Counters for System Performance

The following table shows the name, collection level, categories, and values for counters that measure system performance.

The VirtualCenter statistics level is a setting that controls reporting of metrics. Higher settings increase the amount of data collected and can impact performance.

Counter names in orange appear in the VI Client or other GUI.

GROUP NAME: sys

Counter Name VC Stats
Level
Attribute Value
uptime

Uptime
1 description Time elapsed since last system startup.
unit seconds
stat type absolute
rollup type summation
entity host and virtual machine
resourceCpuUsage

Resource CPU Usage
avg: 3
min: 4
max: 4
description Resource CPU usage. CPU use by a resource such as console or helper application.
unit MHz
stat type rate
rollup type average, minimum, maximum
entity host and virtual machine
heartbeat

Heartbeat
1 description Number of heartbeats from the virtual machine during the performance interval.
unit number
stat type delta
rollup type summation
entity host and virtual machine