The vsan.vm_perf_stats command

While you can examine VM performance information via the vSphere Web Client, you can also get a quick at-a-glance view of VM performance using this command.

Getting ready

You should be logged in to RVC as a vCenter Administrator.

How to do it…

  1. As we are asking for information about a VM, the command will be executed against the VM level in RVC.
  2. Type vsan.vm_perf_stats /<vCenter>/<Datacenter>/computers/<Cluster>/resourcePool/vms/<VM> and strike the Enter key:
    How to do it…
  3. Here, we see the outcome of a recent sample of VM performance data. Not all possible counters are shown here, only a high-level view of I/O per second, Throughput and ...

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