Monitoring Agent for VMware VI metrics

The metrics for Monitoring Agent for VMware VI resource types collect data for monitoring with IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management. Every Monitoring Agent for VMware VI resource type defines a set of dimensions and metrics. The descriptions provide such information as data type, dimension key, and metric unit.

Resource vmCluster

This attribute group contains metrics that describe the configuration and performance of a cluster. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmCluster.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

CPU Utilization

Datastores Total Free Space (MB)

Datastores Total Space (MB)

Effective CPU (GHz_

Effective Memory

Effective Servers

Memory Utilization

Number vMotions

Percent Datastore Usage

Percent Effective CPU

Percent Effective Memory

Percent Effective Servers

Physical NICs

Physical NICs Down

Powered on VMs

Servers utilizing 0-10 Percent

Servers utilizing 11-20 Percent

Servers utilizing 21-30 Percent

Servers utilizing 31-40 Percent

Servers utilizing 41-50 Percent

Servers utilizing 51-60 Percent

Servers utilizing 61-70 Percent

Servers utilizing 81-90 Percent

Servers utilizing 91-100 Percent

Servers with 71-80 Percent Utilization

Servers with Memory Utilization from 0-10 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 11-20 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 21-30 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 31-40 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 41-50 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 51-60 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 61-70 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 71-80 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 81-90 Percent

Servers with Memory Utilization from 91-100 Percent

Servers_In Maintenance Mode

Total CPU (GHz)

Total Memory (GB)

Total_VM Configured Memory

Total_VM Provisioned Space

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

Cluster MORef

Cluster Name

Cluster Node

Current EVC Mode

DataCenter

Datacenter MORef

DRS Enabled

HA Enabled

Include Data In Summarization 0

Include Data In Summarization 1

Include Data In Summarization 10

Include Data In Summarization 2

Include Data In Summarization 3

Include Data In Summarization 4

Include Data In Summarization 5

Include Data In Summarization 6

Include Data In Summarization 7

Include Data In Summarization 8

Include Data In Summarization 9

Number CPUs

Number Servers

Overall Status

Time Stamp

Component: Clustered Data Stores

This attribute group describes the data stores that are used by a cluster. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Clustered Data Stores.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Data Store Percent Overcommitted

Data Store Percent Used

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Data Store Accessibility

Data Store Cluster

Data Store Cluster MORef

Data Store Connected Hosts

Data Store Connected VMs

Data Store Datacenter

Data Store Datastore

Data Store Include Data In Summarization 0

Data Store Managed System Name

Data Store node

Data Store Node Id

Data Store Overall Status

Data Store Remote Host Address

Data Store Storage Capacity

Data Store Type

Time Stamp

Component: Clustered ESX Servers

This attribute group describes the ESX servers that are members of a cluster. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Clustered ESX Servers.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

ESX Server CPU Total Utilization

ESX Server Memory Total Utilization

ESX Server Server CPU Utilization

ESX Server Server Memory Utilization

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

ESX Server Cluster Name

ESX Server CPU Effective Contribution

ESX Server CPU Effective Utilization

ESX Server CPU Total Contribution

ESX Server DataCenter

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 0

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 1

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 2

ESX Server Mem Effective Contribution

ESX Server Mem Total Contribution

ESX Server Memory Effective Utilization

ESX Server MSN Name

ESX Server node

ESX Server Overall Status

ESX Server Server Hostname

Time Stamp

Component: Clustered Virtual Machines

This attribute group describes the virtual machines that are members of a cluster. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Clustered Virtual Machines.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Clustered VM CPU Utilization

Clustered VM Memory Utilization

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Clustered VM Cluster MORef

Clustered VM Cluster Name

Clustered VM DataCenter

Clustered VM Include Data In Summarization 0

Clustered VM MSN Name

Clustered VM node

Clustered VM Node Id

Clustered VM Overall Status

Clustered VM VM Name

Time Stamp

Resource vmDataCenter

This attribute group contains information about the data centers in the virtual infrastructure. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmDataCenter.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

Datacenter CPU Utilization

Datacenter Effective CPU

Datacenter Effective Memory

Datacenter Effective Servers

Datacenter Memory Utilization

Datacenter Percent_Effective_Servers

Datacenter Total CPU

Datacenter Total Memory

Datacenter Total Servers

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

Datacenter Include Data In Summarization 0

Datacenter Include Data In Summarization 1

Datacenter Include Data In Summarization 2

Datacenter Include Data In Summarization 3

Datacenter Name

Datacenter node

Datacenter Node Id

Datacenter Overall Status

Time Stamp

Resource vmDataStore

This resource type is for VMware Datastores. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmDataStore.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

Capacity

Percent Free

Percent Used

Read Latency

Used Space

Write Latency

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

Agent MSN

Datastore MORef

Datastore Name

Datastore nodeid

Datastore Type

datastore_node

ESX Server Name

Free Space

Include Data In Summarization 0

Include Data In Summarization 1

Maximum File Size

Overall Status

Server Datacenter

Time Stamp

Resource vmESXServer

This attribute group contains basic information about an ESX server. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmESXServer.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

CloneFrom Snapshot-Supported

ESX Server Average_VM CPU_Percent_Ready

ESX Server Demand

ESX Server Energy Usage

ESX Server Latency

ESX Server Overall CPU_Util

ESX Server Overall Memory_Util

ESX Server Performance Error_Pct

ESX Server Performance Error_Rate

ESX Server Physical Memory

ESX Server Power Usage

ESX Server Storage_Adapter Max Latency

ESX Server Storage_Path Max Latency

ESX Server System Up_Time

ESX Server Total CPU_MHz

ESX Server Used CPU_MHz

Fault Tolerance-Supported

HBA Count

SSH Status

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

DataCenter for the ESX Server

ESX Server Associate Cluster

ESX Server BIOS Date

ESX Server Build number

ESX Server Connection State

ESX Server CPU Packages

ESX Server Current EVC Mode

ESX Server Datacenter MORef

ESX Server Datastore Space

ESX Server Datastore Used

ESX Server Fully Qualified_Name

ESX Server Host Name

ESX Server HyperThreading Enabled

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 0

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 1

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 2

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 3

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 4

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 5

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 6

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 7

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 8

ESX Server Include Data In Summarization 9

ESX Server IP Address

ESX Server Maintenance Mode

ESX Server Max EVC Mode

ESX Server NIC Interfaces

ESX Server node

ESX Server Node Id

ESX Server Number of VMs

ESX Server Number VMs_On

ESX Server Overall Status

ESX Server Physical CPUs

ESX Server Power Capacity

ESX Server Power State

ESX Server Processor Family

ESX Server Product

ESX Server Serial Number

ESX Server System Model

ESX Server System Vendor

ESX Server Total_VM Configured Memory

ESX Server Total_VM Provisioned Space

ESX Server UUID

ESX Server Version

ESX Server vMotion enabled

Time Stamp

Component: Data Stores

Information about data stores for a server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Data Stores.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Data Store Percent Free

Data Store Percent Used

Data Store Read Latency

Data Store Storage Capacity

Data Store Used Space

Data Store Write Latency

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Data Store Agent MSN

Data Store Datastore MORef

Data Store dataStores Node

Data Store File System Type

Data Store Free Space

Data Store Host Name of ESX Server

Data Store Include Data In Summarization 0

Data Store Include Data In Summarization 1

Data Store Maximum File Size

Data Store Name

Data Store Name of Datacenter

Data Store Node Id

Data Store Overall Status

Time Stamp

Component: Disk Usage for a Server

Information about disk usage for a server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Disk Usage for a Server.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Disk Bus Resets

Disk Commands Aborted

Disk Device Latency

Disk Device Read Latency

Disk Device Total Latency

Disk Device Write Latency

Disk Kernel Latency

Disk Kernel Read Latency

Disk Kernel Total Latency

Disk Kernel Write Latency

Disk Number of Disk Commands

Disk Number of Read Operations

Disk Number of Write Operations

Disk Queue Latency

Disk Queue Read Latency

Disk Queue Total Latency

Disk Queue Write Latency

Disk Sample Time Read Rate

Disk Sample Write Rate

Disk Total Latency

Disk Total Read Latency

Disk Total Write Latency

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Disk Backing Datastore

Disk Host Name of ESX Server

Disk Include Data In Summarization 0

Disk Include Data In Summarization 1

Disk Include Data In Summarization 2

Disk Include Data In Summarization 3

Disk Include Data In Summarization 4

Disk Include Data In Summarization 5

Disk Include Data In Summarization 6

Disk node

Disk Node Id

Disk Virtual Disk Name

Time Stamp

Component: Host Bus Adapters

Information about the host bus adapters (HBA) of the server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Host Bus Adapters.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Host Bus Adapter Read Average

Host Bus Adapter Read Latency

Host Bus Adapter Speed

Host Bus Adapter Storage Adapter Throughput Usage

Host Bus Adapter Write Latency

Host Bus Adapter Write Rate

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Host Bus Adapter Bus Number of HBA

Host Bus Adapter Device Name of HBA

Host Bus Adapter Driver

Host Bus Adapter HBA_Type

Host Bus Adapter Host Name

Host Bus Adapter Include Data In Summarization 0

Host Bus Adapter Include Data In Summarization 1

Host Bus Adapter Model

Host Bus Adapter Node Id

Host Bus Adapter Operational Status

Host Bus Adapter PCI ID for HBA

Host Bus Adapters node

Time Stamp

Component: Network Usage

Information about network usage for a server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Network Usage.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Network Data Transmitted

Network Pkts Dropped

Network Pkts Received

Network Pkts Transmitted

Network Receive Pkts Dropped

Network Sample Data Received Rate

Network Transmit Pkts Dropped

Network Transmitted and Received Total/Sec

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Network Cluster Name

Network Datacenter Name

Network Duplex

Network Host Name of ESX Server

Network Include Data In Summarization 0

Network Include Data In Summarization 1

Network Include Data In Summarization 2

Network Interface Name

Network Node

Network Node Id

Network Physical Address

Network Status

Network Switch

Time Stamp

Component: Server CPU

Information about CPU usage for a server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Server CPU.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

CPU Core Utilization

CPU Usage

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

CPU ESX Hostname

CPU Include Data In Summarization 0

CPU Include Data In Summarization 1

CPU node

CPU Node Id

CPU Number

Time Stamp

Component: Server Health

ESX server health information. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Server Health.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Health Sensor Value

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Health Host Name of ESX Server

Health node

Health Node Id

Health Sensor Name

Health Sensor Status

Health Sensor Type

Health Sensor Units

Time Stamp

Component: Server Memory

This attribute group contains information about memory usage for a server. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Server Memory.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Memory Active Memory

Memory Active Write

Memory Balloon Used

Memory Free Memory

Memory Granted Memory

Memory Swap In Rate

Memory Swap Out Rate

Memory Swap Total Rate

Memory Swap Used

Memory Swap_In_Rate From Host_Cache

Memory Swap_Out_Rate From Host_Cache

Memory Usage

Memory Utilization

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Memory ESX Server Host Name

Memory Granted Max Memory

Memory Granted Min Memory

Memory Include Data In Summarization 0

Memory Include Data In Summarization 1

Memory Include Data In Summarization 2

Memory Include Data In Summarization 3

Memory Include Data In Summarization 4

Memory Low_Free Threshold

Memory Node

Memory Node Id

Memory Physical Memory

Memory Service Console

Time Stamp

Component: Virtual Machine Data Store Usage

Information about how each virtual machine is utilizing a data store. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Data Store Usage.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Datastore Usage Unused Space on Data Store

VM Datastore Usage Virtual Machine Space

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Time Stamp

VM Datastore Reserved Space

VM Datastore Usage Data Store Name

VM Datastore Usage Datacenter Name

VM Datastore Usage Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Datastore Usage Node Id

VM Datastore Usage Node Id

VM Datastore Usage Percent Committed

VM Datastore Usage Virtual Machine

VM Datastore Usage VM DataStore Usage node

VM Datastore VM Dedicated Space

Component: Virtual Switches

Information about the virtual switches in the virtual infrastructure. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Switches.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Switch Received

Switch Total Virtual Switch Usage

Switch Transmitted

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Switch Datacenter Name

Switch Include Data In Summarization 0

Switch Name

Switch Network Name

Switch node

Switch Number NICs

Switch Server Hostname

Time Stamp

Resource vmNetworks

This resource type provide information for VMware Networks (Distributed Switches). The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmNetworks.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

Include Data In Summarization 0

NIC Usage

Pkts Dropped

Pkts Received

Pkts Transmitted

Receive Pkts Dropped

Received

Transmit Pkts Dropped

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

Cluster Name

Datacenter Name

Duplex

Include Data In Summarization 1

Include Data In Summarization 2

NIC ESX Host Server Name

NIC Name

NIC Node

Physical Address

Time Stamp

Virtual Switch Name

Resource vmVirtualMachine

This is the resource information for Virtual Machines. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmVirtualMachine.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

Virtual Machine CPU Utilization

Virtual Machine Datastore Percent Utilization

Virtual Machine Memory Size(MB)

Virtual Machine Percent Ready

Virtual Machine Snapshot Storage Consumed (MB)

Virtual Machine Used CPU MHz

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

Include Data In Summarization 5

Virtual machine CPU Available to VM

Timestamp

Virtual Machine Cluster

Virtual Machine Connection State

Virtual Machine Consolidation Needed

Virtual Machine CPU Limit

Virtual Machine CPU Shares

Virtual Machine Datacenter

Virtual Machine ESX Server Host Name

Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance

Virtual Machine Guest OS MSN

Virtual Machine Guest OS Name

Virtual Machine Guest State

Virtual Machine Heartbeats Received

Virtual Machine Host Server Name

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 0

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 1

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 2

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 3

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 4

Virtual Machine Include Data In Summarization 6

Virtual Machine Instance UUID

Virtual Machine Instance UUID

Virtual Machine IP Address

Virtual Machine Memory Limit

Virtual Machine Memory Reservation

Virtual Machine Memory Shares

Virtual Machine MOREF

Virtual Machine Name

Virtual Machine Node

Virtual Machine Node ID

Virtual Machine Num CPUs

Virtual Machine Number of Disks

Virtual Machine Number of NICs

Virtual Machine Number Of Snapshots

Virtual Machine OS Type

Virtual Machine Overall Status

Virtual Machine Power Status

Virtual Machine Resource Pool

Virtual Machine Storage DRS Enable

Virtual Machine Template

Virtual Machine Tools Status

Virtual Machine Up Time

Virtual Machine UUID

Virtual Machine Version

Component: Virtual Machine CPU

Virtual Machine CPU. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine CPU.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM CPU Percent Ready

VM CPU Utilization

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM CPU CPU Number

VM CPU Host Name

VM CPU Host Server Name

VM CPU Include Data In Summarization 0

VM CPU Node

VM CPU Node ID

VM CPU Ready Time

VM CPU System Time

VM CPU Timestamp

VM CPU Used Time

VM CPU User Time

VM CPU VM Name

VM CPU VM Name and CPU ID

VM CPU VM OS Type

VM CPU Wait Time

Component: Virtual Machine Disk

Virtual Machine Disk. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Disk.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM Disk Backing Datastore

VM Disk Capacity

VM Disk Connected

VM Disk Disk Description

VM Disk Host Server Name

VM Disk Host Server Name

VM Disk Node

VM Disk Node ID

VM Disk OS Type

VM Disk Read or Write Access

VM Disk Removal

VM Disk Shares

VM Disk Timestamp

VM Disk VM Name

Component: Virtual Machine Disk Performance

Virtual Machine Disk Performance. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Disk Performance.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Disk Performance Number Write

VM Disk Performance Read

VM Disk Performance Write

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Virtual Machine Disk Performance Node

VM Disk Performance Backing Datastore

VM Disk Performance Disk Name

VM Disk Performance Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Disk Performance MOREF

VM Disk Performance Number Read

VM Disk Performance Timestamp

VM Disk Performance Virtual Machine Name

VM Disk Performance Virtual Machine Node ID

Component: Virtual Machine Memory

Virtual Machine Memory. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Memory.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Memory Active

VM Memory Granted

VM Memory Guest Free

VM Memory Guest Usage

VM Memory Guest Utilization

VM Memory Host Free

VM Memory Host Usage

VM Memory Host Utilization

VM Memory Usage Percent

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM Memory Balloon Usage

VM Memory Datacenter

VM Memory Host Server Name

VM Memory Host Server Name

VM Memory Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Memory Include Data In Summarization 1

VM Memory Include Data In Summarization 2

VM Memory Max Allocation

VM Memory Minimum Allocation

VM Memory Node

VM Memory Node ID

VM Memory OS Type

VM Memory Shared

VM Memory Swap In Rate

VM Memory Swap Out Rate

VM Memory Swap To File

VM Memory Timestamp

VM Memory Total Size

VM Memory VM Name

Component: Virtual Machine Network

Virtual Machine Network. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Network.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Network Packets Received

VM Network Packets Transmitted

VM Network Received

VM Network Transmitted

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM Network Cluster Name

VM Network Datacenter Name

VM Network Host Server Name

VM Network Host Server Name

VM Network Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Network Network Name

VM Network NIC Description

VM Network Node

VM Network Node ID

VM Network OS Type

VM Network Physical Address of NIC

VM Network Timestamp

VM Network Virtual Machine Name

VM Network Virtual Switch Name

Component: Virtual Machine Partition

Virtual Machine Partition. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Partition.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Partition Capacity

VM Partition Free Space

VM Partition Percent Free

VM Partition Percent Used

VM Partition Used Space

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM Partition Description

VM Partition Host Server Name

VM Partition Host Server Name

VM Partition Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Partition Node

VM Partition Node ID

VM Partition OS

VM Partition Timestamp

VM Partition Virtual Machine Name

Component: Virtual Machine Snapshot

Virtual Machine Snapshot. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component Virtual Machine Snapshot.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Snapshot Disk Space used by Snapshot

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

Time Stamp

VM Snapshot Internal Managed Object Reference Name

VM Snapshot Node

VM Snapshot Snapshot Description

VM Snapshot Snapshot Name

VM Snapshot Snapshot timestamp

VM Snapshot State of Virtual Machine

VM Snapshot Virtual Machine Name

Component: VM Datastore Utilization

VM Datastore Utilization. The following section lists the metrics and dimensions of Component VM Datastore Utilization.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the component.

VM Datastore Utilization Committed Datastore Utilization (GB)

VM Datastore Utilization Percent Committed

VM Datastore Utilization Provisioned Space

VM Datastore Utilization Uncommitted Space (GB)

VM Datastore Utilization Unshared Space (GB)

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the component.

VM Datastore Utilization Datacenter Name

VM Datastore Utilization Datastore Name

VM Datastore Utilization Include Data In Summarization 0

VM Datastore Utilization Node

VM Datastore Utilization Node ID

VM Datastore Utilization Timestamp

VM Datastore Utilization Virtual Machine Name

VM Datastore Utilization VM Node ID

Resource vmwareVCenter

The collection of vCenters connected by VMware Agent. The following section lists the metrics, dimensions and components of Resource vmwareVCenter.

Metrics

The following metrics are available for the resource.

vCebter Executing Collection Units

vCenter Collection Units

vCenter Current CU Queue Time

vCenter Inventory Age

vCenter Queued Collection Units

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available for the resource.

timestamp

vCenter Agent Connection

vCenter Average CU Execution Time

vCenter Average CU Queue Time

vCenter Configured Address

vCenter Current CU Execution Time

vCenter FQDN

vCenter IP Address

vCenter Node

vCenter Type

vCenter Web Services Port