VMware vCenter Data Stream Parameters

The VMware vCenter plugin provides configurable data streams to query counter data.

Each configurable data stream exposes a set of parameters that lets you filter the data you retrieve. The following information describes the available configurable data streams and their parameters in detail.

VMware Cluster Counters

Returns performance counter data for the clusters in scope. Select which counter to return.

Parameter
Description
Counter name
Specify a counter name to return data for.

VMware Datacenter Counters

Returns performance counter data at datacenter level, above the individual clusters and hosts it contains.

Parameter
Description
Counter name
Specify a counter name to return data for.

VMware Datastore Counters

Returns performance counter data for the datastores in scope, for tiles about storage rather than compute.

Parameter
Description
Counter name
Specify a counter name to return data for.

VMware Host and Virtual Machine Counters

Returns performance counter data for ESXi hosts or for individual virtual machines, depending on what is in scope.

Parameter
Description
Counter name
Specify a counter name to return data for.

VMware Network Counters

Returns performance counter data for the networks in scope.

Parameter
Description
Counter name
Specify a counter name to return data for.

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