CPU counters at the cluster level
vCenter only provides three CPU counters at cluster level (as shown in the next screenshot):
- CPU Usage (MHz)
- CPU Usage (Percent)
- Total (MHz)
There is no storage or network metric group provided. Also, the data is not available in real time, meaning the data granularity is in intervals of 5 minutes, not 20 seconds.
Let us look at an example of the values of the 2 usage counters. I've excluded the Total metric in the next screenshot, as you would not be able to see the fluctuation in the Usage in MHz counter if I include it. The Total counter is a relatively static counter. It does not take into account HA. Changing the ...
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