Host metrics

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  • 7-min read
  • Published Nov 04, 2024

This is a reference list of the metrics used for hosts, with details of their availability on Windows, Linux, and AIX operating systems.

You can also check if the metrics are available in the Discovery monitoring mode. For more details, refer to Discovery mode.

CPU and Memory metrics

Metrics representing the usage of CPU and RAM.

CPU

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
Idlebuiltin:host.cpu.idledt.host.cpu.idle
Userbuiltin:host.cpu.userdt.host.cpu.user
IO waitbuiltin:host.cpu.iowaitdt.host.cpu.iowait
Otherbuiltin:host.cpu.otherdt.host.cpu.other
Stealbuiltin:host.cpu.stealdt.host.cpu.steal
Systembuiltin:host.cpu.systemdt.host.cpu.system
System Loadbuiltin:host.cpu.loaddt.host.cpu.load
System load 5 minutesbuiltin:host.cpu.load5mdt.host.cpu.load5m
System load 15 minutesbuiltin:host.cpu.load15mdt.host.cpu.load15m
CPU Usage %builtin:host.cpu.usagedt.host.cpu.usage
Logical / Physical CPU cores
entcbuiltin:host.cpu.entcdt.host.cpu.entc
physcbuiltin:host.cpu.physcdt.host.cpu.physc
entConfiguredbuiltin:host.cpu.entConfigdt.host.cpu.ent_config
AIX Kernel threads runningbuiltin:host.kernelThreads.runningdt.host.kernel_threads.running
AIX Kernel threads blockedbuiltin:host.kernelThreads.blockeddt.host.kernel_threads.blocked
AIX Kernel threads blocked I/O message waitbuiltin:host.kernelThreads.ioMessageWaitdt.host.kernel_threads.io_message_wait
AIX Kernel threads blocked I/O event waitbuiltin:host.kernelThreads.ioEventWaitdt.host.kernel_threads.io_event_wait

Memory

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
Totalbuiltin:host.mem.totalUnsupported
Usedbuiltin:host.mem.useddt.host.memory.used
Availablebuiltin:host.mem.avail.bytesdt.host.memory.avail.bytes
Memory available %builtin:host.mem.avail.pctdt.host.memory.avail.percent
Memory used %builtin:host.mem.usagedt.host.memory.usage
Kernelbuiltin:host.mem.kerneldt.host.memory.kernel
memoryReclaimablebuiltin:host.mem.recldt.host.memory.recl
Page Faultsbuiltin:host.mem.avail.pfpsdt.host.memory.avail.pfps
Swap Usedbuiltin:host.mem.swap.useddt.host.memory.swap.used
Swap Totalbuiltin:host.mem.swap.totaldt.host.memory.swap.total
Swap Availablebuiltin:host.mem.swap.availdt.host.memory.swap.avail

File descriptors/handles

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
File descriptors usedbuiltin:host.handles.fileDescriptorsUseddt.host.handles.file_descriptors_used
File descriptors maxbuiltin:host.handles.fileDescriptorsMaxdt.host.handles.file_descriptors_max

Disk metrics

Metrics representing the disk usage. Note that there's a separation between network and local drives on Linux.

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
Total12
Disk usedbuiltin:host.disk.useddt.host.disk.used2
Disk used %builtin:host.disk.usedPctdt.host.disk.used.percent2
Disk available1builtin:host.disk.availdt.host.disk.avail2
Disk available %1builtin:host.disk.freedt.host.disk.free2
Read (Bytes/s)builtin:host.disk.bytesReaddt.host.disk.bytes_read324
Write (Bytes/s)builtin:host.disk.bytesWrittendt.host.disk.bytes_written324
Inodes totalbuiltin:host.disk.inodesTotaldt.host.disk.inodes_total52
Inodes available %builtin:host.disk.inodesAvaildt.host.disk.inodes_avail52
Reads (IOPS)builtin:host.disk.readOpsdt.host.disk.read_ops36
Writes (IOPS)builtin:host.disk.writeOpsdt.host.disk.write_ops36
Disk read timebuiltin:host.disk.readTimedt.host.disk.read_time37
Disk write timebuiltin:host.disk.writeTimedt.host.disk.write_time37
Disk utilization timebuiltin:host.disk.utilTimedt.host.disk.util_time38
Disk average queue lengthbuiltin:host.disk.queueLengthdt.host.disk.queue_length38
1

OneAgent version 1.313+ The disk available and disk total metrics are not sent when the total disk size exceeds 1024 petabytes (1024 PB).

2

Local only

3

Excluding GPFS

4

Since OneAgent 1.307

5

Excluding CIFS

6

GPFS only

7

Excluding CIFS/GPFS

8

Excluding NFS/CIFS/GPFS

Network metrics per network interface controller (NIC)

Metrics representing the usage of network interface controllers on the host. They're collected by OneAgent network module.

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
Bytes Received / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.bytesRxdt.host.net.nic.bytes_rx
Bytes Sent / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.bytesTxdt.host.net.nic.bytes_tx
Packets Received / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.rxdt.host.net.nic.packets.rx
Packets Sent / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.txdt.host.net.nic.packets.tx
Dropped Packets Out / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.droppedTxdt.host.net.nic.packets.dropped_tx
Dropped Packets In / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.droppedRxdt.host.net.nic.packets.dropped_rx
Errors Out / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.errorsTxdt.host.net.nic.packets.errors_tx
Errors In / sbuiltin:host.net.nic.packets.errorsRxdt.host.net.nic.packets.errors_rx
Send Utilizationbuiltin:host.net.nic.linkUtilTxdt.host.net.nic.link_util_tx
Received Utilizationbuiltin:host.net.nic.linkUtilRxdt.host.net.nic.link_util_rx

Availability

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail keyWindowsLinuxAIXDiscovery mode
Host availabilitybuiltin:host.availability.statedt.host.availability
Host uptimebuiltin:host.uptimebuiltin:host.uptime

Other

Metric nameMetrics classic keyMetrics on Grail key
Host Time Offsetbuiltin:host.la.tounsupported
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