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Network 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 network group of performance counters tracks network utilization for both physical and virtual NICs (network interface controllers) and other network devices, such as the virtual switches (vSwitch) that support connectivity among all components (virtual machines, VMkernel, host, and so on).

Counter StatsType Unit Level Per
Device
Level
RollupType Label Entity Instance/
Aggregate
ESX
Versions
broadcastRx deltanumber23summation Broadcast receives VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of broadcast packets received during the sampling interval.
broadcastTx deltanumber23summation Broadcast transmits VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of broadcast packets transmitted during the sampling interval.
bytesRx ratekiloBytesPerSecond23average Data receive rate VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Average amount of data received per second.
bytesTx ratekiloBytesPerSecond23average Data transmit rate VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Average amount of data transmitted per second.
droppedRx deltanumber23summation Receive packets dropped VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of received packets dropped during the collection interval.
droppedTx deltanumber23summation Transmit packets dropped VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of transmitted packets dropped during the collection interval.
errorsRx deltanumber23summation Packet receive errors HostSysteminstance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of packets with errors received during the sampling interval.
errorsTx deltanumber23summation Packet transmit errors HostSysteminstance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of packets with errors transmitted during the sampling interval.
multicastRx deltanumber23summation Multicast receives VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of multicast packets received during the sampling interval.
multicastTx deltanumber23summation Multicast transmits VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of multicast packets transmitted during the sampling interval.
packetsRx deltanumber23summation Packets received VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of packets received during the interval.
  • VM:   The number of packets received by each vNIC (virtual network interface controller) on the virtual machine.
  • Host:    Total number of packets received on all virtual machines running on the host.
packetsTx deltanumber23summation Packets transmitted VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of packets transmitted during the interval.
  • VM:   Number of packets transmitted by each vNIC on the virtual machine.
  • Host:    Number of packets transmitted across each physical NIC instance on the host.
received ratekiloBytesPerSecond23average Data receive rate VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Average rate at which data was received during the interval. This represents the bandwidth of the network.
  • VM:   The rate at which data is received across the virtual machine's vNIC (virtual network interface controller).
  • Host:   The rate at which data is received across each physical NIC instance on the host.
throughput.contention deltanumber44summation Net Throughput Contention
The aggregate network droppped packets for the host.
throughput.droppedRx absolutenumber33average VDS Dropped Received Packets Throughput
Count of dropped received packets for this VDS
throughput.droppedTx absolutenumber33average VDS Dropped Transmitted Packets Throughput
Count of dropped transmitted packets for this VDS
throughput.packetsPerSec ratenumber44average pNic Packets Received and Transmitted per Second
Average rate of packets received and transmitted per second
throughput.pktsRx absolutenumber33average VDS Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received packets for this vDS
throughput.pktsRxBroadcast absolutenumber33average VDS Broadcast Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received Broadcast packets for this VDS
throughput.pktsRxMulticast absolutenumber33average VDS Multicast Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received Multicast packets for this VDS
throughput.pktsTx absolutenumber33average VDS Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted packets for this VDS
throughput.pktsTxBroadcast absolutenumber33average VDS Broadcast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted Broadcast packets for this VDS
throughput.pktsTxMulticast absolutenumber33average VDS Multicast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted Multicast packets for this VDS
throughput.provisioned absolutekiloBytesPerSecond44average Net Throughput Provisioned
The maximum network bandwidth for the host.
throughput.usable absolutekiloBytesPerSecond44average Net Throughput Usable
The currently available network bandwidth for the host.
throughput.usage ratekiloBytesPerSecond44average Net Throughput Usage
The current network bandwidth usage for the host.
throughput.usage.ft ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for FT
Average pNic I/O rate for FT
throughput.usage.hbr ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for HBR
Average pNic I/O rate for HBR
throughput.usage.iscsi ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for iSCSI
Average pNic I/O rate for iSCSI
throughput.usage.nfs ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for NFS
Average pNic I/O rate for NFS
throughput.usage.vm ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for VMs
Average pNic I/O rate for VMs
throughput.usage.vmotion ratekiloBytesPerSecond33average pNic Throughput Usage for vMotion
Average pNic I/O rate for vMotion
throughput.vds.arpFound absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN Nework Found Matched ARP Entry Throughput
Count of transmitted packets that found matched ARP entry for this network
throughput.vds.arpLKUPFull absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN Network Failed to Allocate ARP Entry During Translation Phase Throughput
Count of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new ARP entry during translation phase for this network
throughput.vds.arpTimeout absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN Network Found ARP Queries Have Been Expired Throughput
Count of arp queries that have been expired for this network
throughput.vds.arpUnknown absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN Network Found Matched ARP Entry Marked as Unknown Throughput
Count of transmitted packets whose matched arp entry is marked as unknown for this network
throughput.vds.arpWait absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network found the same ARP requests have been sent into queue throughput
Count of transmitted packets whose ARP requests have already been sent into queue for this network
throughput.vds.droppedRx absolutenumber33average DVPort dropped received packets throughput
Count of dropped received packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.droppedTx absolutenumber33average DVPort dropped transmitted packets throughput
Count of dropped transmitted packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.lagDropRx absolutenumber33average LAG dropped received packets throughput
Count of dropped received packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagDropTx absolutenumber33average LAG dropped transmitted packets throughput
Count of dropped transmitted packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagRx absolutenumber33average LAG packets Throughput received
The rate of received packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagRxBcast absolutenumber33average LAG Broadcast packets Throughput received
The rate of received Broadcast packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagRxMcast absolutenumber33average LAG multicast packets throughput received
The rate of received multicast packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagTx absolutenumber33average LAG Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagTxBcast absolutenumber33average LAG Broadcast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted Broadcast packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.lagTxMcast absolutenumber33average LAG Multicast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted Multicast packets for this LAG
throughput.vds.macFlood absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network failed to match mapping entry for a unicast MAC throughput
Count of transmitted packets that cannot find matched mapping entry for this network
throughput.vds.macLKUPFull absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network failed to allocate a new mapping entry during translation phase
Count of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new mapping entry during translation phase for this network
throughput.vds.macUPDTFull absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network failed to allocate a new mapping entry during learning phase
Count of transmitted packets that failed to acquire new mapping entry during learning phase for this network
throughput.vds.pktsRx absolutenumber33average DVPort Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.pktsRxBcast absolutenumber33average DVPort Broadcast Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received broadcast packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.pktsRxMcast absolutenumber33average DVPort Multicast Packets Throughput Received
The rate of received multicast packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.pktsTx absolutenumber33average DVPort Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.pktsTxBcast absolutenumber33average DVPort Broadcast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted broadcast packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.pktsTxMcast absolutenumber33average DVPort Multicast Packets Throughput Transmitted
The rate of transmitted multicast packets for this DVPort
throughput.vds.rxDestErr absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network dropped received packets due to destination IP error throughput
Count of dropped received packets with destination IP error for this network
throughput.vds.rxDrop absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network dropped received packets throughput
Count of dropped received packets for this network
throughput.vds.rxTotal absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network packets throughput received
The rate of received packets for this network
throughput.vds.txCrsRouter absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network cross-router packets throughput transmitted
The rate of transmitted cross-router packets for this network
throughput.vds.txDrop absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network dropped transmitted packets throughput
Count of dropped transmitted packets for this network
throughput.vds.txNoUnicast absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network non-unicast packets throughput transmitted
The rate of transmitted non-unicast packets for this network
throughput.vds.txTotal absolutenumber3 (4)3summation VXLAN network packets throughput transmitted
The rate of transmitted packets for this network
transmitted ratekiloBytesPerSecond23average Data transmit rate VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Average rate at which data was transmitted during the interval. This represents the bandwidth of the network.
  • VM:   The rate at which data is transmitted across the virtual machine's vNIC (virtual network interface controller).
  • Host:   The rate at which data is transmitted across each physical NIC instance on the host.
unknownProtos deltanumber23summation Unknown protocol frames HostSysteminstance5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
6.5
Number of frames with unknown protocol received during the sampling interval
usage ratekiloBytesPerSecond1 (4)4average
(minimum)
(maximum)
(none)
Usage VirtualMachine
HostSystem
instance5.5
6.0
6.5
Network utilization (combined transmit- and receive-rates) during the interval.
  • VM:   Sum of data transmitted and received across all virtual NIC instances connected to the virtual machine.
  • Host:   Sum of data transmitted and received across all physical NIC instances connected to the host.

 

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