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 storage path group of performance counters supports real-time performance metrics (such as latency and read- and write-speeds) for I/O operations on a storage path. |
Counter | StatsType | Unit | Levels | Per Device Level |
RollupTypes | Labels | Entity | Instance/ Aggregate |
ESX Versions |
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busResets | delta | number | 2 | 3 | summation | Storage Path Bus Resets | |||
Number of SCSI-bus reset commands issued during the collection interval. | |||||||||
commandsAborted | delta | number | 2 | 3 | summation | Storage Path Command Aborts | |||
Number of SCSI commands aborted during the collection interval. | |||||||||
commandsAveraged | rate | number | 3 | 3 | average | Average commands issued per second | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Average number of commands issued per second on the storage path during the collection interval. | |||||||||
maxTotalLatency | absolute | millisecond | 3 | 3 | latest | Highest latency | HostSystem | aggregate | 5.0.0 |
numberReadAveraged | rate | number | 3 | 3 | average | Average read requests per second | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Average number of read commands issued per second on the storage path during the collection interval. | |||||||||
numberWriteAveraged | rate | number | 3 | 3 | average | Average write requests per second | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Average number of write commands issued per second on the storage path during the collection interval. | |||||||||
read | rate | kiloBytesPerSecond | 3 | 3 | average | Read rate | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Rate of reading data on the storage path. | |||||||||
throughput.cont | absolute | millisecond | 2 | 4 | average | Storage Path Throughput Contention | |||
Average amount of time for an I/O operation to complete. | |||||||||
throughput.usage | rate | kiloBytesPerSecond | 2 | 1 | average | Storage Path Throughput Usage | |||
Storage path I/O rate. | |||||||||
totalReadLatency | absolute | millisecond | 3 | 3 | average | Read latency | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Average amount of time for a read issued on the storage path. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency. | |||||||||
totalWriteLatency | absolute | millisecond | 3 | 3 | average | Write latency | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Average amount of time for a write issued on the storage path. Total latency = kernel latency + device latency. | |||||||||
write | rate | kiloBytesPerSecond | 3 | 3 | average | Write rate | HostSystem | instance | 4.1.0 5.0.0 |
Rate of writing data on the storage path. |
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