ESX 4.0 System [7-Jan-2008]

Counter Documentation from the PerfCounterInfo Data Object


Descriptions from actual system:
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VMware ESX 4.0.0 build-139526
API type is HostAgent
API version is 4.0

counter.key	groupInfo.key	desc.key	desc.summary	statsType	unit.key	Level	RollupType	desc.label
0	cpu	usage	CPU usage as a percentage over the collection interval	rate	percent	null	none	CPU usage (None)
1	cpu	usage	CPU usage as a percentage over the collection interval	rate	percent	null	average	CPU usage (Average)
2	cpu	usage	CPU usage as a percentage over the collection interval	rate	percent	null	maximum	CPU usage (Maximum)
3	cpu	usage	CPU usage as a percentage over the collection interval	rate	percent	null	minimum	CPU usage (Minimum)
4	cpu	usagemhz	CPU usage in MHz over the collection interval. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	megaHertz	null	none	CPU usage in MHz (None)
5	cpu	usagemhz	CPU usage in MHz over the collection interval. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	megaHertz	null	average	CPU usage in MHz (Average)
6	cpu	usagemhz	CPU usage in MHz over the collection interval. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	megaHertz	null	maximum	CPU usage in MHz (Maximum)
7	cpu	usagemhz	CPU usage in MHz over the collection interval. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	megaHertz	null	minimum	CPU usage in MHz (Minimum)
8	cpu	reservedCapacity	Total CPU capacity reserved by virtual machines	absolute	megaHertz	null	average	CPU reserved capacity
9	cpu	system	CPU time spent on system processes	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU system
10	cpu	wait	CPU time spent in wait state	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU wait
11	cpu	ready	CPU time spent in ready state	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU ready
12	cpu	used	Used CPU time	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU used
13	cpu	idle	CPU time spent in idle state	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU idle
14	cpu	swapwait	CPU time spent waiting for swap-in	delta	millisecond	null	summation	CPU swap wait time
131072	disk	usage	Aggregate storage performance statistics. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	none	Disk usage (None)
131073	disk	usage	Aggregate storage performance statistics. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Disk usage (Average)
131074	disk	usage	Aggregate storage performance statistics. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	maximum	Disk usage (Maximum)
131075	disk	usage	Aggregate storage performance statistics. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	minimum	Disk usage (Minimum)
131076	disk	numberRead	Number of disk reads in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Disk read requests
131077	disk	numberWrite	Number of disk writes in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Disk write requests
131078	disk	read	Rate of reading data from the disk	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Disk read rate
131079	disk	write	Rate of writing data to the disk	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Disk write rate
131080	disk	commands	Number of disk commands issued in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Disk commands issued
131081	disk	commandsAborted	Number of disk commands stopped in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Stop disk command
131082	disk	busResets	Number of bus resets in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Disk bus resets
131083	disk	deviceReadLatency	The average time a read from the physical device takes.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Physical device read latency
131084	disk	kernelReadLatency	The average time spent in VMkernel per read.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Kernel disk read latency
131085	disk	totalReadLatency	The average amount of time a read takes from the perspective of a guest operating system. This average is the sum of kernel read latency and physical device read latency.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Disk read latency
131086	disk	queueReadLatency	The average time spent in the VMkernel queue per read.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Queue read latency
131087	disk	deviceWriteLatency	The average time a write from the physical device takes.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Physical device write latency
131088	disk	kernelWriteLatency	The average time spent in VMkernel per write.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Kernel disk write latency
131089	disk	totalWriteLatency	The average amount of time a write takes from the perspective of a guest operating system. This average is the sum of the kernel write latency and the physical device write latency.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Disk write latency
131090	disk	queueWriteLatency	The average time spent in the VMkernel queue per write.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Queue write latency
131091	disk	deviceLatency	The average time a command from the physical device takes.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Physical device command latency
131092	disk	kernelLatency	The average time spent in VMkernel per command.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Kernel disk command latency
131093	disk	totalLatency	The average amount of time a command takes from the perspective of a guest operating system. This average is the sum of the kernel command latency and the physical device command latency.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Disk command latency
131094	disk	queueLatency	The average time spent in the VMkernel queue per command.	absolute	millisecond	null	average	Queue command latency
131095	disk	maxTotalLatency	The highest total latency value of all disks on the host.	absolute	millisecond	null	latest	Highest disk latency
262144	sys	uptime	Total time elapsed since last startup	absolute	second	null	latest	Uptime
262145	sys	heartbeat	Number of heartbeats in this period	delta	number	null	summation	Heartbeat
262146	sys	cosDiskUsage	cosDiskUsage	absolute	percent	null	latest	cosDiskUsage
262147	sys	resourceCpuUsage	Resource CPU usage	rate	megaHertz	null	none	Resource CPU usage (None)
262148	sys	resourceCpuUsage	Resource CPU usage	rate	megaHertz	null	average	Resource CPU usage (Average)
262149	sys	resourceCpuUsage	Resource CPU usage	rate	megaHertz	null	maximum	Resource CPU usage (Maximum)
262150	sys	resourceCpuUsage	Resource CPU usage	rate	megaHertz	null	minimum	Resource CPU usage (Minimum)
262151	sys	resourceMemTouched	Memory touched by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory touched
262152	sys	resourceMemMapped	Memory mapped by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory mapped
262153	sys	resourceMemShared	Memory saved due to sharing by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory share saved
262154	sys	resourceMemSwapped	Memory swapped out by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory swapped
262155	sys	resourceMemOverhead	Overhead memory consumed by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory overhead
262156	sys	resourceMemCow	Memory shared by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory shared
262157	sys	resourceMemZero	Zero filled memory used by the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory zero
262158	sys	resourceCpuRun1	CPU running average over 1 minute of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU running (1 min. average)
262159	sys	resourceCpuAct1	CPU active average over 1 minute of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU active (1 min. average)
262160	sys	resourceCpuMaxLimited1	CPU maximal limited over 1 minute of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU max limited (1 min.)
262161	sys	resourceCpuRun5	CPU running average over 5 minutes of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU running (5 min. average)
262162	sys	resourceCpuAct5	CPU active average over 5 minutes of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU active (5 min. average)
262163	sys	resourceCpuMaxLimited5	CPU maximal limited over 5 minutes of the system resource group	absolute	percent	null	latest	Resource CPU max limited (5 min.)
262164	sys	resourceCpuAllocMin	CPU allocation reservation (in MHZ) of the system resource group	absolute	megaHertz	null	latest	Resource CPU allocation minimum (in MHZ)
262165	sys	resourceCpuAllocMax	CPU allocation limit (in MHZ) of the system resource group	absolute	megaHertz	null	latest	Resource CPU allocation maximum (in MHZ)
262166	sys	resourceCpuAllocShares	CPU allocation shares of the system resource group	absolute	number	null	latest	Resource CPU allocation shares
262167	sys	resourceMemAllocMin	Memory allocation reservation (in KB) of the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory allocation minimum (in KB)
262168	sys	resourceMemAllocMax	Memory allocation limit (in KB) of the system resource group	absolute	kiloBytes	null	latest	Resource memory allocation maximum (in KB)
393216	managementAgent	memUsed	Memory used as percentage of total configured or available memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory used (Average)
262169	sys	resourceMemAllocShares	Memory allocation shares of the system resource group	absolute	number	null	latest	Resource memory allocation shares
393217	managementAgent	swapUsed	Memory that is used by swap	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swap used (Average)
393218	managementAgent	swapIn	Memory swapped in	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Memory swap in (Average)
393219	managementAgent	swapOut	Memory swapped out	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Memory swap out (Average)
65536	mem	usage	Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory	absolute	percent	null	none	Memory usage (None)
65537	mem	usage	Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory	absolute	percent	null	average	Memory usage (Average)
65538	mem	usage	Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory	absolute	percent	null	maximum	Memory usage (Maximum)
65539	mem	usage	Memory usage as percentage of total configured or available memory	absolute	percent	null	minimum	Memory usage (Minimum)
65540	mem	granted	Memory granted. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory granted (None)
65541	mem	granted	Memory granted. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory granted (Average)
65542	mem	granted	Memory granted. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory granted (Maximum)
65543	mem	granted	Memory granted. For hosts, this can be represented on a per virtual machine basis as a stacked graph.	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory granted (Minimum)
65544	mem	active	Actively used memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory active (None)
65545	mem	active	Actively used memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory active (Average)
65546	mem	active	Actively used memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory active (Maximum)
65547	mem	active	Actively used memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory active (Minimum)
65548	mem	shared	Shared memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory shared (None)
65549	mem	shared	Shared memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory shared (Average)
65550	mem	shared	Shared memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory shared (Maximum)
65551	mem	shared	Shared memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory shared (Minimum)
65552	mem	zero	Zeroed out memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory zero (None)
65553	mem	zero	Zeroed out memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory zero (Average)
65554	mem	zero	Zeroed out memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory zero (Maximum)
65555	mem	zero	Zeroed out memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory zero (Minimum)
65556	mem	unreserved	Unreserved memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory unreserved (None)
65557	mem	unreserved	Unreserved memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory unreserved (Average)
65558	mem	unreserved	Unreserved memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory unreserved (Maximum)
65559	mem	unreserved	Unreserved memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory unreserved (Minimum)
65560	mem	swapused	Memory used by swap	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory swap used (None)
196608	net	usage	Aggregate network performance statistics. For hosts this can be represented on a per Virtual Machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	none	Network usage (None)
65561	mem	swapused	Memory used by swap	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swap used (Average)
196609	net	usage	Aggregate network performance statistics. For hosts this can be represented on a per Virtual Machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Network usage (Average)
65562	mem	swapused	Memory used by swap	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory swap used (Maximum)
196610	net	usage	Aggregate network performance statistics. For hosts this can be represented on a per Virtual Machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	maximum	Network usage (Maximum)
65563	mem	swapused	Memory used by swap	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory swap used (Minimum)
196611	net	usage	Aggregate network performance statistics. For hosts this can be represented on a per Virtual Machine basis as a stacked graph	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	minimum	Network usage (Minimum)
196612	net	packetsRx	Number of packets received in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Network packets received
196613	net	packetsTx	Number of packets transmitted in the period	delta	number	null	summation	Network packets transmitted
196614	net	received	Rate at which data is received	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Network data receive rate
196615	net	transmitted	Rate at which data is transmitted	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Network data transmit rate
65568	mem	sharedcommon	Shared common memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory shared common (None)
196616	net	droppedRx	droppedRx	delta	number	null	summation	droppedRx
65569	mem	sharedcommon	Shared common memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory shared common (Average)
196617	net	droppedTx	droppedTx	delta	number	null	summation	droppedTx
65570	mem	sharedcommon	Shared common memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory shared common (Maximum)
65571	mem	sharedcommon	Shared common memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory shared common (Minimum)
65572	mem	heap	Allocated heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory heap (None)
65573	mem	heap	Allocated heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory heap (Average)
65574	mem	heap	Allocated heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory heap (Maximum)
65575	mem	heap	Allocated heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory heap (Minimum)
65576	mem	heapfree	Available space in heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Available heap memory
65577	mem	heapfree	Available space in heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Available heap memory
65578	mem	heapfree	Available space in heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Available heap memory
65579	mem	heapfree	Available space in heap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Available heap memory
65580	mem	state	Memory state	absolute	number	null	latest	Memory state
65581	mem	vmmemctl	Memory used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory balloon (None)
65582	mem	vmmemctl	Memory used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory balloon (Average)
65583	mem	vmmemctl	Memory used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory balloon (Maximum)
65584	mem	vmmemctl	Memory used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory balloon (Minimum)
65585	mem	overhead	Additional host memory allocated to virtual machines	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory overhead (None)
327680	rescpu	actav1	CPU active average over 1 minute	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (1 min. average)
65586	mem	overhead	Additional host memory allocated to virtual machines	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory overhead (Average)
327681	rescpu	actpk1	CPU active peak over 1 minute	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (1 min. peak)
65587	mem	overhead	Additional host memory allocated to virtual machines	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory overhead (Maximum)
327682	rescpu	runav1	CPU running average over 1 minute	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (1 min. average)
65588	mem	overhead	Additional host memory allocated to virtual machines	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory overhead (Minimum)
327683	rescpu	actav5	CPU active average over 5 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (5 min. average)
65589	mem	reservedCapacity	Memory reserved by virtual machines	absolute	megaBytes	null	average	Memory reserved capacity
327684	rescpu	actpk5	CPU active peak over 5 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (5 min. peak)
65590	mem	swapped	Swapped memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory swapped (None)
327685	rescpu	runav5	CPU running average over 5 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (5 min. average)
65591	mem	swapped	Swapped memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swapped (Average)
327686	rescpu	actav15	CPU active average over 15 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (15 min. average)
65592	mem	swapped	Swapped memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory swapped (Maximum)
327687	rescpu	actpk15	CPU active peak over 15 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU active (15 min. peak)
65593	mem	swapped	Swapped memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory swapped (Minimum)
327688	rescpu	runav15	CPU running average over 15 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (15 min. average)
65594	mem	swaptarget	Available swap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory swap target (None)
327689	rescpu	runpk1	CPU running peak over 1 minute	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (1 min. peak)
65595	mem	swaptarget	Available swap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swap target (Average)
327690	rescpu	maxLimited1	Amount of CPU resources over the limit that were refused, average over 1 minute	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU throttled (1 min. average)
65596	mem	swaptarget	Available swap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory swap target (Maximum)
327691	rescpu	runpk5	CPU running peak over 5 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (5 min. peak)
65597	mem	swaptarget	Available swap memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory swap target (Minimum)
327692	rescpu	maxLimited5	CPU resources over the limit that were refused as an average over 5 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU Throttled (5 min. average)
65598	mem	swapin	Memory swapped that is in	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory swap in (None)
327693	rescpu	runpk15	CPU running peak over 15 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU running (15 min. peak)
65599	mem	swapin	Memory swapped that is in	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swap in (Average)
327694	rescpu	maxLimited15	CPU resources over the limit that were refused as average over 15 minutes	absolute	percent	null	latest	CPU throttled (15 min. average)
65600	mem	swapin	Memory swapped that is in	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory swap in (Maximum)
327695	rescpu	sampleCount	Group CPU sample count	absolute	number	null	latest	Group CPU sample count
65601	mem	swapin	Memory swapped that is in	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory swap in (Minimum)
327696	rescpu	samplePeriod	Group CPU sample period	absolute	millisecond	null	latest	Group CPU sample period
65602	mem	swapout	Memory that is swapped out	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory swap out (None)
65603	mem	swapout	Memory that is swapped out	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory swap out (Average)
65604	mem	swapout	Memory that is swapped out	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory swap out (Maximum)
65605	mem	swapout	Memory that is swapped out	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory swap out (Minimum)
65606	mem	vmmemctltarget	Memory that can be used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory balloon target (None)
65607	mem	vmmemctltarget	Memory that can be used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory balloon target (Average)
65608	mem	vmmemctltarget	Memory that can be used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory balloon target (Maximum)
65609	mem	vmmemctltarget	Memory that can be used by memory control	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory balloon target (Minimum)
65610	mem	consumed	Host memory consumed by virtual machines for guest memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory consumed (None)
65611	mem	consumed	Host memory consumed by virtual machines for guest memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory consumed (Average)
65612	mem	consumed	Host memory consumed by virtual machines for guest memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory consumed (Maximum)
65613	mem	consumed	Host memory consumed by virtual machines for guest memory	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory consumed (Minimum)
65614	mem	sysUsage	Memory used by VMkernel	absolute	kiloBytes	null	none	Memory used by VMkernel
65615	mem	sysUsage	Memory used by VMkernel	absolute	kiloBytes	null	average	Memory used by VMkernel
65616	mem	sysUsage	Memory used by VMkernel	absolute	kiloBytes	null	maximum	Memory used by VMkernel
65617	mem	sysUsage	Memory used by VMkernel	absolute	kiloBytes	null	minimum	Memory used by VMkernel
65618	mem	swapinRate	Rate at which memory is being swapped in from disk	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Swap In Rate
65619	mem	swapoutRate	Rate at which memory is being swapped out to disk	rate	kiloBytesPerSecond	null	average	Swap Out Rate