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Power Counters

Performance counters are modeled using the PerfCounterInfo data object type. Each instance of a PerfCounterInfo data object contains metadata about a specific metric available from the system. The Power group (power) of performance counters tracks performance metrics for power resources.

Counter StatsType Unit Level Per
Device
Level		 RollupType Label Entity Instance/
Aggregate		 ESX
Versions
capacity.usable absolutewatt44average Host Power Capacity Usable
Current maximum allowed power usage.
capacity.usage absolutewatt44average Host Power Capacity Usage
Current power usage.
capacity.usagePct absolutepercent44average Host Power Capacity Provisioned
Current power usage as a percentage of maximum allowed power.
capacity.usageIdle absolutewatt23average Host Power Capacity Usage - Idle HostSystemaggregate
Power usage due to host idleness.
capacity.usageSystem absolutewatt23average Host Power Capacity Usage - System HostSystemaggregate
Power usage due to non-VM activities.
capacity.usageVm absolutewatt23average Host Power Capacity Usage - VM HostSystemaggregate
Power usage due to VM workloads.
energy deltajoule33summation Energy usage VirtualMachine
HostSystem		aggregate5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
6.7
Total energy used since last stats reset.
power ratewatt23average Usage VirtualMachine
HostSystem		aggregate5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
6.7
Current power usage.
powerCap absolutewatt33average Cap HostSystemaggregate5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
6.7
Maximum allowed power usage.

 

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