Counters

Part 3 acts as a reference section. It documents in depth all the counters in vCenter and vRealize Operations. It covers the metrics from 2 dimensions, so you get a more complete perspective.

• The first dimension is by vSphere objects. We cover all the metrics from VM to World objects. You will be able to see what metrics are available, or not available, as we move from VM to World.
• The second dimension is by the 4 elements of infrastructure: CPU, RAM, Disk and Network. You will be able to see what each metric means for each element.

vRealize Operations does not simply regurgitate the counters that vCenter has. It starts by understanding the unique behavior of vSphere, then simplifying it by consolidating and standardizing the counters. For example, vRealize Operations creates derived counters such as Contention and Workload, then applies them to CPU, RAM, disk, and network.

Not all vSphere-specific characteristics are properly understood by management tools that are not designed...