunityactive
(isolation.tools.unityActive.disable)

Disable unexposed features - unityunityactive
(isolation.tools.unityActive.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_unity_windowco
ntents

Disable unexposed features - unitywindowcontents
(isolation.tools.unity.windowContents.
disable)

Disable unexposed features - unitywindowcontents
(isolation.tools.unity.windowContents.dis
able)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_unitypush

Disable unexposed features unitypush
(isolation.tools.unity.push.update.disa
ble)

Disable unexposed features - unitypush
(isolation.tools.unity.push.update.disable)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_versionget

Disable unexposed features versionget
(isolation.tools.vmxDnDVersionGet.di
sable)

Disable unexposed features - versionget
(isolation.tools.vmxDnDVersionGet.disabl
e)

config|security|
disable_unexposed_features_versionset

Disable unexposed features versionset
(solation.tools.guestDnDVersionSet.di
sable)

Disable unexposed features - versionset
(solation.tools.guestDnDVersionSet.disa
ble)

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)

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Table 2‑8. Configuration Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

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.
Table 2‑9. Runtime Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

runtime|memoryCap

Memory Capacity

Memory Capacity

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Table 2‑10. CPU Usage Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

cpu|limit

CPU limit

CPU limit

cpu|reservation

CPU reservation

CPU reservation

cpu|speed

CPU

CPU Speed

cpu|cpuModel

CPU Model

CPU Model

Table 2‑11. Memory Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
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.

Table 2‑12. Network Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

net|mac_address

Mac Address

Mac Address

net|ip_address

IP Address

IP Address

net|vnic_label

Network:|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.

Table 2‑13. Summary Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
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 Datacenter

Parent Datacenter

summary|parentVcenter

Parent Vcenter

Parent Vcenter

summary|guest|fullName

Guest OS Full Name

Guest OS Full Name as identified by VMware
tools

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

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Table 2‑13. Summary Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

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

summary|config|appliance

summary|config|productName

Summary|Configuration|
Product Name

Table 2‑14. Virtual Disk Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Objects
Property Key

Property Name

virtualDisk|configuredGB

Virtual Disk|Configured(GB)

virtualDisk|datastore

Virtual Disk|Datastore

virtualDisk|fileName

Virtual Disk|File Name

virtualDisk|label

Virtual Disk|Label

Description

This property is disabled by default.

Table 2‑15. Datastore Properties Collected for Virtual Machine Properties
Property Key

Property Name

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)

Description

Datastore properties collected for virtual machine objects have been disabled in this version of
vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they do not collect data by default.

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Host System Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, hardware, runtime, CPU, network I/O, and properties
about summary use for host system objects.
Table 2‑16. Configuration Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

config|diskSpace

Disk Space

Disk Space

config|network|nnic

Number of NICs

Number of NICs

config|network|linkspeed

Average Physical NIC Speed

Average Physical NIC Speed

config|network|dnsserver

DNS Server

List of DNS Servers

config|product|productLineId

Product Line ID

Product Line ID

config|product|apiVersion

API Version

API Version

config|storageDevice|plugStoreTopology|
numberofPath

Total number of Path

Total number of storage paths

config|storageDevice|multipathInfo|
numberofActivePath

Total number of Active Path

Total number of active storage paths

config|storageDevice|multipathInfo|
multipathPolicy

Multipath Policy

Multipath Policy

config|hyperThread|available

Available

Indicates whether hyperthreading is
supported by the server

config|hyperThread|active

Active

Indicates whether hyperthreading is
active

config|ntp|server

NTP Servers

NTP Servers

config|security|ntpServer

NTP server

NTP server

config|security|enable_ad_auth

Enable active directory authentication

Enable active directory authentication

config|security|enable_chap_auth

Enable mutual chap authentication

Enable mutual chap authentication

config|security|enable_auth_proxy

Enable authentication proxy
(UserVars.ActiveDirectoryVerifyCAM
Certificate)

Enable authentication proxy
(UserVars.ActiveDirectoryVerifyCAMCerti
ficate)

config|security|syslog_host

Remote log host
(Syslog.global.logHost)

Remote log host (Syslog.global.logHost)

config|security|dcui_access

Users who can override lock down
mode and access the DCUI
(DCUI.Access)

Users who can override lock down mode
and access the DCUI (DCUI.Access)

config|security|shell_interactive_timeout

Shell interactive timeout
(UserVars.ESXiShellInteractiveTimeO
ut)

Shell interactive timeout
(UserVars.ESXiShellInteractiveTimeOut)

config|security|shell_timeout

Shell timeout
(UserVars.ESXiShellTimeOut)

Shell timeout
(UserVars.ESXiShellTimeOut)

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Table 2‑16. Configuration Properties Collected for Host System Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|security|dvfilter_bind_address

Dvfilter bind ip address
(Net.DVFilterBindIpAddress)

Dvfilter bind ip address
(Net.DVFilterBindIpAddress)

config|security|syslog_dir

Log directory (Syslog.global.logDir)

Log directory (Syslog.global.logDir)

config|security|firewallRule|allowedHosts

Allowed hosts

Allowed hosts in the firewall configuration

config|security|service|isRunning

Running

Indicates whether a service is running or
not. Services are: Direct Console UI,
ESXi shell, SSH, or NTP Daemon.

config|security|service|ruleSet

Ruleset

Ruleset for each service.

config|security|service|policy

Policy

Policy for each service.

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.
Table 2‑17. Hardware Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

hardware|memorySize

Memory Size

Memory Size

hardware|cpuInfo|numCpuCores

Number of CPU Cores

Number of CPU Cores

hardware|cpuInfo|hz

CPU Speed per Core

CPU Speed per Core

hardware|cpuInfo|numCpuPackages

Number of CPU Packages

Number of CPU Packages

hardware|cpuInfo|
powerManagementPolicy

Active CPU Power Management Policy

Active CPU Power Management Policy

hardware|cpuInfo|
powerManagementTechnology

Power Management Technology

Power Management Technology

hardware|cpuInfo|biosVersion

BIOS Version

BIOS Version

hardware|vendor

Hardware|Vendor

Indicates the hardware manufacturer

Table 2‑18. Runtime Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

runtime|connectionState

Connection State

Connection State

runtime|powerState

Power State

Power State

runtime|maintenanceState

Maintenance State

Maintenance State

runtime|memoryCap

Memory Capacity

Memory Capacity

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Table 2‑19. Configuration Manager Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

configManager|memoryManager|
consoleReservationInfo|
serviceConsoleReserved

Service Console Reserved

Service console reserved memory

Table 2‑20. CPU Usage Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

cpu|speed

CPU

CPU Speed

cpu|cpuModel

CPU Model

CPU Model

Table 2‑21. Network Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

net|maxObservedKBps

Highest Observed Throughput

Highest Observed Throughput (KBps)

net|mgmt_address

Management Address

Management Address

net|ip_address

IP Address

IP Address

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|
managementIpAddress

Management IP Address

Management IP Address

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|systemName

System Name

System Name

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|portName

Port Name

Port Name

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|vlan

VLAN

VLAN

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|mtu

MTU

MTU

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|
hardwarePlatform

Hardware Platform

Hardware Platform

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|
softwareVersion

Software Version

Software Version

net|discoveryProtocol|lldp|
managementIpAddress

Management IP Address

Management IP Address

net|discoveryProtocol|lldp|systemName

System Name

System Name

net|discoveryProtocol|lldp|portName

Port Name

Port Name

net|discoveryProtocol|lldp|vlan

VLAN

VLAN

Table 2‑22. System Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

sys|build

Build number

VMWare build number

sys|productString

Product String

VMWare product string

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Table 2‑23. Summary Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|version

Version

Version

summary|hostuuid

Host UUID

Host UUID

summary|evcMode

Current EVC Mode

Current EVC Mode

summary|customTag|customTagValue

Value

Custom Tag Value

summary|tag

vSphere Tag

vSphere Tag Name

summary|parentCluster

Parent Cluster

Parent Cluster

summary|parentDatacenter

Parent Datacenter

Parent Datacenter

summary|parentVcenter

Parent Vcenter

Parent Vcenter

Table 2‑24. Datastore Properties Collected for Host System Objects
Property Key

Property Name

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)

net|discoveryProtocol|cdp|timeToLive

Network I/O|Discovery
Protocol|Cisco Discovery
Protocol|Time to Live

net|discoveryProtocol|lldp|timeToLive

Network I/O|Discovery
Protocol|Link Layer Discovery
Protocol|Time to Live

Description

Datastore properties collected for host system objects have been disabled in this version of
vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they do not collect data by default.

Cluster Compute Resource Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration and summary properties for cluster compute
resource objects.

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Table 2‑25. Configuration Properties Collected for Cluster Compute Resource Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

Table 2‑26. Summary Properties Collected for Cluster Compute Resource Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|parentDatacenter

Parent Datacenter

Parent Datacenter

summary|parentVcenter

Parent Vcenter

Parent Vcenter

summary|customTag|customTagValue

Value

Custom Tag Value

summary|tag

vSphere Tag

vSphere Tag Name

Table 2‑27. DR, DAS, and DPM Configuration Properties Collected for Cluster Compute
Resource Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

configuration|drsconfig|enabled

Enabled

Indicates whether DRS is enabled

configuration|drsconfig|defaultVmBehavior

Default DRS Behaviour

Default DRS Behaviour

configuration|drsconfig|affinityRules

Affinity Rules

DRS Affinity Rules

configuration|dasconfig|enabled

HA Enabled

HA Enabled

configuration|dasconfig|
admissionControlEnabled

Admission Control Enabled

Admission Control Enabled

configuration|dpmconfiginfo|enabled

DPM Enabled

DPM Enabled

configuration|dpmconfiginfo|
defaultDpmBehavior

Default DPM Behaviour

Default DPM Behaviour

configuration|drsConfig|
pctIdleMBInMemDemand

Cluster Configuration|DRS
Configuration|Idle Consumed
Memory

configuration|drsConfig|targetBalance

Cluster Configuration|DRS
Configuration|Tolerable
imbalance threshold

DRS properties are collected for disaster recovery. DAS properties are collected for high availability
service, formerly distributed availability service. DPM properties are collected for distributed power
management.

Resource Pool Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, CPU, memory, and summary properties for resource
pool objects.

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Table 2‑28. Configuration Properties Collected for Resource Pool Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

config|cpuAllocation|reservation

Reservation

CPU reservation

config|cpuAllocation|limit

Limit

CPU limit

config|cpuAllocation|expandableReservation

Expandable Reservation

CPU expandable reservation

config|cpuAllocation|shares|shares

Shares

CPU shares

config|memoryAllocation|reservation

Reservation

Memory reservation

config|memoryAllocation|limit

Limit

Memory limit

config|memoryAllocation|
expandableReservation

Expandable Reservation

Memory expandable reservation

config|memoryAllocation|shares|shares

Shares

Memory shares

Table 2‑29. CPU Usage Properties Collected for Resource Pool Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

cpu|limit

CPU Limit

CPU Limit

cpu|reservation

CPU reservation

CPU Reservation

cpu|expandable_reservation

CPU expandable reservation

CPU Expandable Reservation

cpu|shares

CPU Shares

CPU Shares

cpu|corecount_provisioned

Provisioned vCPU(s)

Provisioned vCPU(s)

Table 2‑30. Memory Properties Collected for Resource Pool Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

mem|limit

Memory limit

Memory limit

mem|reservation

Memory reservation

Memory reservation

mem|expandable_reservation

Memory expandable reservation

Memory expandable reservation

mem|shares

Memory Shares

Memory Shares

Table 2‑31. Summary Properties Collected for Resource Pool Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|customTag|customTagValue

Value

Custom Tag Value

summary|tag

vSphere Tag

vSphere Tag Name

Data Center Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration and summary properties for data center objects.

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Table 2‑32. Configuration Properties Collected for Data Center Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

Table 2‑33. Summary Properties Collected for Data Center Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|parentVcenter

Parent Vcenter

Parent Vcenter

summary|customTag|customTagValue

Value

Custom Tag Value

summary|tag

vSphere Tag

vSphere Tag Name

Storage Pod Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration and summary properties for storage pod objects.
Table 2‑34. Configuration Properties Collected for Storage Pod Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

config|sdrsconfig|
vmStorageAntiAffinityRules

VM storage antiaffinity rules

Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS)
VM anti-affinity rules

config|sdrsconfig|vmdkAntiAffinityRules

VMDK antiaffinity rules

Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS)
Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) anti-affinity rules

VMware Distributed Virtual Switch Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration and summary properties for VMware distributed
virtual switch objects.
Table 2‑35. Configuration Properties Collected for VMware Distributed Virtual Switch
Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

Table 2‑36. Capability Properties Collected for VMware Distributed Virtual Switch Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

capability|nicTeamingPolicy

NIC Teaming Policy

NIC Teaming Policy

Distributed Virtual Port Group Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration and summary properties for distributed virtual port
group objects.

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Table 2‑37. Configuration Properties Collected for Distributed Virtual Port Group Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

Table 2‑38. Summary Properties Collected for Distributed Virtual Port Group Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|active_uplink_ports

Active DV uplinks

Active DV uplinks

Datastore Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects configuration, summary, and properties about datastore use for
datastore objects.
Table 2‑39. Configuration Properties Collected for Datastore Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|name

Name

Name

Table 2‑40. Summary Properties Collected for Datastore Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

summary|diskCapacity

Disk Capacity

Disk Capacity

summary|isLocal

Is Local

Is local datastore

summary|customTag|customTagValue

Value

Custom Tag Value

summary|accessible

Datastore Accessible

Datastore Accessible

summary|path

Summary|Path

summary|scsiAdapterType

Summary|SCSI Adapter Type

This property is disabled by default.

Table 2‑41. Datastore Properties Collected for Datastore Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

datastore|hostcount

Host Count

Host Count

datastore|hostScsiDiskPartition

Host SCSI Disk Partition

Host SCSI Disk Partition

* datastore|
maxObservedNumberRead

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Number
of Read Requests

Disabled

* datastore|
maxObservedNumberWrite

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Number
of Write Requests

Disabled

* datastore|maxObservedOIO

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed
Outstanding Requests

Disabled

* datastore|maxObservedRead

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Read
Latency

Disabled

* datastore|
maxObservedReadLatency

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Read
Latency

Disabled

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Table 2‑41. Datastore Properties Collected for Datastore Objects (Continued)
Property Key

Property Name

Description

* datastore|maxObservedWrite

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Write
Latency

Disabled

* datastore|
maxObservedWriteLatency

Datastore I/O|Highest Observed Write
Latency

Disabled

Datastore properties marked with an asterisk (*) have been disabled in this version of
vRealize Operations Manager. This means that they do not collect data by default.

Self-Monitoring Properties for vRealize Operations
Manager
vRealize Operations Manager uses the vRealize Operations Manager adapter to collect properties that
monitor its own objects. These self-monitoring properties are useful for monitoring changes within
vRealize Operations Manager.

Analytics Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects properties for the vRealize Operations Manager analytics service.
Table 2‑42. Properties Collected for Analytics Service Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

HAEnabled

HA Enabled

Indicates HA is enabled with a value of 1, disabled
with a value of 0.

ControllerDBRole

Role

Indicates persistence service role for the
controller: 0 – Master, 1 – Replica, 4 – Client..

ShardRedundancyLevel

Shard redundancy level

The target number of redundant copies for Object
data.

LocatorCount

Locator Count

The number of configured locators in the system

ServersCount

Servers Count

The number of configured servers in the system

Node Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects properties for the vRealize Operations Manager node objects.
Table 2‑43. Configuration Properties Collected for Node Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|numCpu

Number of CPU

Number of CPUs

config|numCoresPerCpu

Number of cores per CPU

Number of cores per CPU

config|coreFrequency

Core Frequency

Core Frequency

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Table 2‑44. Memory Properties Collected for Node Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

mem|RAM

System RAM

System RAM

Table 2‑45. Service Properties Collected for Node Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

service|proc|pid

Process ID

Process ID

Remote Collector Properties
vRealize Operations Manager collects properties for the vRealize Operations Manager remote collector
objects.
Table 2‑46. Configuration Properties Collected for Remote Collector Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

config|numCpu

Number of CPU

Number of CPUs

config|numCoresPerCpu

Number of cores per CPU

Number of cores per CPU

config|coreFrequency

Core Frequency

Core Frequency

Table 2‑47. Memory Properties Collected for Remote Collector Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

mem|RAM

System RAM

System RAM

Table 2‑48. Service Properties Collected for Remote Collector Objects
Property Key

Property Name

Description

service|proc|pid

Process ID

Process ID

Properties for vSAN
vRealize Operations Manager displays object properties for vSAN.

Properties for vSAN Disk Groups
The vRealize Operations Manager displays the following property for vSAN disk groups:
n

vSAN Disk Groups:Configuration|vSAN Configuration

Properties for vSAN Cluster
The vRealize Operations Manager displays the following properties for vSAN cluster.
n

Cluster Configuration|vSAN|Deduplication and Compression Enabled

n

Cluster Configuration|vSAN|Preferred fault domain

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n

Cluster Configuration|vSAN|Stretched Cluster

n

Cluster Configuration|vSAN|vSAN Configuration

Properties for vSAN Enabled Host
The vRealize Operations Manager displays the following property for vSAN enabled host.
n

Configuration|vSAN Enabled

Properties for vSAN Cache Disk
The vRealize Operations Manager displays the following properties for vSAN cache disk.
Properties for vSAN include:
Component

Metrics

Configuration

n

Configuration Properties|Name

n

Configuration Properties|Size

n

Configuration Properties|Vendor

n

Configuration Properties|Type

n

Configuration Properties|Queue Depth

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Media Wearout Indicator Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Error Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Error Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Reallocated Sector Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Raw Read Error Rate Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Temperature Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Rated Max Temperature Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Sectors TOT Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Sectors TOT Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Initial Bad Block Count Threshold

SCSI SMART Statistics

Properties for vSAN Capacity Disk
The vRealize Operations Manager displays the following properties for vSAN capacity disk.
Properties for vSAN include:

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Component
Configuration

SCSI SMART Statistics

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n

Configuration Properties|Name

n

Configuration Properties|Size

n

Configuration Properties|Vendor

n

Configuration Properties|Type

n

Configuration Properties|Queue Depth

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Media Wearout Indicator Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Error Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Error Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Reallocated Sector Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Raw Read Error Rate Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Temperature Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Drive Rated Max Temperature Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Write Sectors TOT Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Read Sectors TOT Count Threshold

n

SCSI SMART Statistics|Initial Bad Block Count Threshold

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3

Alert definitions are a combination of symptoms and recommendations that identify problem areas in
vRealize Operations Manager and generate alerts on which you act for those areas.
Alert definitions are provided for various objects in your environment. You can also create your own alert
definitions. See the vRealize Operations Manager User Guide.
n

Cluster Compute Resource Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Cluster Compute
Resource objects in your environment.

n

Host System Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Host System objects in
your environment.

n

vRealize Automation Alert Definitions
Alert definitions are combinations of symptoms and recommendations that identify problem areas in
your environment and generate alerts on which you can act.

n

vSAN Alert Definitions
vRealize Operations Manager generates an alert if a problem occurs with the components in the
storage area network that the vSAN adapter is monitoring.

n

Alerts in the vSphere Web Client
The vSphere Web Client displays the results of health tests for the following vSAN monitored
groups:

n

vSphere Distributed Port Group
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vSphere Distributed Port
objects in your environment.

n

Virtual Machine Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the virtual machine objects in
your environment.

n

vSphere Distributed Switch Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vSphere Distributed Switch
objects in your environment.

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n

vCenter Server Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vCenter Server objects in
your environment.

n

Datastore Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the datastore objects in your
environment.

n

Data Center Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Data Center objects in
your environment.

n

Custom Data Center Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Custom Data Center
objects in your environment.

Cluster Compute Resource Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Cluster Compute Resource
objects in your environment.

Health/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Symptom-based

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
CPU contention caused by less than half
of the virtual machines.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster CPU contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

2

Use the workload balance feature in
vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

3

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

2

User the workload balance feature in
vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

3

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase CPU capacity.

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

n

> 0 descendant virtual machines
have [ Virtual machine CPU demand
at warning/ immediate/critical level ]

n

<= 50% of descendant virtual
machines have [Virtual machine
CPU demand at warning/
immediate/critical level ]

n

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
CPU contention caused by more than half
of the virtual machines.

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DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster CPU contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Cluster CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 50% of descendant virtual
machines have [ Virtual machine
CPU demand at warning/
immediate/critical level ]

n

DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
CPU contention caused by overpopulation
of virtual machines.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster CPU contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

2

User the workload balance feature in
vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

3

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase CPU capacity.

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Check the applications running on the
virtual machines in the cluster to
determine whether high CPU
workload is an expected behavior.

2

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase CPU capacity.

3

Use vSphere vMotion to migrate some
virtual machines to a different cluster if
possible.

1

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
unexpected high CPU workload.

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
memory contention caused by less than
half of the virtual machines.

n

Cluster CPU workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

= 0 descendant virtual machines
have [ Virtual machine CPU demand
at warning/ immediate/critical level ]

n

DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster CPU workload above DT

n

Cluster CPU workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

2

> 0 descendant virtual machines
have [ Virtual machine memory
workload at
warning /immediate/critical level ]

3

<= 50% of descendant virtual
machines have [Virtual machine
memory workload at warning/
immediate/critical level ]

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

n

n

n

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vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
memory contention caused by more than
half of the virtual machines.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

2

User the workload balance feature in
vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

3

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Check the migration threshold in the
DRS settings for the cluster. Change it
to a more aggressive level to enable
DRS to balance the cluster workloads.

2

User the workload balance feature in
vRealize Operations to migrate one or
more virtual machines to a different
cluster.

3

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines to a different cluster if
possible.

4

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

5

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
memory contention caused by
overpopulation of virtual machines.

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Cluster memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 50% of descendant virtual
machines have [ Virtual machine
memory demand at warning/
immediate/critical level ]

n

DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Cluster memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

= 0 descendant virtual machines
have [ Virtual machine memory
demand at
warning /immediate/critical level ]

n

DRS Migration Threshold is not zero

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

More than 5% of virtual machines in the
cluster have memory contention due to
memory compression, ballooning or
swapping.

n

Virtual machine memory limit is set
AND

1

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

n

> 5% of descendant virtual machines
have [ virtual machine memory
contention is at
warning/immediate/critical level]

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines off the host or cluster.

1

Check the applications running on the
virtual machines in the cluster to
determine whether high memory
workload is an expected behavior.

AND

Fully-automated DRS-enabled cluster has
unexpected high memory workload and
contention.

n

> 5% of descendant virtual machines
have [ Virtual machine memory is
compressed OR

n

Virtual machine is using swap OR

n

Virtual machine memory ballooning
is at warning/immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

Cluster memory contention above
DT

2

Cluster memory content is at
warning/immediate/critical level

Add more hosts to the cluster to
increase memory capacity.

3

Use vSphere vMotion to migrate some
virtual machines to a different cluster if
possible.

n

n

Cluster memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

vSphere HA failover resources are
insufficient.

vSphere HA failover resources are
insufficient (fault symptom)

To resolve this problem, use similar CPU
and memory reservations for all virtual
machines in the cluster. If this solution is
not possible, consider using a different
vSphere HA admission control policy,
such as reserving a percentage of cluster
resource for failover. Alternatively, you can
use advanced options to specify a cap for
the slot size. For more information, see
the vSphere Availability Guide. Hosts that
have vSphere HA agent errors are not
good candidates for providing failover
capacity in the cluster and their resources
are not considered for vSphere HA
admission control purposes. If many hosts
have a vSphere HA agent error, vCenter
Server generates this event leading to the
fault. To resolve vSphere HA agent errors,
check the event logs for the hosts to
determine the cause of the errors. After
you resolve any configuration problems,
reconfigure vSphere HA on the affected
hosts or on the cluster.

vSphere HA master missing.

vCenter Server is unable to find a master
vSphere HA agent (fault symptom)

Check the fault page under the Analysis
tab for this object to find more objects.

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Host System Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Host System objects in your
environment.

Health/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Standalone host has CPU contention
caused by less than half of the virtual
machines.

Symptoms include the following:

Use

n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host CPU contention is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning /immediate/critical level]

n

Standalone host has CPU contention
caused by more than half of the virtual
machines.

VMware, Inc.

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

<= 50% of child virtual machines
have [Virtual machine CPU demand
at warning/ immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host CPU contention is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

1

> 50% of child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning/ immediate/critical level]

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Standalone host has CPU contention due
to overpopulation of virtual machines.

Symptoms include the following:

1

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host CPU contention is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has contention
caused by less than half of the virtual
machines.

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has CPU
contention caused by more than half of
the virtual machines.

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= 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning/ immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

[ DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated ]

n

Host CPU contention is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning /immediate/critical level]

n

<= 50% of child virtual machines
have [Virtual machine CPU demand
at warning /immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

[ DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated]

n

Host CPU contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 50% of child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning /immediate/critical level]

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has CPU
contention caused by overpopulation of
virtual machines.

Symptoms include the following:

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Upgrade the host to use a host that
has larger memory capacity.

4

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Upgrade the host to use a host that
has larger memory capacity.

4

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

Standalone host has memory contention
caused by less than half of the virtual
machines.

n

Host inside a cluster

n

[ DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated]

n

Host CPU contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

= 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning /immediate/critical level

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Standalone host has memory contention
caused by more than half of the virtual
machines.

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

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> 50% of child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning /immediate/critical level]

> 50% of child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning /immediate/critical level]

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Standalone host has memory contention
due to overpopulation of virtual machines.

Symptoms include the following:

1

Add the host to a fully-automatedDRS cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Upgrade the host to use a host that
has larger memory capacity.

4

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Upgrade the host to use a host that
has larger memory capacity.

4

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

n

Host inside a cluster

n

Host memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has memory
contention caused by less than half of the
virtual machines.

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has memory
contention caused by more than half of
the virtual machines.

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= 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning/ immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

[DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated]

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning/ immediate/critical level]

n

<= 50% of child virtual machines
have [Virtual machine memory
workload at warning/
immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host inside a cluster

n

[DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated]

n

Host memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

> 50% of child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning /immediate/critical level]

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Host in a cluster that does not have fullyautomated DRS enabled has memory
contention caused by overpopulation of
virtual machines.

Symptoms include the following:

1

Enable fully-automated DRS in the
cluster to allow vSphere to move
virtual machine as needed when
resources are available on other hosts
in the cluster.

2

Use vMotion to migrate some virtual
machines with high CPU workload to
other hosts that have available CPU
capacity.

3

Upgrade the host to use a host that
has larger memory capacity.

4

Right-size large virtual machines as it
helps in reducing overall resource
contention. Use the Reclaimable
Capacity feature within vRealize
Operations for recommended
rightsizing of VMs.

1

Reduce the amount of network traffic
being generated by virtual machines
by moving some of them to a host with
lower network traffic.

2

Verify the health of the physical
network adapter, configuration, driver
and firmware versions.

3

Contact VMware support.

1

If the host has one CPU, upgrade the
host or use a host that has larger CPU
capacity.

2

Add an additional NIC to the host.

3

Reduce the amount of network traffic
being generated by virtual machines
by moving some of them to a host with
lower network traffic.

1

Add an additional NIC to the host.

2

Reduce the amount of network traffic
being generated by virtual machines
by moving some of them to a host with
lower network traffic.

Host is experiencing high number of
received or transmitted packets dropped.

Host is experiencing high number of
received packets dropped.

Host is experiencing high number of
transmitted packets dropped.

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n

Host inside a cluster

n

[DRS Enabled OR ! DRS fully
automated]

n

Host memory workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Host memory contention at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

= 0 child virtual machines have
[Virtual machine memory workload at
warning /immediate/critical level]

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host network received packets
dropped

n

Host network transmitted packets
dropped

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host network received packets
dropped

n

Host network received packets
dropped above DT

n

Host network data receive workload
at Warning level

n

Host network data receive workload
above DT

n

Host CPU demand at Critical level

Symptoms include the following:
n

Host network transmitted packets
dropped

n

Host network transmitted packets
dropped above DT

n

Host network data transmit workload
at Warning level

n

Host network data transmit workload
above DT

n

Host is dropping high percentage of
packets

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

ESXi host has detected a link status
'flapping' on a physical NIC.

Physical NIC link state flapping (fault
symptom).

ESXi disables the device to avoid the link
flapping state. You might need to replace
the physical NIC. The alert will be
canceled when the NIC is repaired and
functioning. If you replace the physical
NIC, you might need to manually cancel
the alert.

ESXi host has detected a link status down
on a physical NIC.

Physical NIC link state down (fault
symptom).

ESXi disables the device to avoid the link
flapping state. You might need to replace
the physical NIC. The alert will be
canceled when the NIC is repaired and
functioning. If you replace the physical
NIC, you might need to manually cancel
the alert.

Battery sensors are reporting problems.

Symptoms include the following:

Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.

Baseboard Management Controller
sensors are reporting problems.

Fan sensors are reporting problems.

Hardware sensors are reporting problems.

Memory sensors are reporting problems.

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n

Battery sensor health is red OR

n

Battery sensor health is yellow

Symptoms include the following:
n

Baseboard Management Controller
sensor health is red OR

n

Baseboard Management Controller
sensor health is yellow

n

Fan sensor health is red OR

n

Fan sensor health is yellow

n

Hardware sensor health is red OR

n

Hardware sensor health is yellow

n

Memory sensor health is red OR

n

Memory sensor health is yellow

Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.

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Alert Definition
Power sensors are reporting problems.

Symptoms
n

Power sensor health is red OR

n

Power sensor health is yellow

Processor sensors are reporting
problems.

n

Processor sensor health is red

n

Processor sensor health is yellow

SEL sensors are reporting problems.

n

SEL sensor health is red OR

n

SEL sensor health is yellow

n

Storage sensor health is red OR

n

Storage sensor health is yellow

n

System board sensor health is red
OR

n

System board sensor health is
yellow

Storage sensors are reporting problems.

System Board sensors are reporting
problems.

Temperature sensors are reporting
problems.

n

Temperature sensor health is red OR

n

Temperature sensor health is yellow

Voltage sensors are reporting problems.

n

Voltage sensor health is red OR

n

Voltage sensor health is yellow

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Recommendations
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.
Change or replace the hardware if
necessary. Contact the hardware vendor
for assistance. After the problem is
resolved, the alert will be canceled when
the sensor that reported the problem
indicates that the problem no longer
exists.

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Health/Critical
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Critical

Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Host has lost connection to vCenter.

Host disconnected from vCenter

Click "Open Host in vSphere Web Client"
in the Actions menu at the top of Alert
details page to connect to the vCenter
managing this host and manually
reconnect the host to vCenter Server.
After the connection to the host is restored
by vCenter Server, the alert will be
canceled.

vSphere High Availability (HA) has
detected a network-isolated host.

vSphere HA detected a network isolated
host (fault symptom).

Resolve the networking problem that
prevents the host from pinging its isolation
addresses and communicating with other
hosts. Make sure that the management
networks that vSphere HA uses include
redundancy. With redundancy,
vSphere HA can communicate over more
than one path, which reduces the chance
of a host becoming isolated.

vSphere High Availability (HA) has
detected a possible host failure.

vSphere HA detected a host failure (fault
symptom).

Find the computer that has the duplicate
IP address and reconfigure it to have a
different IP address. This fault is cleared
and the alert canceled when the
underlying problem is resolved, and the
vSphere HA master agent is able to
connect to the HA agent on the host.
Note You can use the Duplicate IP
warning in the /var/log/vmkernel log file
on an ESX host or the /var/log/messages
log file on an ESXi host to identify the
computer that has the duplicate IP
address.

Host is experiencing network contention
caused by too much traffic.

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Symptoms include all the following:
n

Host is experiencing dropped
network packets

n

Host network workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

1

Review the load balancing policy in
the Port Group and the vSwitch.

2

Add an additional NIC to the host.

3

Reduce the amount of network traffic
being generated by virtual machines
by moving some of them to a host with
lower network traffic.

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

The host has lost connectivity to a dvPort.

Lost network connectivity to dvPorts
(fault symptom).

Replace the physical adapter or reset the
physical switch. The alert will be canceled
when connectivity is restored to the
dvPort.

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

The host has lost connectivity to the
physical network.

Lost network connectivity (fault
symptom).

To determine the actual failure or to
eliminate possible problems, check the
status of the vmnic in the vSphere Client
or from the ESX service console:
n

To check the status in the
vSphere Client, select the ESX host,
click Configuration, and then click
Networking. The vmnics currently
assigned to virtual switches appear in
the diagrams. If a vmnic displays a red
X, that link is currently down.

n

From the service console, run the
command:esxcfg-nics. The output
that appears is similar to the following:
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------- vmnic0 04:04.00 tg3 Up
1000Mbps Full Broadcom BCM5780
Gigabit Ethernet vmnic1 04:04.01 tg3
Up 1000Mbps Full Broadcom
BCM5780 Gigabit Ethernet. The Link
column shows the status of the link
between the network adapter and the
physical switch. The status can be
either Up or Down. If some network
adapters are up and others are down,
you might need to verify that the
adapters are connected to the
intended physical switch ports. To

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations
verify the connections, bring down
each ESX host port on the physical
switch, run esxcfg-nics -l", and
observe the affected vmnics.
Verify that the vmnic identified in the alert
is still connected to the switch and
configured properly:
n

Make sure that the network cable is
still connected to the switch and to the
host.

n

Make sure that the switch is
connected to the system, is still
functioning properly, and has not been
inadvertently misconfigured. For more
information, see the switch
documentation.

n

Check for activity between the
physical switch and the vmnic. You
can check activity by performing a
network trace or observing activity
LEDs.

n

Check for network port settings on the
physical switch.

To reconfigure the service console IP
address if the affected vmnic is associated
with a service console, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1000258 If the
problem is caused by your hardware,
contact your hardware vendor for
replacement hardware.
The host lost connectivity to a Network
File System (NFS) server.

Lost connection to NFS server (fault
symptom).

1

Verify the NFS server is running.

2

Check the network connection to
make sure the ESX host can connect
to the NFS server.

3

Determine whether the other hosts
that use the same NFS mount are
experiencing the same problem, and
check the NFS server status and
share points.

4

Make sure that you can reach the
NFS server by logging into the service
console and using vmkping to ping
the NFS server: "vmkping ".

5

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For advanced troubleshooting
information,
seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003967

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Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

A fatal error occurred on a PCIe bus
during system reboot.

A fatal PCIe error occurred.

Check and replace the PCIe device
identified in the alert as the cause of the
problem. Contact the vendor for
assistance.

A fatal memory error was detected at
system boot time.

A fatal memory error occurred.

Replace the faulty memory or contact the
vendor.

Health/Immediate
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Immediate

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

The host has lost redundant connectivity
to a dvPort.

Lost network redundancy to DVPorts
(fault symptom).

Replace the physical adapter or reset the
physical switch. The alert will be canceled
when connectivity is restored to the
DVPort.

The host has lost redundant uplinks to the
network.

Lost network redundancy (fault
symptom).

To determine the actual failure or to
eliminate possible problems, first connect
to ESX through SSH or the console:
1

Identify the available uplinks by
running esxcfg-nics -l.

2

Remove the reported vmnic from the
port groups by running esxcfgvswitch -U <affected
vmnic#> affected vSwitch.

3

Link available uplinks to the affected
port groups by running esxcfgvswitch -L <available
vmnic#> affected vSwitch.

Next, check the status of the vmnic in
vSphere Client or the ESX service
console:
1

In vSphere Client, select the ESX
host, click Configuration, and then
click Networking.
The vmnics currently assigned to
virtual switches appear in the
diagrams. If a vmnic displays a red X,
that link is currently unavailable.

2

From the service console, run
esxcfg-nics -l. The output that
appears is similar to the following
example: Name PCI Driver Link
Speed Duplex Description.

----------------------------------------------------------------- vmnic0 04:04.00 tg3 Up
1000Mbps Full Broadcom BCM5780
Gigabit Ethernet vmnic1 04:04.01 tg3 Up
1000Mbps Full Broadcom BCM5780
Gigabit Ethernet. The Link column shows
the status of the link between the network
adapter and the physical switch. The
status can be either Up or Down. If some
network adapters are up and others are
down, you might need to verify that the
adapters are connected to the intended
physical switch ports. To verify the
connections, shut down each ESX host
port on the physical switch, run the

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations
"esxcfg-nics -l" command, and observe
the affected vmnics. Verify that the vmnic
identified in the alert is still connected to
the switch and configured properly:
1

Make sure that the network cable is
still connected to the switch and to the
host.

2

Make sure that the switch is
connected to the system, is still
functioning properly, and was not
inadvertently misconfigured. (See the
switch documentation.)

3

Perform a network trace or observe
activity LEDs to check for activity
between the physical switch and the
vmnic.

4

Check for network port settings on the
physical switch.
If the problem is caused by hardware,
contact your hardware vendor for a
hardware replacement.

A PCIe error occurred during system boot,
but the error is recoverable.

A recoverable PCIe error occurred.

The PCIe error is recoverable, but the
system behavior is dependent on how the
error is handled by the OEM vendor's
firmware. Contact the vendor for
assistance.

A recoverable memory error has occurred
on the host.

A recoverable memory error occurred.

Since recoverable memory errors are
vendor-specific, contact the vendor for
assistance.

Risk/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Symptom-based

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Alert Definition

Symptom

ESXi Host is violating vSphere 5.5
Hardening Guide.

n

Active directory authentication
disabled OR

n

Non-compliant NTP service startup
policy OR

n

SSH service is running OR

n

NTP service stopped OR

n

Non-compliant timeout value for
automatically disabling local and
remote shell access OR

n

vSphere Authentication Proxy not
used for password protection when
adding ESXi hosts to active directory
OR

n

Persistent logging disabled OR

n

Bidirectional CHAP for iSCSI traffic
disabled OR

n

Non-compliant firewall setting to
restrict access to NTP client OR

n

NTP server for time synchronization
not configured OR

n

Non-compliant ESXi Shell service
startup policy OR

n

Non-compliant firewall setting to
restrict access to SNMP server OR

n

ESXi Shell service is running OR

n

Non-compliant DCUI service startup
policy OR

n

Dvfilter bind IP address configured
OR

n

Non-compliant SSH service startup
policy OR

n

DCUI service is running OR

n

Non-compliant idle time before an
interactive shell is automatically
logged out OR

n

Non-compliant DCUI access user list
OR

n

Remote syslog is not enabled

Recommendations
Fix the vSphere 5.5 Hardening Guide
Rules Violations according to the
recommendations in the vSphere5
Hardening Guide

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Alert definitions are combinations of symptoms and recommendations that identify problem areas in your
environment and generate alerts on which you can act.

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Symptom and alert definitions are defined for vRealize Automation objects. The alerts are populationbased alerts based on the risk or health of a certain percentage of child objects. There are no alerts
generated for network profiles.
The health and risk thresholds are as follows:

Health
n

When 25%-50% of the child objects have health issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with a
Warning health level.

n

When 50%-75% of the child objects have health issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with an
Immediate health level.

n

When 75%-100% of the child objects have health issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with a
Critical health level.

Risk
n

When 25%-50% of the child objects have risk issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with a
Warning risk level.

n

When 50%-75% of the child objects have risk issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with an
Immediate risk level.

n

When 75%-100% of the child objects have risk issues, the parent object will trigger an alert with a
Critical risk level.

vSAN Alert Definitions
vRealize Operations Manager generates an alert if a problem occurs with the components in the storage
area network that the vSAN adapter is monitoring.

Alerts for the vSAN Cluster Object
Alerts on the vSAN Cluster object have health, risk, and efficiency impact.
Table 3‑1. vSAN Cluster Object Health Alert Definitions
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

Basic (unicast) connectivity check (normal ping) has failed on
vSAN host

Storage

Configuration

Check the free space on physical disks in the vSAN cluster.

Storage

Availability

CLOMD process on the host has issues and impacting the
functionality of vSAN cluster

Storage

Availability

Disk load variance between some vSAN disks exceeded the
threshold value

Storage

Performance

Host ESXi version and the vSAN disk format version is
incompatible with the other hosts and disks in a vSAN cluster

Storage

Configuration

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Table 3‑1. vSAN Cluster Object Health Alert Definitions (Continued)
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

Host has invalid unicast agent and impacting the health of vSAN
Stretched Cluster

Storage

Configuration

Host in a vSAN cluster does not have a VMkernel NIC configured
for vSAN traffic

Network

Configuration

Host in a vSAN cluster has connectivity issues and vCenter
Server does not know its state

Network

Configuration

Host in a vSAN cluster has IP multicast connectivity issue

Network

Configuration

Host is either running an outdated version of the vSAN Health
Service VIB or It is not installed on the host

Storage

Configuration

Network latency check of vSAN hosts failed. It requires < 1 ms

Network

Configuration

One or more hosts in the vSAN cluster have misconfigured
multicast addresses

Network

Configuration

One or more physical disks on vSAN host are experiencing
software state health issues

Storage

Availability

One or more vSAN enabled hosts are not in the same IP subnet

Network

Configuration

Overall health of the physical disks in a vSAN Cluster is impacted

Storage

Availability

Overall health of VMs residing on vSAN datastore is reporting
issues.

Storage

Availability

Overall health of vSAN objects is reporting issues

Storage

Availability

Ping test with large packet size between all VMkernel adapters
with vMotion traffic enabled has issues.

Network

Configuration

Ping test with small packet size between all VMkernel adapters
with vMotion traffic enabled has issues.

Network

Configuration

Site latency between two fault domains and the witness host has
exceeded the recommended threshold values in a vSAN
Stretched cluster

Storage

Performance

Statistics collection of vSAN performance service is not working
correctly

Storage

Availability

MTU check (ping with large packet size) has failed on vSAN host

Storage

Configuration

The preferred fault domain is not set for the witness host in a
vSAN Stretched cluster

Storage

Configuration

Unicast agent is not configured on the host and affecting
operations of vSAN Stretched cluster

Storage

Configuration

vCenter Server has lost connection to a host that is part of a
vSAN cluster.

Storage

Availability

vSAN Cluster contains host whose ESXi version does not support
vSAN Stretched Cluster

Storage

Configuration

vSAN cluster has issues in electing stats master of vSAN
Performance service. This affects the functionality of vSAN
Performance service.

Storage

Configuration

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Table 3‑1. vSAN Cluster Object Health Alert Definitions (Continued)
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

vSAN cluster has multiple network partitions

Network

Configuration

vSAN Cluster has multiple Stats DB objects which are creating
conflicts and affecting vSAN Performance Service

Storage

Configuration

vSAN disk group has incorrect deduplication and compression
configuration

Storage

Configuration

vSAN has encountered an issue while reading the metadata of a
physical disk

Storage

Availability

vSAN health service is not installed on the host

Storage

Configuration

vSAN host and its disks have inconsistent deduplication and
compression configuration with the cluster

Storage

Configuration

vSAN is unable to retrieve the physical disk information from host

Storage

Availability

vSAN Performance Service is not enabled.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Performance Service is unable to communicate and
retrieve statistics from host

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Stretched cluster contains a witness host without a valid
disk group

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Stretched cluster does not contain a valid witness host

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Stretched cluster does not contain two valid fault domains

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Stretched cluster has inconsistent configuration for Unicast
agent

Storage

Configuration

vSAN witness host has an invalid preferred fault domain

Storage

Configuration

Witness host is a part of vSAN Stretched cluster

Storage

Configuration

Witness host resides in one of the data fault domains

Storage

Configuration

Table 3‑2. vSAN Cluster Object Risk Alert Definitions
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

After one additional host failure, vSAN Cluster will not have
enough resources to rebuild all objects

Storage

Capacity

Capacity disk used for vSAN is smaller than 255 GB (default max
component size).

Storage

Performance

Capacity disk used for vSAN is smaller than 255 GB (default max
component size).

Storage

Availability

Controller with pass-through and RAID disks has issues.

Storage

Configuration

Disk format version of one or more vSAN disks is out of date

Storage

Configuration

ESXi host issues retrieving hardware info.

Storage

Configuration

Firmware provider hasn't all its dependencies met or is not
functioning as expected.

Storage

Configuration

Host with inconsistent extended configurations is detected.

Storage

Configuration

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Table 3‑2. vSAN Cluster Object Risk Alert Definitions (Continued)
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

Inconsistent configuration (like dedup/compression, encryption)
setup on hosts or disks with the cluster.

Storage

Configuration

Network adapter driver is not VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

Network adapter firmware is not VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

Network adapter is not VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

Network adapter is not VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

Network configuration of the vSAN iSCSI target service is not
valid.

Storage

Availability

Non-vSAN disks are used for VMFS or Raw Device
Mappings(RDMs).

Storage

Availability

Number of vSAN components on a disk is reaching or has
reached its limit

Storage

Capacity

Number of vSAN components on a host is reaching or has
reached its limit

Storage

Capacity

One or more ESXi hosts in the cluster do not support CPU AESNI or have it disabled.

Storage

Availability

RAID controller configuration has issues.

Storage

Configuration

Storage I/O controller driver is not VMware certified

Storage

Configuration

Storage I/O controller drivers is not supported with the current
version of ESXi running on the host

Storage

Configuration

Storage I/O Controller firmware not is VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

Storage I/O controller is not compatible with the VMware
Compatibility Guide

Storage

Configuration

The current status of the Customer Experience Improvement
Program (CEIP) not is enabled.

Storage

Availability

The Internet connectivity is not available for vCenter Server.

Storage

Availability

The resync operations are throttled on any hosts.

Storage

Configuration

Time of hosts and VC are not synchronized within 1 minute.

Storage

Configuration

vCenter Server or any of the ESXi hosts experience problems
when connecting to Key Management Servers (KMS).

Storage

Availability

vCenter Server state was not pushed to ESXi due to vCenter
Server being out of sync.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN and VMFS datastores are on a same Dell H730 controller
with the lsi_mr3driver.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN build recommendation based on the available releases and
VCG compatibility guide.

Storage

Availability

vSAN build recommendation engine has all its dependencies met
and is functioning as expected.

Storage

Availability

vSAN Cluster disk space capacity is less than 5%

Storage

Capacity

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Table 3‑2. vSAN Cluster Object Risk Alert Definitions (Continued)
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

vSAN Cluster disk space usage is approaching capacity

Storage

Capacity

vSAN cluster is reaching or has reached its limit for components,
free disk space and read cache reservations

Storage

Capacity

vSAN Cluster virtual disk count capacity is less than 5%

Storage

Capacity

vSAN Cluster virtual disk count is approaching capacity

Storage

Capacity

vSAN configuration for LSI 3108-based controller has issues.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN disk group type (All-Flash or Hybrid) for the used SCSI
controller is not VMware certified.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN enabled hosts have inconsistent values for advanced
configuration options

Storage

Configuration

vSAN firmware version recommendation based on the VCG.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN has encountered an integrity issue with the metadata of an
individual component on a physical disk

Storage

Availability

vSAN HCL DB auto updater is not working properly

Storage

Configuration

vSAN HCL DB is not up-to-date

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Health Service is not able to find the appropriate controller
utility for the storage controller on the ESXi host.

Storage

Availability

vSAN is running low on the vital memory pool (heaps) needed for
the operation of physical disks.

Storage

Performance

vSAN is running low on the vital memory pool (slabs) needed for
the operation of physical disks.

Storage

Performance

vSAN is using a physical disk which has high congestion value

Storage

Performance

vSAN iSCSI target service home object has issues.

Storage

Availability

vSAN iSCSI target service is not running properly or is not
correctly enabled on the host.

Storage

Availability

vSAN performance service statistics database object is reporting
issues.

Storage

Availability

vSphere cluster members do not match vSAN cluster members.

Storage

Configuration

Table 3‑3. vSAN Cluster Object Efficiency Alert Definitions
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

Description

vSAN Cluster Flash Read Cache is
approaching capacity

Storage

Capacity

Triggered when the Read Cache (RC) in the
vSAN cluster reaches 80% of capacity.
Cleared by adding flash storage to the read
cache.

vSAN Cluster Flash Read Cache
capacity is less than 5%

Storage

Capacity

Triggered when the Read Cache (RC) in the
vSAN cluster reaches 95% of capacity.
Cleared by adding flash storage to the read
cache.

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vSAN Adapter Instance Object Alert Definitions
Alerts on the vSAN Adapter Instance Object have health impact.
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

Performance Service on vSAN cluster might be off or
experience issues

Storage

Configuration

vSAN adapter instance failed to collect data from vSAN Health
Service. The health Service might have issues.

Storage

Configuration

vSAN Disk Group Object Alert Definitions
Alerts on the vSAN Disk Group Object have efficiency impact.
Alert

Alert Type

Alert Subtype

vSAN Disk Group read cache hit rate is less than 90%

Storage

Performance

vSAN Disk Group read cache hit rate is less than 90% and
write buffer free space is less than 10%

Storage

Capacity

Alerts in the vSphere Web Client
The vSphere Web Client displays the results of health tests for the following vSAN monitored groups:
n

Network

n

Physical disk

n

Cluster

n

Limits

n

Data

n

Hardware compatibility

n

Performance Service

n

Stretched Cluster (if enabled)

Each group contains several individual checks. If a check fails, the vSAN adapter issues a warning or
error level alert. The alert indicates the host or cluster where the problem occurred and provides a
recommendation to clear the alert. For a complete list of all vSAN health test alerts, see Knowledge Base
article 2114803.

vSphere Distributed Port Group
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vSphere Distributed Port
objects in your environment.

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Health/Critical
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Critical

Alert Definition
One or more ports are in link down state.

One or more ports are experiencing
network contention.

Symptom

Recommendations

Symptoms include all of the following:

Verify that there is physical connectivity for
the NICs on the host. Verify the admin
status on the port.

n

Port is connected

n

One or more ports are in a link down
state

Port is experiencing dropped packets

Check if the packet drops are due to high
CPU resource utilization or uplink
bandwidth utilization. User vMotion to
migrate the virtual machine that the port is
attached to a different host.

Virtual Machine Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the virtual machine objects in your
environment.

Health/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Symptom-based

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Virtual machine is experiencing memory
compression, ballooning or swapping due
to memory limit.

n

Virtual machine memory limit is set
AND

n

Virtual machine memory demand
exceeds configured memory limit
AND

n

[Virtual machine memory is
compressed OR

n

Virtual machine is using swap OR

n

Virtual machine memory ballooning
is at warning/immediate/critical level]
AND

n

Recommended virtual machine
memory size

Virtual machine has CPU contention
caused by swap wait.

Virtual machine CPU swap wait is at
warning/Immediate/Critical level.

Recommendations
Increase the memory limit for the virtual
machine to match the recommended
memory size. Alternatively, remove
memory limit for the virtual machine.

1

Upgrade the host with more memory.

2

Use vSphere vMotion to migrate this
virtual machine to a different host or
cluster.

3

Set memory reservations for the
virtual machine to prevent swapping.

Virtual machine has CPU contention
caused by IO wait.

Virtual machine CPU I/O wait is at
warning/immediate/critical level.

Increase the datastore I/O capacity for the
connected data stores to reduce CPU I/O
wait on the virtual machine.

Virtual machine has unexpected high CPU
workload.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

n

Virtual machine CPU demand at
warning/immediate/critical level

Check the guest applications to
determine whether high CPU
workload is an expected behavior.

n

Anomaly is starting
to/moderately/critically high

2

Add more CPU capacity for this virtual
machine.

1

Check the guest applications to
determine whether high memory
workload is an expected behavior.

2

Add more memory for this virtual
machine.

Virtual machine has unexpected high
memory workload.

Virtual machine has memory contention
due to swap wait and high disk read
latency.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Virtual machine memory workload is
at Warning/Immediate/Critical level

n

Anomaly is starting
to/moderately/critically high

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Virtual machine CPU swap wait is at
warning/immediate/critical level
(5/10/15)

n

Virtual machine has

Add more memory for this virtual machine.

read latency at warning level
n

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Virtual machine has memory contention
due to memory compression, ballooning
or swapping.

n

! Virtual machine memory limit is set
AND

n

Virtual machine has memory
contention at
warning/immediate/critical level AN

Virtual machine has unexpected high disk
I/O workload.

Virtual machine has disk I/O read latency
problem.

Virtual machine has disk I/O write latency
problem.

Virtual machine has disk I/O latency
problem caused by snapshots.

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[ Virtual machine memory ballooning
at warning/immediate/critical level
OR

n

Virtual machine memory is
compressed OR

n

Virtual machine is using swap]

Symptoms include all of the following:

Recommendations
1

Add memory reservations to this
virtual machine to prevent ballooning
and swapping.

2

Use vSphere vMotion to migrate this
virtual machine to a different host or
cluster.

1

Check the applications running on the
virtual machine to determine whether
high disk I/O workload is an expected
behavior.

n

Virtual machine disk I/O workload at
Warning/Immediate/Critical level
(80/90/95)

n

Virtual machine disk I/O workload
above DT

2

Use vSphere Storage vMotion to
migrate this virtual machine to a
different datastore with higher IOPS.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

Check whether you have enabled
Storage IO control on the datastores
connected to the virtual machine.

n

Virtual machine disk read latency at
Warning /Immediate/Critical level

n

Virtual machine disk read latency
above DT

2

Increase IOPS for the datastores
connected to the virtual machine.

n

Virtual machine has low co-stop

3

n

Virtual machine has low CPU swap
wait

UsevSphere Storage vMotion to
migrate this virtual machine to a
different datastore with higher IOPS.

1

Check whether you have enabled
Storage IO Control on the data stores
connected to the datastore.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Virtual machine disk write latency at
Warning/ Immediate/Critical level

n

Virtual machine disk write latency
above DT

2

Increase IOPS for the data stores
connected to the virtual machine.

n

Virtual machine has low CPU swap
wait (< 3 ms)

3

If the virtual machine has multiple
snapshots, delete the older
snapshots.

4

Use vSphere Storage vMotion to
migrate some virtual machines to a
different datastore.

1

If the virtual machine has multiple
snapshots, delete the older
snapshots.

2

Reduce the number of snapshots by
consolidating the snapshots into one
snapshot. In vSphere Client, select
the VM, right-click, select Snapshot,
and then Consolidate.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Virtual machine CPU I/O wait is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Virtual machine has at least one
snapshot

n

All child datastores have [ ! Disk
command latency at warning level ]

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Not enough resources for vSphere HA to
start the virtual machine.

Not enough resources forvSphere HA to
start VM (Fault symptom).

1

If virtual machine CPU reservation is
set, decrease the CPU reservation
configuration.

2

If virtual machine memory reservation
is set, decrease the memory
reservation configuration.

3

Add more hosts to cluster.

4

Bring any failed hosts online or
resolve a network partition, if one
exists.

5

If DRS is in manual mode, look for
pending recommendations and
approve the recommendations so that
vSphere HA failover can proceed.

The Fault tolerance state of the virtual
machine has changed to "Disabled" state.

VM fault tolerance state changed to
disabled (Fault symptom).

Enable the secondary virtual machine
indicated in the alert.

vSphere HA failed to restart a network
isolated virtual machine.

vSphere HA failed to restart a network
isolated virtual machine (Fault symptom).

Manually power on the virtual machine.

The fault tolerance state of the virtual
machine has changed to "Needs
Secondary" state.

VM Fault Tolerance state changed to
needs secondary (Fault symptom).

Keep HA enabled when Fault tolerance
(FT) is required to protect virtual
machines.

vSphere HA cannot perform a failover
operation for the virtual machine

vSphere HA virtual machine failover
unsuccessful (Fault symptom)

1

If the error information reports that a
file is locked, the virtual machine
might be powered on a host that the
vSphere HAmaster agent can no
longer monitor by using the
management network or heartbeat
datastores.

2

The virtual machine might have been
powered on by a user on a host
outside of the cluster. If any hosts are
declared offline, determine whether a
networking or storage problem caused
the situation.

3

If the error information reports that the
virtual machine is in an invalid state,
an in-progress operation might be
preventing access to the virtual
machine files. Determine whether any
operations are in progress, such as a
clone operation that is taking a long
time to complete.

4

You can also try to power on the
virtual machine and investigate any
returned errors.

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Efficiency/Warning
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Efficiency

Criticality

Warning

Alert Definition
Virtual machine is idle.

Symptom

Recommendations

Symptoms include all of the following:

Power off this virtual machine to allow for
other virtual machines to use CPU and
memory that this virtual machine is
wasting.

n

Virtual machine is idle

n

Virtual machine high ready time on
each vCPU

n

! Virtual machine is powered off

Risk/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Symptom-based

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Virtual machine has CPU contention
caused by co-stop.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Review the symptoms listed and remove
the number of vCPUs from the virtual
machine as recommended by the
symptom.

Virtual machine has high CPU co-stop due
to snapshots.

Virtual machine is violating vSphere 5.5
hardening guide.

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warning/immediate/critical level

n

! Virtual machine is powered off

n

Number of vCPUs to remove from
virtual machine

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

Virtual machine CPU co-stop is at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Virtual machine has at least one
snapshot

n

Unrestricted VM-to-VM
communication through VMCI OR

n

VMsafe CPU/Memory APIs-port
number configured OR

n

Dvfilter network API enabled OR

n

Non-compliant max VMX file size OR

n

Non-compliant max VM log file size
OR

n

Allow unauthorized modification of
device settings OR

n

Allow unauthorized connect and
disconnect of devices OR

n

Tools auto install not disabled OR

n

Non-compliant max number of
remote console connections OR

n

Allow VM to obtain detailed
information about the physical host
OR

n

Non-compliant max VM log file count
OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
MemsFss is not disabled OR

n

VMsafe CPU/memory API enabled
OR

n

Parallel port connected OR

n

Console drag and drop operation not
disabled OR

n

Console copy operation not disabled
OR

n

Serial port connected OR

To reduce the high co-stop (%CSTP)
values and increase virtual machine
performance, consolidate any snapshots
into the main virtual disk. In the
vSphere Client, select the VM, right click,
and select Snapshot, and then
Consolidate. After consolidation, the
%CSTP value is reduced or eliminated
and VM performance is improved. If
performance is not improved enough,
continue researching other potential VM
performance issues. See VMware KB:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2000058
Fix the vSphere 5.5 hardening guide rule
violations according to the
recommendations in the vSphere
Hardening Guide (XLSX).

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Alert Definition

Symptom
n

Feature not exposed in vSPhere:
AutoLogon is not disabled OR

n

Use independent non persistent disk
OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:

Recommendations

UnityPush is not disabled OR

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Shrink virtual disk not disabled diskShrink OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
GetCreds is not disabled OR

n

CD-ROM connected OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSPhere:
HGFSServerSet is not disabled OR

n

Console paste operation not
disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSPhere:
BIOSBBS is not disabled OR

n

Shrink virtual disk not disabled diskWiper OR

n

USB controller connected OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSPhere:
Monitor Control is not disabled OR

n

Floppy drive connected OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
LaunchMenu is not disabled OR

n

Versionget is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Toporequest is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Unity-interlock not disabled OR

n

VM logging is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Unity is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Trashfolderstate is not disabled OR

n

VGA only mode is not enabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Trayicon is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Unity-Taskbar is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Versionset is not disabled OR

n

VM console access via VNC protocol
is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Protocolhandler is not disabled OR

n

VIX message is not disabled OR

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Alert Definition

Symptom
n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Shellaction is not disabled OR

n

3D features is not disabled OR

n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Unity-Windowcontents is not

Recommendations

disabled OR
n

Feature not exposed in vSphere:
Unity-Unityactive is not disabled

vSphere Distributed Switch Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vSphere Distributed Switch
objects in your environment.

Health/Critical
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Critical

Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Network traffic is blocked for one or more
ports.

Network traffic is blocked for one or more
ports.

Check the security policy on the port
groups as well as any ACL rule
configuration.

Health/Warning
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Warning

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Distributed Switch configuration is out of
sync.

Distributed Switch configuration is out of
sync with the vCenter Server.

Change the distributed switch
configuration to match the host. Identify
the distributed switch properties that are
out of sync. If these properties were
changed locally on the host in order to
maintain connectivity, update the
distributed switch configuration in the
vCenter Server. Otherwise, re-apply the
the vCenter Server configuration to this
host.

One or more VLANs are unsupported by
the physical switch.

One or more VLANs are unsupported by
the physical switch.

Ensure the VLAN configuration on the
physical switch and the distributed port
groups are consistent.

Teaming configuration does not match the
physical switch.

Teaming configuration does not match
the physical switch.

Ensure the teaming configuration on the
physical switch and the distributed switch
are consistent.

The MTU on the Distributed Switch is not
allowed by one or more VLANs on the
host.

The MTU on the Distributed Switch is not
allowed by one or more VLANs on the
host.

Ensure the MTU configuration on the
physical switch and the distributed switch
are consistent.

There is an MTU mismatch between the
host and a physical switch.

There is an MTU mismatch between the
host and a physical switch.

Adjust the MTU configuration on the host
to match the physical switch. Change the
MTU configuration on the physical switch.

Risk/Warning
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Warning

Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

The distributed switch configuration is
incorrect.

Host without redundant physical
connectivity to the distributed switch.

Verify that at least two NICs on each host
is connected to the distributed switch.

vCenter Server Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the vCenter Server objects in your
environment.

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Health/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

A problem occurred with a vCenter Server
component.

The vCenter Server health changed
(fault symptom).

The actions to take to resolve the
problems depend on the specific problem
that caused the fault. Review the issue
details, and check the documentation.

Duplicate object name found in
thevCenter Server.

Duplicate object name found in the
vCenter Server.

Ensure the virtual machines names are
unique before enabling the Name-Based
Identification feature.

The vCenter Server Storage data
collection failed.

The vCenter Server storage data
collection failed.

Ensure vCenter Management Webservice
is started and Storage Management
Service is functioning.

Datastore Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the datastore objects in your
environment.

Health/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Datastore has unexpected high Disk I/O
workload.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

n

Datastore disk I/O workload at
warning/immediate/critical level

n

Datastore disk I/O workload above
DT

Check the applications running on the
virtual machines placed on the
datastore to determine whether high
disk I/O workload is expected
behavior.

2

Increase IOPS for the datastore.

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Health/Critical
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Critical

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

A storage device for a datastore has been
detected to be off.

Storage device has been turned off
administratively (fault symptom).

Ask the administrator about the device
state. The fault will be resolved and the
alert canceled if the device is turned on. If
SCSI devices are detached or
permanently removed, you must manually
cancel the alert.

Datastore has lost connectivity to a
storage device.

Host(s) lost connectivity to storage
device(s) (fault symptom).

The storage device path, for example,
vmhba35:C1:T0:L7, contains several
potential failure points: Path Element |
Failure Point
--------------------------------------- vmhba35 |
HBA (Host Bus Adapter) C1 | Channel T0
| Target (storage processor port) L7 | LUN
(Logical Unit Number or Disk Unit).
To determine the cause of the failure or to
eliminate possible problems: Identify the
available storage paths to the reported
storage device by running esxcfg-mpath
- l. For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003973. Check
that a rescan does not restore visibility to
the targets. For information on rescanning
the storage device by using the commandline interface and the vSphere Client, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003988.
Determine whether the connectivity issue
is with the iSCSI storage or the fiber
storage.
Troubleshoot the connectivity to the iSCSI
storage by using the software initiator:

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Check whether a ping to the storage
array fails from ESX. For more
information, see
http://kb/vmware.com/kb/1003486

2

Check whether a vmkping to each
network portal of the storage array
fails. For more information,
seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003782
8.

3

Check that the initiator is registered on
the array. For more information,
contact your storage vendor.

4

Check that the following physical
hardware is functioning correctly:
Ethernet switch, Ethernet cables
between the switch and the ESX host,
and Ethernet cables between the
switch and the storage array.

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations
To troubleshoot the connectivity to the
fiber-attached storage, check the fiber
switch. The fiber switch zoning
configuration permits the ESX host to see
the storage array. If you require
assistance, contact your switch vendor.
The fiber switch propagates RSCN
messages to the ESX hosts. For more
information about configuring the fiber
switch, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002301.
Finally, check the following physical
hardware: the storage processors on the
array, the fiber switch and the Gigabit
Interface Converter (GBIC) units in the
switch, the fiber cables between the fiber
switch and the array, and the array itself.
You must rescan after making changes to
make sure that the targets are detected. If
storage connectivity is restored for all of
the affected host and storage device
combinations, the fault is cleared and the
alert canceled. If storage connectivity for
the devices indicated is caused by a
permanent loss or change, you must
cancel the fault alert as a workaround.
The alert will then be canceled
automatically.

Health/Immediate
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Health

Criticality

Immediate

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Datastore has one or more hosts that
have lost redundant paths to a storage
device.

Host(s) lost redundancy to storage
device(s) (fault symptom).

The storage device path, for example,
vmhba35:C1:T0:L7, contains several
potential failure points:
Path Element | Failure Point
--------------------------------------- vmhba35 |
HBA (Host Bus Adapter) C1 | Channel T0
| Target (storage processor port) L7 | LUN
(Logical Unit Number or Disk Unit).
Use the following guidance to determine
the cause of the failure or to eliminate
possible problems. Identify the available
storage paths to the reported storage
device by running esxcfg-mpath - l.
For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003973.
Check that a rescan does not restore
visibility to the targets. For information on
rescanning the storage device by using
the command-line interface and the
vSphere Client, see
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003988.
Determine whether the connectivity issue
is with the iSCSI storage or the fiber
storage. Troubleshoot the connectivity to
the iSCSI storage by using the software
initiator:
1

Check whether a ping to the storage
array fails from ESX. For more
information,
seehttp://kb/vmware.com/kb/1003486.

2

Check whether a vmkping to each
network portal of the storage array
fails. For more information,
seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003782
8.

3

Check that the initiator is registered on
the array. For more information,
contact your storage vendor.

4

Check that the following physical
hardware is functioning correctly:
Ethernet switch, Ethernet cables
between the switch and the ESX host,
and Ethernet cables between the
switch and the storage array.

To troubleshoot the connectivity to the
fiber-attached storage, check the fiber
switch. The fiber switch zoning
configuration permits the ESX host to see
the storage array. If you require
assistance, contact your switch vendor.
The fiber switch propagates RSCN

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Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations
messages to the ESX hosts. For more
information about configuring the fiber
switch,
seehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002301.
Finally, check the following physical
hardware: the storage processors on the
array, the fiber switch and the Gigabit
Interface Converter (GBIC) units in the
switch, the fiber cables between the fiber
switch and the array, and the array itself.
You must rescan after making changes to
make sure that the targets are detected. If
storage connectivity is restored for all of
the affected host and storage device
combinations, the fault is cleared and the
alert canceled. If storage connectivity for
the devices indicated is caused by a
permanent loss or change, you must
cancel the fault alert as a workaround.
The alert will be canceled automatically
after that.

Risk/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptom

Recommendations

Datastore is running out of disk space.

Symptoms include all of the following:

1

Add more capacity to the datastore.

2

Use vSphere vMotion to migrate some

n

Datastore space usage reaching
warning/immediate/critical level

n

! Datastore space growth above DT

n

Datastore space time remaining is
low

virtual machines to a different
datastore.
3

Delete unused snapshots of virtual
machines from datastore.

4

Delete any unused templates on the
datastore.

Data Center Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Data Center objects in your
environment.

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Risk/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information:
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Data center has unbalanced CPU
"demand" workload.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

n

DRS fully automated

n

DC is unbalanced on CPU "demand"
workload

n

DC has significant CPU "demand"
workload difference

n

At least one cluster in DC has high
CPU "demand" workload

Data center has unbalanced memory
"demand" workload.

Data center has unbalanced memory
"consumed" workload.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully enabled

n

DC is unbalanced on memory
"demand" workload difference

n

At least one cluster in DC has high
memory "demand" workload

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

DC is unbalanced on memory
"consumed" workload

n

DC has significant memory
"consumed" workload difference

n

At least one cluster in DC has high
memory "consumed" workload

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

Custom Data Center Alert Definitions
The vCenter adapter provides alert definitions that generate alerts on the Custom Data Center objects in
your environment.

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Risk/Symptom-Based
These alert definitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact

Risk

Criticality

Symptom-based

Alert Definition

Symptoms

Recommendations

Custom data center has unbalanced CPU
"demand" workload.

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

n

DRS fully automated

n

CDC is unbalanced on CPU
"demand" workload

n

CDC has significant CPU "demand"
workload difference

n

At least one cluster in CDC has high
CPU "demand" workload

Custom data center has unbalanced
memory "demand" workload.

Custom Datacenter has unbalanced
memory "consumed" workload.

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Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

CDC is unbalanced on memory
"demand" workload

n

CDC has significant memory
"demand" workload difference

n

At least one cluster in CDC has high
memory"demand" workload

Symptoms include all of the following:
n

DRS enabled

n

DRS fully automated

n

CDC is unbalanced on memory
"consumed" workload

n

CDC has significant memory
"consumed" workload difference

n

At least one cluster in CDC has high
memory"consumed" workload

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

Rebalance the container to spread the
workload more evenly.

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