vSphere
Performance
VMware vSphere servers use performance
counters to track resource use. At runtime, vSphere components generate
performance data which the vSphere servers store in performance counters. You
can use the
PerformanceManager interface to
retrieve the data.
vSphere Performance Data Collection PerformanceManager Objects and Methods PerformanceManager provides methods for obtaining statistical data about various aspects of system performance, as generated and maintained by the performance providers. It also defines historical performance intervals and it identifies the set of performance counters that you can use to obtain performance data. The following table shows the PerformanceManager properties. Retrieving vSphere Performance Data PerfQuerySpec objects. Each object identifies the following: Performance Counter Metadata vSphere API Reference contains a table for each counter group. The table includes the counter name, type of statistics being collected, unit of measurement, level, and so on. The vSphere API Reference page for the PerformanceManager managed object contains links to the tables. Performance Intervals PerformanceManager defines performance intervals which specify the period of time between collection events, how much data will be collected, and how long the collected data will be saved. vSphere Performance and Data Storage PerformanceManager and vSphere Server performance data collection and storage. Sample Code Reference