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vSphere 6.0 Performance Counter Description

vsphere-6-performance-metricsThis is a list of all available performance metrics that are available in vSphere vCenter Server 6.0. Performance counters can be views for Virtual Machines, Hosts, Clusters, Resource Pools and other objects by opening Monitor > Performance in the vSphere Web Client.

These performance counters can also be used for performance analysis with esxcfg-perf.pl, or PowerCLI.

 

CounterNameUnitDescription
clusterServices.cpufairness.latestCPU fairnessnumFairness of distributed CPU resource allocation
clusterServices.effectivecpu.averageEffective CPU resourcesMHzTotal available CPU resources of all hosts within a cluster
clusterServices.effectivemem.averageEffective memory resourcesMBTotal amount of machine memory of all hosts in the cluster that is available for use for virtual machine memory and overhead memory
clusterServices.failover.latestCurrent failover levelnumvSphere HA number of failures that can be tolerated
clusterServices.memfairness.latestMemory fairnessnumAggregate available memory resources of all the hosts within a cluster
cpu.capacity.contention.averageCPU Capacity Contention%Percent of time the VM is unable to run because it is contending for access to the physical CPU(s)
cpu.capacity.demand.averageCPU Capacity DemandMHzThe amount of CPU resources a VM would use if there were no CPU contention or CPU limit
cpu.capacity.entitlement.averageCPU Capacity EntitlementMHzCPU resources devoted by the ESXi scheduler to the virtual machines and resource pools
cpu.capacity.provisioned.averageCPU Capacity ProvisionedMHzCapacity in MHz of the physical CPU cores
cpu.capacity.usage.averageCPU Capacity UsageMHzCPU usage as a percent during the interval.
cpu.corecount.contention.averageCPU Core Count Contention%Time the VM vCPU is ready to run, but is unable to run due to co-scheduling constraints
cpu.corecount.provisioned.averageCPU Core Count ProvisionednumThe number of virtual processors provisioned to the entity.
cpu.corecount.usage.averageCPU Core Count UsagenumThe number of virtual processors running on the host.
cpu.cpuentitlement.latestWorst case allocationMHzAmount of CPU resources allocated to the virtual machine or resource pool, based on the total cluster capacity and the resource configuration of the resource hierarchy
cpu.idle.summationIdlemsTotal time that the CPU spent in an idle state
cpu.ready.summationReadymsTime that the virtual machine was ready, but could not get scheduled to run on the physical CPU during last measurement interval
cpu.reservedCapacity.averageReserved capacityMHzTotal CPU capacity reserved by virtual machines
cpu.system.summationSystemmsAmount of time spent on system processes on each virtual CPU in the virtual machine
cpu.totalmhz.averageTotalMHzTotal amount of CPU resources of all hosts in the cluster
cpu.usage.averageUsage%CPU usage as a percentage during the interval
cpu.usage.maximumUsage%CPU usage as a percentage during the interval
cpu.usage.minimumUsage%CPU usage as a percentage during the interval
cpu.usage.noneUsage%CPU usage as a percentage during the interval
cpu.usagemhz.averageUsage in MHzMHzCPU usage in megahertz during the interval
cpu.usagemhz.maximumUsage in MHzMHzCPU usage in megahertz during the interval
cpu.usagemhz.minimumUsage in MHzMHzCPU usage in megahertz during the interval
cpu.usagemhz.noneUsage in MHzMHzCPU usage in megahertz during the interval
cpu.used.summationUsedmsTotal CPU usage
cpu.wait.summationWaitmsTotal CPU time spent in wait state
datastore.busResets.summationbusResetsnumNumber of SCSI-bus reset commands issued during interval
datastore.commandsAborted.summationcommandsAbortednumNumber of SCSI commands aborted during interval
datastore.datastoreIops.averageStorage I/O Control aggregated IOPSnumStorage I/O Control aggregated IOPS
datastore.datastoreNormalReadLatency.latestStorage DRS datastore normalized read latencynumStorage DRS datastore normalized read latency
datastore.datastoreNormalWriteLatency.latestStorage DRS datastore normalized write latencynumStorage DRS datastore normalized write latency
datastore.datastoreReadBytes.latestStorage DRS datastore bytes readnumStorage DRS datastore bytes read
datastore.datastoreReadIops.latestStorage DRS datastore read I/O ratenumStorage DRS datastore read I/O rate
datastore.datastoreReadLoadMetric.latestStorage DRS datastore read workload metricnumStorage DRS datastore metric for read workload model
datastore.datastoreReadOIO.latestStorage DRS datastore outstanding read requestsnumStorage DRS datastore outstanding read requests
datastore.datastoreVMObservedLatency.latestDatastore latency observed by VMsµsThe average datastore latency as seen by virtual machines
datastore.datastoreWriteBytes.latestStorage DRS datastore bytes writtennumStorage DRS datastore bytes written
datastore.datastoreWriteIops.latestStorage DRS datastore write I/O ratenumStorage DRS datastore write I/O rate
datastore.datastoreWriteLoadMetric.latestStorage DRS datastore write workload metricnumStorage DRS datastore metric for write workload model
datastore.datastoreWriteOIO.latestStorage DRS datastore outstanding write requestsnumStorage DRS datastore outstanding write requests
datastore.maxTotalLatency.latestHighest latencymsHighest latency value across all datastores used by the host
datastore.numberReadAveraged.averageAverage read requests per secondnumAverage number of read commands issued per second to the datastore during the collection interval
datastore.numberWriteAveraged.averageAverage write requests per secondnumAverage number of write commands issued per second to the datastore during the collection interval
datastore.read.averageRead rateKBpsRate of reading data from the datastore
datastore.siocActiveTimePercentage.averageStorage I/O Control active time percentage%Percentage of time Storage I/O Control actively controlled datastore latency
datastore.sizeNormalizedDatastoreLatency.averageStorage I/O Control normalized latencyµsStorage I/O Control size-normalized I/O latency
datastore.throughput.contention.averagecontentionmsAverage amount of time for an I/O operation to the datastore or LUN across all ESX hosts accessing it
datastore.throughput.usage.averageusageKBpsThe current bandwidth usage for the datastore or LUN
datastore.totalReadLatency.averageRead latencymsThe average time a read from the datastore takes
datastore.totalWriteLatency.averageWrite latencymsThe average time a write to the datastore takes
datastore.write.averageWrite rateKBpsRate of writing data to the datastore
disk.busResets.summationBus resetsnumNumber of SCSI-bus reset commands issued during the collection interval
disk.capacity.contention.averagecontention%The amount of storage capacity overcommitment for the entity
disk.capacity.latestCapacityKBConfigured size of the datastore
disk.capacity.provisioned.averageprovisionedKBProvisioned size of the entity
disk.capacity.usage.averageusageKBThe amount of storage capacity currently being consumed by or on the entity
disk.commandsAborted.summationCommands abortednumNumber of SCSI commands aborted during the collection interval
disk.deltaused.latestOverhead due to delta disk backingsKBStorage overhead of a virtual machine or a datastore due to delta disk backings
disk.maxTotalLatency.latestHighest latencymsHighest latency value across all disks used by the host
disk.numberRead.summationRead requestsnumNumber of disk reads during the collection interval
disk.numberReadAveraged.averageAverage read requests per secondnumAverage number of disk reads per second during the collection interval
disk.numberWrite.summationWrite requestsnumNumber of disk writes during the collection interval
disk.numberWriteAveraged.averageAverage write requests per secondnumAverage number of disk writes per second during the collection interval
disk.provisioned.latestSpace potentially usedKBAmount of storage set aside for use by a datastore or a virtual machine
disk.read.averageRead rateKBpsAverage number of kilobytes read from the disk each second during the collection interval
disk.scsiReservationCnflctsPct.averageDisk SCSI Reservation Conflicts %%Number of SCSI reservation conflicts for the LUN as a percent of total commands during the collection interval
disk.scsiReservationConflicts.summationDisk SCSI Reservation ConflictsnumNumber of SCSI reservation conflicts for the LUN during the collection interval
disk.throughput.contention.averageDisk Throughput ContentionmsAverage amount of time for an I/O operation to complete successfully
disk.throughput.usage.averageDisk Throughput UsageKBpsAggregated disk I/O rate, including the rates for all virtual machines running on the host during the collection interval
disk.totalLatency.averageCommand latencymsAverage amount of time taken during the collection interval to process a SCSI command issued by the guest OS to the virtual machine
disk.unshared.latestSpace not sharedKBAmount of space associated exclusively with a virtual machine
disk.usage.averageUsageKBpsAggregated disk I/O rate. For hosts, this metric includes the rates for all virtual machines running on the host during the collection interval.
disk.usage.maximumUsageKBpsAggregated disk I/O rate. For hosts, this metric includes the rates for all virtual machines running on the host during the collection interval.
disk.usage.minimumUsageKBpsAggregated disk I/O rate. For hosts, this metric includes the rates for all virtual machines running on the host during the collection interval.
disk.usage.noneUsageKBpsAggregated disk I/O rate. For hosts, this metric includes the rates for all virtual machines running on the host during the collection interval.
disk.used.latestSpace actually usedKBAmount of space actually used by the virtual machine or the datastore
disk.write.averageWrite rateKBpsAverage number of kilobytes written to disk each second during the collection interval
managementAgent.swapIn.averageMemory swap inKBpsAmount of memory that is swapped in for the Service Console
managementAgent.swapOut.averageMemory swap outKBpsAmount of memory that is swapped out for the Service Console
mem.active.averageActiveKBAmount of memory that is actively used, as estimated by VMkernel based on recently touched memory pages
mem.active.maximumActiveKBAmount of memory that is actively used, as estimated by VMkernel based on recently touched memory pages
mem.active.minimumActiveKBAmount of memory that is actively used, as estimated by VMkernel based on recently touched memory pages
mem.active.noneActiveKBAmount of memory that is actively used, as estimated by VMkernel based on recently touched memory pages
mem.capacity.contention.averageMemory Capacity Contention%Percentage of time VMs are waiting to access swapped, compressed or ballooned memory
mem.capacity.entitlement.averageMemory Capacity EntitlementKBAmount of host physical memory the VM is entitled to, as determined by the ESXi scheduler
mem.capacity.provisioned.averageMemory Capacity ProvisionedKBTotal amount of memory available to the host
mem.capacity.usable.averageMemory Capacity UsableKBAmount of physical memory available for use by virtual machines on this host
mem.capacity.usage.averageMemory Capacity UsageKBAmount of physical memory actively used
mem.capacity.usage.userworld.averageuserworldKBAmount of physical memory actively used by userworlds
mem.capacity.usage.vm.averagevmKBAmount of physical memory actively used by virtual machines
mem.capacity.usage.vmkOvrhd.averagevmkOvrhdKBAmount of memory used by VMKernel overhead
mem.capacity.usage.vmOvrhd.averagevmOvrhdKBAmount of memory used by virtual machine overhead
mem.compressed.averageCompressedKBAmount of guest physical memory compressed by ESX/ESXi
mem.compressionRate.averageCompression rateKBpsRate of memory compression for the virtual machine
mem.consumed.averageConsumedKBAmount of host physical memory consumed by a virtual machine, host, or cluster
mem.consumed.maximumConsumedKBAmount of host physical memory consumed by a virtual machine, host, or cluster
mem.consumed.minimumConsumedKBAmount of host physical memory consumed by a virtual machine, host, or cluster
mem.consumed.noneConsumedKBAmount of host physical memory consumed by a virtual machine, host, or cluster
mem.consumed.userworlds.averageMemory Consumed by userworldsKBAmount of physical memory consumed by userworlds on this host
mem.consumed.vms.averageMemory Consumed by VMsKBAmount of physical memory consumed by VMs on this host
mem.decompressionRate.averageDecompression rateKBpsRate of memory decompression for the virtual machine
mem.granted.averageGrantedKBAmount of host physical memory or physical memory that is mapped for a virtual machine or a host
mem.granted.maximumGrantedKBAmount of host physical memory or physical memory that is mapped for a virtual machine or a host
mem.granted.minimumGrantedKBAmount of host physical memory or physical memory that is mapped for a virtual machine or a host
mem.granted.noneGrantedKBAmount of host physical memory or physical memory that is mapped for a virtual machine or a host
mem.heap.averageHeapKBVMkernel virtual address space dedicated to VMkernel main heap and related data
mem.heap.maximumHeapKBVMkernel virtual address space dedicated to VMkernel main heap and related data
mem.heap.minimumHeapKBVMkernel virtual address space dedicated to VMkernel main heap and related data
mem.heap.noneHeapKBVMkernel virtual address space dedicated to VMkernel main heap and related data
mem.heapfree.averageHeap freeKBFree address space in the VMkernel main heap
mem.heapfree.maximumHeap freeKBFree address space in the VMkernel main heap
mem.heapfree.minimumHeap freeKBFree address space in the VMkernel main heap
mem.heapfree.noneHeap freeKBFree address space in the VMkernel main heap
mem.mementitlement.latestWorst case allocationMBMemory allocation as calculated by the VMkernel scheduler based on current estimated demand and reservation, limit, and shares policies set for all virtual machines and resource pools in the host or cluster
mem.overhead.averageOverheadKBHost physical memory (KB) consumed by the virtualization infrastructure for running the virtual machine
mem.overhead.maximumOverheadKBHost physical memory (KB) consumed by the virtualization infrastructure for running the virtual machine
mem.overhead.minimumOverheadKBHost physical memory (KB) consumed by the virtualization infrastructure for running the virtual machine
mem.overhead.noneOverheadKBHost physical memory (KB) consumed by the virtualization infrastructure for running the virtual machine
mem.reservedCapacity.averageReserved capacityMBTotal amount of memory reservation used by powered-on virtual machines and vSphere services on the host
mem.reservedCapacity.userworld.averageuserworldKBAmount of physical memory consumed by userworlds on this host
mem.reservedCapacity.vm.averagevmKBAmount of physical memory consumed by virtual machines on this host
mem.reservedCapacity.vmkOvrhd.averagevmkOvrhdKBAmount of memory reserved by VMkernel overhead
mem.reservedCapacity.vmOvhd.averagevmOvhdKBAmount of memory reserved by virtual machine overhead
mem.reservedCapacityPct.averageMemory Reserved Capacity %%Percent of memory that has been reserved either through VMkernel use, by userworlds or due to VM memory reservations
mem.shared.averageSharedKBAmount of guest physical memory that is shared with other virtual machines, relative to a single virtual machine or to all powered-on virtual machines on a host
mem.shared.maximumSharedKBAmount of guest physical memory that is shared with other virtual machines, relative to a single virtual machine or to all powered-on virtual machines on a host
mem.shared.minimumSharedKBAmount of guest physical memory that is shared with other virtual machines, relative to a single virtual machine or to all powered-on virtual machines on a host
mem.shared.noneSharedKBAmount of guest physical memory that is shared with other virtual machines, relative to a single virtual machine or to all powered-on virtual machines on a host
mem.sharedcommon.averageShared commonKBAmount of machine memory that is shared by all powered-on virtual machines and vSphere services on the host
mem.sharedcommon.maximumShared commonKBAmount of machine memory that is shared by all powered-on virtual machines and vSphere services on the host
mem.sharedcommon.minimumShared commonKBAmount of machine memory that is shared by all powered-on virtual machines and vSphere services on the host
mem.sharedcommon.noneShared commonKBAmount of machine memory that is shared by all powered-on virtual machines and vSphere services on the host
mem.state.latestStatenumOne of four threshold levels representing the percentage of free memory on the host. The counter value determines swapping and ballooning behavior for memory reclamation.
mem.swapIn.averageswapInKBRefers to VMkernel swapping. Amount swapped-in to memory from disk
mem.swapIn.maximumswapInKBRefers to VMkernel swapping. Amount swapped-in to memory from disk
mem.swapIn.minimumswapInKBRefers to VMkernel swapping. Amount swapped-in to memory from disk
mem.swapIn.noneswapInKBRefers to VMkernel swapping. Amount swapped-in to memory from disk
mem.swapinRate.averageSwap in rateKBpsRate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory during the interval
mem.swapOut.averageswapOutKBAmount of memory swapped-out to disk
mem.swapOut.maximumswapOutKBAmount of memory swapped-out to disk
mem.swapOut.minimumswapOutKBAmount of memory swapped-out to disk
mem.swapOut.noneswapOutKBAmount of memory swapped-out to disk
mem.swapoutRate.averageSwap out rateKBpsRate at which memory is being swapped from active memory to disk during the current interval
mem.swapped.averageSwappedKBCurrent amount of guest physical memory swapped out to the virtual machine swap file by the VMkernel
mem.swapped.maximumSwappedKBCurrent amount of guest physical memory swapped out to the virtual machine swap file by the VMkernel
mem.swapped.minimumSwappedKBCurrent amount of guest physical memory swapped out to the virtual machine swap file by the VMkernel
mem.swapped.noneSwappedKBCurrent amount of guest physical memory swapped out to the virtual machine swap file by the VMkernel
mem.swaptarget.averageSwap targetKBTarget size for the virtual machine swap file
mem.swaptarget.maximumSwap targetKBTarget size for the virtual machine swap file
mem.swaptarget.minimumSwap targetKBTarget size for the virtual machine swap file
mem.swaptarget.noneSwap targetKBTarget size for the virtual machine swap file
mem.swapunreserved.averageSwap unreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved by swap
mem.swapunreserved.maximumSwap unreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved by swap
mem.swapunreserved.minimumSwap unreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved by swap
mem.swapunreserved.noneSwap unreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved by swap
mem.swapused.averageSwap usedKBAmount of memory that is used by swap
mem.swapused.maximumSwap usedKBAmount of memory that is used by swap
mem.swapused.minimumSwap usedKBAmount of memory that is used by swap
mem.swapused.noneSwap usedKBAmount of memory that is used by swap
mem.totalmb.averageTotalMBTotal amount of host physical memory of all hosts in the cluster that is available for virtual machine memory (physical memory for use by the guest OS) and virtual machine overhead memory
mem.unreserved.averageUnreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved
mem.unreserved.maximumUnreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved
mem.unreserved.minimumUnreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved
mem.unreserved.noneUnreservedKBAmount of memory that is unreserved
mem.usage.averageUsage%Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory
mem.usage.maximumUsage%Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory
mem.usage.minimumUsage%Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory
mem.usage.noneUsage%Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory
mem.vmmemctl.averageBalloonKBAmount of memory allocated by the virtual machine memory control driver (vmmemctl), which is installed with VMware Tools
mem.vmmemctl.maximumBalloonKBAmount of memory allocated by the virtual machine memory control driver (vmmemctl), which is installed with VMware Tools
mem.vmmemctl.minimumBalloonKBAmount of memory allocated by the virtual machine memory control driver (vmmemctl), which is installed with VMware Tools
mem.vmmemctl.noneBalloonKBAmount of memory allocated by the virtual machine memory control driver (vmmemctl), which is installed with VMware Tools
mem.vmmemctltarget.averageBalloon targetKBTarget value set by VMkernal for the virtual machine's memory balloon size
mem.vmmemctltarget.maximumBalloon targetKBTarget value set by VMkernal for the virtual machine's memory balloon size
mem.vmmemctltarget.minimumBalloon targetKBTarget value set by VMkernal for the virtual machine's memory balloon size
mem.vmmemctltarget.noneBalloon targetKBTarget value set by VMkernal for the virtual machine's memory balloon size
mem.zero.averageZeroKBMemory that contains 0s only
mem.zero.maximumZeroKBMemory that contains 0s only
mem.zero.minimumZeroKBMemory that contains 0s only
mem.zero.noneZeroKBMemory that contains 0s only
net.packetsRx.summationPackets receivednumNumber of packets received during the interval
net.packetsTx.summationPackets transmittednumNumber of packets transmitted during the interval
net.received.averageData receive rateKBpsAverage rate at which data was received during the interval
net.throughput.contention.summationNet Throughput ContentionnumThe aggregate network droppped packets for the host
net.throughput.droppedRx.averageVDS Dropped Received Packets ThroughputnumCount of dropped received packets for this VDS
net.throughput.droppedTx.averageVDS Dropped Transmitted Packets ThroughputnumCount of dropped transmitted packets for this VDS
net.throughput.packetsPerSec.averagepNic Packets Received and Transmitted per SecondnumAverage rate of packets received and transmitted per second
net.throughput.pktsRx.averageVDS Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received packets for this vDS
net.throughput.pktsRxBroadcast.averageVDS Broadcast Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received Broadcast packets for this VDS
net.throughput.pktsRxMulticast.averageVDS Multicast Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received Multicast packets for this VDS
net.throughput.pktsTx.averageVDS Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted packets for this VDS
net.throughput.pktsTxBroadcast.averageVDS Broadcast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted Broadcast packets for this VDS
net.throughput.pktsTxMulticast.averageVDS Multicast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted Multicast packets for this VDS
net.throughput.provisioned.averageNet Throughput ProvisionedKBpsThe maximum network bandwidth for the host
net.throughput.usable.averageNet Throughput UsableKBpsThe current available network bandwidth for the host
net.throughput.usage.averageNet Throughput UsageKBpsThe current network bandwidth usage for the host
net.throughput.usage.ft.averagepNic Throughput Usage for FTKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for FT
net.throughput.usage.hbr.averagepNic Throughput Usage for HBRKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for HBR
net.throughput.usage.iscsi.averagepNic Throughput Usage for iSCSIKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for iSCSI
net.throughput.usage.nfs.averagepNic Throughput Usage for NFSKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for NFS
net.throughput.usage.vm.averagepNic Throughput Usage for VMsKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for VMs
net.throughput.usage.vmotion.averagepNic Throughput Usage for vMotionKBpsAverage pNic I/O rate for vMotion
net.throughput.vds.arpFound.averageVXLAN Nework Found Matched ARP Entry ThroughputnumCount of transmitted packets that found matched ARP entry for this network
net.throughput.vds.arpLKUPFull.averageVXLAN Network Failed to Allocate ARP Entry During Translation Phase ThroughputnumCount of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new ARP entry during translation phase for this network
net.throughput.vds.arpTimeout.averageVXLAN Network Found ARP Queries Have Been Expired ThroughputnumCount of arp queries that have been expired for this network
net.throughput.vds.arpUnknown.averageVXLAN Network Found Matched ARP Entry Marked as Unknown ThroughputnumCount of transmitted packets whose matched arp entry is marked as unknown for this network
net.throughput.vds.arpWait.averageVXLAN network found the same ARP requests have been sent into queue throughputnumCount of transmitted packets whose ARP requests have already been sent into queue for this network
net.throughput.vds.droppedRx.averageDVPort dropped received packets throughputnumCount of dropped received packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.droppedTx.averageDVPort dropped transmitted packets throughputnumCount of dropped transmitted packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.lagDropRx.averageLAG dropped received packets throughputnumCount of dropped received packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagDropTx.averageLAG dropped transmitted packets throughputnumCount of dropped transmitted packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagRx.averageLAG packets Throughput receivednumThe rate of received packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagRxBcast.averageLAG Broadcast packets Throughput receivednumThe rate of received Broadcast packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagRxMcast.averageLAG multicast packets throughput receivednumThe rate of received multicast packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagTx.averageLAG Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagTxBcast.averageLAG Broadcast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted Broadcast packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.lagTxMcast.averageLAG Multicast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted Multicast packets for this LAG
net.throughput.vds.macFlood.averageVXLAN network failed to match mapping entry for a unicast MAC throughputnumCount of transmitted packets that cannot find matched mapping entry for this network
net.throughput.vds.macLKUPFull.averageVXLAN network failed to allocate a new mapping entry during translation phasenumCount of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new mapping entry during translation phase for this network
net.throughput.vds.macUPDTFull.averageVXLAN network failed to allocate a new mapping entry during learning phasenumCount of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new mapping entry during learning phase for this network
net.throughput.vds.pktsRx.averageDVPort Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.pktsRxBcast.averageDVPort Broadcast Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received broadcast packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.pktsRxMcast.averageDVPort Multicast Packets Throughput ReceivednumThe rate of received multicast packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.pktsTx.averageDVPort Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.pktsTxBcast.averageDVPort Broadcast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted broadcast packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.pktsTxMcast.averageDVPort Multicast Packets Throughput TransmittednumThe rate of transmitted multicast packets for this DVPort
net.throughput.vds.rxDestErr.averageVXLAN network dropped received packets due to destination IP error throughputnumCount of dropped received packets with destination IP error for this network
net.throughput.vds.rxDrop.averageVXLAN network dropped received packets throughputnumCount of dropped received packets for this network
net.throughput.vds.rxTotal.averageVXLAN network packets throughput receivednumThe rate of received packets for this network
net.throughput.vds.txCrsRouter.averageVXLAN network cross-router packets throughput transmittednumThe rate of transmitted cross-router packets for this network
net.throughput.vds.txDrop.averageVXLAN network dropped transmitted packets throughputnumCount of dropped transmitted packets for this network
net.throughput.vds.txNoUnicast.averageVXLAN network non-unicast packets throughput transmittednumThe rate of transmitted non-unicast packets for this network
net.throughput.vds.txTotal.averageVXLAN network packets throughput transmittednumThe rate of transmitted packets for this network
net.transmitted.averageData transmit rateKBpsAverage rate at which data was transmitted during the interval
net.usage.averageUsageKBpsNetwork utilization (combined transmit-rates and receive-rates) during the interval
net.usage.maximumUsageKBpsNetwork utilization (combined transmit-rates and receive-rates) during the interval
net.usage.minimumUsageKBpsNetwork utilization (combined transmit-rates and receive-rates) during the interval
net.usage.noneUsageKBpsNetwork utilization (combined transmit-rates and receive-rates) during the interval
power.capacity.usable.averageHost Power Capacity UsableWCurrent maximum allowed power usage.
power.capacity.usage.averageHost Power Capacity UsageWCurrent power usage
power.capacity.usagePct.averageHost Power Capacity Provisioned%Current power usage as a percentage of maximum allowed power.
power.energy.summationEnergy usageJTotal energy used since last stats reset
power.power.averageUsageWCurrent power usage
power.powerCap.averageCapWMaximum allowed power usage
rescpu.actav1.latestActive (1 min average)%CPU active average over 1 minute
storageAdapter.commandsAveraged.averageAverage commands issued per secondnumAverage number of commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval
storageAdapter.maxTotalLatency.latestHighest latencymsHighest latency value across all storage adapters used by the host
storageAdapter.numberReadAveraged.averageAverage read requests per secondnumAverage number of read commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval
storageAdapter.numberWriteAveraged.averageAverage write requests per secondnumAverage number of write commands issued per second by the storage adapter during the collection interval
storageAdapter.OIOsPct.averageStorage Adapter Outstanding I/Os%The percent of I/Os that have been issued but have not yet completed
storageAdapter.outstandingIOs.averageStorage Adapter Outstanding I/OsnumThe number of I/Os that have been issued but have not yet completed
storageAdapter.queued.averageStorage Adapter Number QueuednumThe current number of I/Os that are waiting to be issued
storageAdapter.queueDepth.averageStorage Adapter Queue DepthnumThe maximum number of I/Os that can be outstanding at a given time
storageAdapter.queueLatency.averageStorage Adapter Queue Command LatencymsAverage amount of time spent in the VMkernel queue, per SCSI command, during the collection interval
storageAdapter.read.averageRead rateKBpsRate of reading data by the storage adapter
storageAdapter.throughput.cont.averageStorage Adapter Throughput ContentionmsAverage amount of time for an I/O operation to complete successfully
storageAdapter.throughput.usag.averageStorage Adapter Throughput UsageKBpsThe storage adapter's I/O rate
storageAdapter.totalReadLatency.averageRead latencymsThe average time a read by the storage adapter takes
storageAdapter.totalWriteLatency.averageWrite latencymsThe average time a write by the storage adapter takes
storageAdapter.write.averageWrite rateKBpsRate of writing data by the storage adapter
storagePath.busResets.summationStorage Path Bus ResetsnumNumber of SCSI-bus reset commands issued during the collection interval
storagePath.commandsAborted.summationStorage Path Command TerminationsnumNumber of SCSI commands terminated during the collection interval
storagePath.maxTotalLatency.latestHighest latencymsHighest latency value across all storage paths used by the host
storagePath.throughput.cont.averageStorage Path Throughput ContentionmsAverage amount of time for an I/O operation to complete successfully
storagePath.throughput.usage.averageStorage Path Throughput UsageKBpsStorage path I/O rate
sys.heartbeat.summationHeartbeatnumNumber of heartbeats issued per virtual machine during the interval
sys.uptime.latestUptimesTotal time elapsed, in seconds, since last system startup
vcDebugInfo.activationlatencystats.maximumActivation latencymsThe latency of an activation operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.activationlatencystats.minimumActivation latencymsThe latency of an activation operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.activationlatencystats.summationActivation latencymsThe latency of an activation operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.activationstats.maximumActivation countnumActivation operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.activationstats.minimumActivation countnumActivation operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.activationstats.summationActivation countnumActivation operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsynclatencystats.maximumHost sync latencymsThe latency of a host sync operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsynclatencystats.minimumHost sync latencymsThe latency of a host sync operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsynclatencystats.summationHost sync latencymsThe latency of a host sync operation in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsyncstats.maximumHost sync countnumThe number of host sync operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsyncstats.minimumHost sync countnumThe number of host sync operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.hostsyncstats.summationHost sync countnumThe number of host sync operations in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.inventorystats.maximumInventory statisticsnumvCenter Server inventory statistics
vcDebugInfo.inventorystats.minimumInventory statisticsnumvCenter Server inventory statistics
vcDebugInfo.inventorystats.summationInventory statisticsnumvCenter Server inventory statistics
vcDebugInfo.lockstats.maximumLocking statisticsnumvCenter Server locking statistics
vcDebugInfo.lockstats.minimumLocking statisticsnumvCenter Server locking statistics
vcDebugInfo.lockstats.summationLocking statisticsnumvCenter Server locking statistics
vcDebugInfo.lrostats.maximumvCenter Server LRO statisticsnumvCenter Server LRO statistics
vcDebugInfo.lrostats.minimumvCenter Server LRO statisticsnumvCenter Server LRO statistics
vcDebugInfo.lrostats.summationvCenter Server LRO statisticsnumvCenter Server LRO statistics
vcDebugInfo.miscstats.maximumMiscellaneousnumMiscellaneous statistics
vcDebugInfo.miscstats.minimumMiscellaneousnumMiscellaneous statistics
vcDebugInfo.miscstats.summationMiscellaneousnumMiscellaneous statistics
vcDebugInfo.morefregstats.maximumManaged object reference statisticsnumManaged object reference counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.morefregstats.minimumManaged object reference statisticsnumManaged object reference counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.morefregstats.summationManaged object reference statisticsnumManaged object reference counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.scoreboard.maximumScoreboard statisticsnumObject counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.scoreboard.minimumScoreboard statisticsnumObject counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.scoreboard.summationScoreboard statisticsnumObject counts in vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.sessionstats.maximumSession statisticsnumThe statistics of client sessions connected to vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.sessionstats.minimumSession statisticsnumThe statistics of client sessions connected to vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.sessionstats.summationSession statisticsnumThe statistics of client sessions connected to vCenter Server
vcDebugInfo.systemstats.maximumSystem statisticsnumThe statistics of vCenter Server as a running system such as thread statistics and heap statistics
vcDebugInfo.systemstats.minimumSystem statisticsnumThe statistics of vCenter Server as a running system such as thread statistics and heap statistics
vcDebugInfo.systemstats.summationSystem statisticsnumThe statistics of vCenter Server as a running system such as thread statistics and heap statistics
vcDebugInfo.vcservicestats.maximumvCenter Server service statisticsnumvCenter service statistics such as events, alarms, and tasks
vcDebugInfo.vcservicestats.minimumvCenter Server service statisticsnumvCenter service statistics such as events, alarms, and tasks
vcDebugInfo.vcservicestats.summationvCenter Server service statisticsnumvCenter service statistics such as events, alarms, and tasks
vcResources.buffersz.averagebufferszKBBuffersize
vcResources.cachesz.averagecacheszKBCachesize
vcResources.ctxswitchesrate.averageContext switch ratenumNumber of context switches per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.diskreadsectorrate.averagediskreadsectorratenumdiskreadsectorrate
vcResources.diskreadsrate.averageDisk read ratenumNumber of disk reads per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.diskwritesectorrate.averagediskwritesectorratenumdiskwritesectorrate
vcResources.diskwritesrate.averageDisk write ratenumNumber of disk writes per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.packetrecvrate.averageReceived packet ratenumRate of the number of total packets received per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.packetsentrate.averageSent packet ratenumNumber of total packets sent per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.pagefaultrate.averagePage fault ratenumNumber of page faults per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.physicalmemusage.averagePhysical memoryKBPhysical memory used by vCenter
vcResources.priviledgedcpuusage.averageCPU privileged%CPU used by vCenter Server in privileged mode
vcResources.syscallsrate.averageSystem call ratenumNumber of systems calls made per second on the system where vCenter Server is running
vcResources.systemcpuusage.averageCPU system%Total system CPU used on the system where vCenter Server in running
vcResources.usercpuusage.averageCPU user%CPU used by vCenter Server in user mode
vcResources.virtualmemusage.averageVirtual memoryKBVirtual memory used by vCenter Server
virtualDisk.busResets.summationVirtual Disk Number of ResetsnumNumber of resets to a virtual disk
virtualDisk.commandsAborted.summationVirtual Disk Number of TerminationsnumNumber of terminations to a virtual disk
virtualDisk.numberReadAveraged.averageAverage read requests per secondnumAverage number of read commands issued per second to the virtual disk during the collection interval
virtualDisk.numberWriteAveraged.averageAverage write requests per secondnumAverage number of write commands issued per second to the virtual disk during the collection interval
virtualDisk.read.averageRead rateKBpsRate of reading data from the virtual disk
virtualDisk.readLoadMetric.latestRead workload metricnumStorage DRS virtual disk metric for the read workload model
virtualDisk.readOIO.latestAverage number of outstanding read requestsnumAverage number of outstanding read requests to the virtual disk during the collection interval
virtualDisk.throughput.cont.averageVirtual Disk Throughput ContentionmsAverage amount of time for an I/O operation to complete successfully
virtualDisk.throughput.usage.averageVirtual Disk Throughput UsageKBpsVirtual disk I/O rate
virtualDisk.totalReadLatency.averageRead latencymsThe average time a read from the virtual disk takes
virtualDisk.totalWriteLatency.averageWrite latencymsThe average time a write to the virtual disk takes
virtualDisk.write.averageWrite rateKBpsRate of writing data to the virtual disk
virtualDisk.writeLoadMetric.latestWrite workload metricnumStorage DRS virtual disk metric for the write workload model
virtualDisk.writeOIO.latestAverage number of outstanding write requestsnumAverage number of outstanding write requests to the virtual disk during the collection interval
vmop.numChangeDS.latestVM datastore change count (non-powered-on VMs)numNumber of datastore change operations for powered-off and suspended virtual machines
vmop.numChangeHost.latestVM host change count (non-powered-on VMs)numNumber of host change operations for powered-off and suspended VMs
vmop.numChangeHostDS.latestVM host and datastore change count (non-powered-on VMs)numNumber of host and datastore change operations for powered-off and suspended virtual machines
vmop.numClone.latestVM clone countnumNumber of virtual machine clone operations
vmop.numCreate.latestVM create countnumNumber of virtual machine create operations
vmop.numDeploy.latestVM template deploy countnumNumber of virtual machine template deploy operations
vmop.numDestroy.latestVM delete countnumNumber of virtual machine delete operations
vmop.numPoweroff.latestVM power off countnumNumber of virtual machine power off operations
vmop.numPoweron.latestVM power on countnumNumber of virtual machine power on operations
vmop.numRebootGuest.latestVM guest reboot countnumNumber of virtual machine guest reboot operations
vmop.numReconfigure.latestVM reconfigure countnumNumber of virtual machine reconfigure operations
vmop.numRegister.latestVM register countnumNumber of virtual machine register operations
vmop.numReset.latestVM reset countnumNumber of virtual machine reset operations
vmop.numShutdownGuest.latestVM guest shutdown countnumNumber of virtual machine guest shutdown operations
vmop.numStandbyGuest.latestVM standby guest countnumNumber of virtual machine standby guest operations
vmop.numSuspend.latestVM suspend countnumNumber of virtual machine suspend operations
vmop.numSVMotion.latestStorage vMotion countnumNumber of migrations with Storage vMotion (datastore change operations for powered-on VMs)
vmop.numUnregister.latestVM unregister countnumNumber of virtual machine unregister operations
vmop.numVMotion.latestvMotion countnumNumber of migrations with vMotion (host change operations for powered-on VMs)
vmop.numXVMotion.latestVM host and datastore change count (powered-on VMs)numNumber of host and datastore change operations for powered-on and suspended virtual machines

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  2. For collecting vcResources and vcDebugInfo (vCenter Server counters), which managed object reference or entity should I use?

  3. Hi I Know this is an old post but was wondering if there a version of this for 7.0 and I was also wondering if there was a reason why some of the quieres dont return any results. I'm new so apologies in advanced.

    1. I'll add to my todo list to create a version for 7.0.
      Not sure about your second question. Not all counters are available everywhere. Which query are you using that is not responding anything?

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