Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports

Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports

This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports. For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.

Configure data collection for the Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports

The Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics collects limited performance metrics and inventory fields using the default configuration. These metrics are used to populate the dashboard views that ship with the content pack.

There are additional performance metrics and inventory fields that are not collectetd by default. You can make configurattions that enable the add-on to collect these additional metrics and fields. These additional metrics and fields can then be presented across the dashboard panels.

Follow these high-level steps to configure additional data collection for the content pack dashboards:

  1. Review the additional available performance metrics.
  2. Review the additional available inventory fields.
  3. Configure additional performance metrics or inventory fields for collection.

Additional available performance metrics

Performance metrics collected by the Splunk Add-on for VMware are used to populate the dashboards in the content pack. Many metrics are collected by default, but other metrics require configuration for collection.

To review a complete list of performance metrics available with the Splunk Add-on for VMWare Metrics, see Performance metrics reference for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics.

Performance metrics collected by default

The following performance metrics are collected by default by the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics:

Dashboard name Entity name Metric in the .conf file Indexed field
Home Virtual Machine cpu.average.usage.percent

mem.average.usage.percent
cpu.summation.ready.millisecond

vsphere.vm.cpu.usage

vsphere.vm.mem.usage
vsphere.vm.cpu.ready

Home Host Systems mem.average.vmmemctl.kiloBytes

mem.average.llSwapUsed.kiloBytes
cpu.average.usage.percent

vsphere.esxihost.mem.vmmemctl

vsphere.esxihost.mem.llSwapUsed
vsphere.esxihost.cpu.usage

Cluster Detail Virtual Machine mem.average.vmmemctl.kiloBytes

mem.average.swapped.kiloBytes
mem.average.overhead.kiloBytes
mem.average.consumed.kiloBytes
mem.average.usage.percent
cpu.average.usage.percent
cpu.average.usagemhz.megaHertz

vsphere.vm.mem.vmmemctl

vsphere.vm.mem.swapped vsphere.vm.mem.usage vsphere.vm.mem.overhead vsphere.vm.mem.consumed vsphere.vm.cpu.usage vsphere.vm.cpu.usagemhz

Host System Detail Host Systems cpu.average.usage.percent

mem.average.vmmemctl.kiloBytes
mem.average.usage.percent

vsphere.esxihost.cpu.usage

vsphere.esxihost.mem.vmmemctl
vsphere.esxihost.mem.usage

Capacity Forecasting Virtual Machine disk.average.usage.kiloBytesPerSecond vsphere.vm.disk.usage
Capacity Forecasting Host Systems cpu.average.usage.percent

mem.average.usage.percent

vsphere.esxihost.cpu.usage

vsphere.esxihost.mem.usage

Capacity Planning for Clusters - CPU Headroom Virtual Machine cpu.average.usagemhz.megaHertz vsphere.vm.cpu.usagemhz
Capacity Planning for Clusters - Memory Headroom Virtual Machine mem.average.consumed.kiloBytes

mem.average.overhead.kiloBytes

vsphere.vm.mem.consumed

vsphere.vm.mem.overhead

Capacity Planning (Clusters) Virtual Machine cpu.average.usagemhz.megaHertz

mem.average.consumed.kiloBytes
mem.average.overhead.kiloBytes

vsphere.vm.cpu.usagemhz

vsphere.vm.mem.consumed
vsphere.vm.mem.overhead

Capacity Planning (Hosts) Host Systems cpu.average.usage.percent

mem.average.usage.percent

vsphere.esxihost.cpu.usage

vsphere.esxihost.mem.usage

Performance metrics that require configuration

The following performance metrics are not collected by default by the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics, and must be configured in order to be collected:

Dashboard name Required configuration Additional information
Host System Detail Entity name: Host Systems

Metrics in .conf file: mem.average.llSwapIn.kiloBytes
mem.average.llSwapOut.kiloBytes

Indexed fields: vsphere.esxihost.mem.llSwapIn
vsphere.esxihost.mem.llSwapOut
Host System Detail Additional metrics must be enabled to populate the line chart. See, Host System - Metrics that can be collected in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics manual.
Virtual Machine Detail Additional metrics must be enabled to populate the line chart. See, Virtual Machine - Metrics that can be collected in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics manual.
Performance of Hosts and VMs Additional metrics must be enabled to populate the line chart. See, Host System - Metrics that can be collected and Virtual Machine - Metrics that can be collected in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics manual.
Proactive Monitoring Additional metrics must be enabled to populate the topology tree. See, Host System - Metrics that can be collected and Virtual Machine - Metrics that can be collected in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics manual.

Additional available inventory fields

Inventory fields collected by the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics are used to populate the dashboards in the content pack. Many fields are collected by default, but other fields require configuration for collection.

To review a complete list of inventory fields available with the Splunk Add-on for VMWare Metrics, see Inventory fields reference for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics.

Inventory fields collected by default

The following table lists the inventory fields that are collected by default by the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics:

Dashboard name Entity type Metric in .conf file collected by default
Home Datastore summary
Hierarchy runtime.host

parent

Cluster Detail Host Systems name

parent
datastore

Datastore summary

info

Hierarchy runtime.host

name
parent

Host System Detail Virtual Machine summary.runtime.powerState

summary.runtime.host

Host Systems name

parent

Datastore summary

info

Hierarchy runtime.host

name
parent

Virtual Machine Virtual Machine datastore

layoutEx.file
name
summary.runtime.powerStatesummary.runtime.host
resourceConfig
storage.perDatastoreUsage

Datastore Detail Virtual Machine name

layoutEx.file
storage.perDatastoreUsage
summary.runtime.host

Datastore info

summary
vm

Proactive Monitoring Virtual Machine name

summary.runtime.powerStatesummary.runtime.host
resourceConfig

Host Systems name

parent

Hierarchy runtime.host

name
parent

Inventory fields that require configuration

The following table lists the inventory fields that are require configuration for collection by the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics:

Dashboard name Entity type Metric in .conf file requires configuration
Cluster Detail Host Systems summary.overallStatus

summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage
summary.quickStats.overallMemoryUsage
summary.hardware.cpuMhzsummary.hardware.memorySize
summary.hardware.numCpuCores
summary.hardware.vendor
summary.hardware.model
summary.hardware.numNics
summary.hardware.cpuModel
summary.hardware.numCpuPkgs
summary.hardware.numCpuThreads
summary.host
config.hyperThread
vm

Host System Detail Host Systems summary.overallStatus

summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage
summary.quickStats.overallMemoryUsage
summary.hardware.cpuMhz
summary.hardware.memorySize
summary.hardware.numCpuCores
summary.hardware.vendor
summary.hardware.model
summary.hardware.numNics
summary.hardware.cpuModel
summary.hardware.numCpuPkgs
summary.hardware.numCpuThreads
summary.host
config.hyperThread
vm

Virtual Machine Virtual Machine config.guestFullName

guest.toolsStatus
config.hardware.numCPU
config.hardware.numCoresPerSocket
config.hardware.memoryMB
summary.runtime.maxCpuUsage
summary.runtime.maxMemoryUsage
summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage
summary.quickStats.guestMemoryUsage

Proactive Monitoring Virtual Machine config.guestFullName

guest.toolsStatus
config.hardware.numCPU
config.hardware.numCoresPerSocket
config.hardware.memoryMB

Host Systems summary.overallStatus

summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage
summary.quickStats.overallMemoryUsage
summary.hardware.cpuMhz
summary.hardware.memorySize
summary.hardware.numCpuCores
summary.hardware.vendor
summary.hardware.model
summary.hardware.numNics
summary.hardware.cpuModel
summary.hardware.numCpuPkgs
summary.hardware.numCpuThreads
summary.host
config.hyperThread

Configure additional performance metrics or inventory fields for collection

To configure additional performance metrics or inventory fields, follow these steps:

  1. Stop the scheduler from the Collection Configuration page of Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics on the Data Collection Scheduler (DCS) machine.
  2. Stop the Splunk server on the DCS machine.
  3. On the DCS machine, open or create a local copy of the inframon_ta_vmware_template.conf file in the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_vmware_inframon/local/ directory.
  4. Append the performance metrics or inventory fields that you want to configure in the [Global pool] stanza.
    1. Use the vm_metric_allowlist and vm_metric_denylist parameters in inframon_ta_vmware_template.conf file to filter the performance metrics you want to collect. To specify multiple metrics, separate the key-value pairs with a comma.
    2. Use the host_inv_fields, vm_inv_fields, and datastore_inv_fields parameters in inframon_ta_vmware_template.conf file to specify additional inventory fields you want to collect. To specify multiple inventory fields, separate the key-value pairs with a comma.
  5. Start the Splunk server on the DCS machine.
  6. Start the scheduler from the Collection Configuration page of Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics on the DCS machine.

Example Global pool stanza

This example [Global pool] stanza collects the performance metrics and inventory fields for populating all the dashboards and reports.

[Global pool]
host_inv_fields = "config.hyperThread", "summary.hardware.cpuMhz", "summary.hardware.cpuModel", "summary.hardware.memorySize", "summary.hardware.model", "summary.hardware.numCpuCores", "summary.hardware.numCpuPkgs", "summary.hardware.numCpuThreads", "summary.hardware.numNics", "summary.hardware.vendor", "summary.host", "summary.overallStatus", "summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage", "summary.quickStats.overallMemoryUsage", "vm"

vm_inv_fields = "config.guestFullName", "config.hardware.memoryMB", "config.hardware.numCoresPerSocket", "config.hardware.numCPU", "guest.toolsStatus", "summary.quickStats.guestMemoryUsage", "summary.quickStats.overallCpuUsage", "summary.runtime.maxCpuUsage", "summary.runtime.maxMemoryUsage"

host_metric_allowlist = "cpu.average.reservedCapacity.megaHertz", "cpu.average.totalCapacity.megaHertz", "cpu.average.demand.megaHertz", "cpu.average.usage.percent", "mem.average.reservedCapacity.megaBytes", "mem.average.totalCapacity.megaBytes", "mem.average.consumed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapinRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.swapoutRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "datastore.average.read.kiloBytesPerSecond", "datastore.average.write.kiloBytesPerSecond", "datastore.average.numberReadAveraged.number", "datastore.average.numberWriteAveraged.number", "datastore.average.totalReadLatency.millisecond", "datastore.average.totalWriteLatency.millisecond", "mem.average.llSwapUsed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.vmmemctl.kiloBytes", "net.average.received.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.transmitted.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.summation.packetsRx.number", "net.summation.packetsTx.number", "power.average.power.watt", "hbr.average.hbrNetTx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "hbr.average.hbrNetRx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "cpu.average.usagemhz.megaHertz", "mem.average.overhead.kiloBytes", "mem.average.active.kiloBytes", "mem.average.shared.kiloBytes", "mem.average.compressed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapin.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapout.kiloBytes", "cpu.average.reservedAllocation.percent", "cpu.average.unreservedAllocation.percent", "mem.average.reservedAllocation.percent", "mem.average.swapped.kiloBytes", "mem.average.usage.percent", "cpu.average.coreUtilization.percent", "cpu.average.latency.percent", "cpu.average.utilization.percent", "cpu.summation.costop.millisecond", "cpu.summation.idle.millisecond", "cpu.summation.ready.millisecond", "cpu.summation.run.millisecond", "cpu.summation.swapwait.millisecond", "cpu.summation.used.millisecond", "cpu.summation.wait.millisecond", "mem.average.activewrite.kiloBytes", "mem.average.compressionRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.decompressionRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.granted.kiloBytes", "mem.average.heap.kiloBytes", "mem.average.heapfree.kiloBytes", "mem.average.latency.percent", "mem.average.llSwapIn.kiloBytes", "mem.average.llSwapInRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.llSwapOut.kiloBytes", "mem.average.llSwapOutRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.lowfreethreshold.kiloBytes", "mem.average.sharedcommon.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapused.kiloBytes", "mem.average.sysUsage.kiloBytes", "mem.average.unreserved.kiloBytes", "mem.average.zero.kiloBytes", "mem.latest.state.number", "disk.average.read.kiloBytesPerSecond", "disk.average.usage.kiloBytesPerSecond", "disk.average.write.kiloBytesPerSecond", "disk.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "datastore.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "power.average.powerCap.watt", "power.summation.energy.joule", "net.average.bytesRx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.bytesTx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.usage.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.summation.broadcastRx.number", "net.summation.broadcastTx.number", "net.summation.droppedRx.number", "net.summation.droppedTx.number", "net.summation.errorsRx.number", "net.summation.errorsTx.number", "net.summation.multicastRx.number", "net.summation.multicastTx.number", "net.summation.unknownProtos.number", "rescpu.latest.actav15.percent", "rescpu.latest.actav1.percent", "rescpu.latest.actav5.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk15.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk1.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk5.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited15.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited1.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited5.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav15.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav1.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav5.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk15.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk1.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk5.percent", "rescpu.latest.sampleCount.number", "rescpu.latest.samplePeriod.millisecond", "hbr.average.hbrNumVms.number", "storageadpater.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "storagepath.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "sys.latest.uptime.second"

vm_metric_allowlist = "cpu.latest.demandEntitlementRatio.percent", "cpu.average.usagemhz.megaHertz", "cpu.average.usage.percent", "cpu.summation.ready.millisecond", "mem.average.consumed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.granted.kiloBytes", "mem.average.vmmemctltarget.kiloBytes", "mem.average.vmmemctl.kiloBytes", "mem.average.active.kiloBytes", "mem.average.usage.percent", "datastore.average.totalReadLatency.millisecond", "datastore.average.totalWriteLatency.millisecond", "datastore.average.read.kiloBytesPerSecond", "datastore.average.write.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.received.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.transmitted.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.summation.packetsRx.number", "net.summation.packetsTx.number", "power.average.power.watt", "mem.average.overhead.kiloBytes", "mem.average.shared.kiloBytes", "mem.average.compressed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapped.kiloBytes", "datastore.average.storage_committed.bytes", "datastore.average.storage_uncommitted.bytes", "datastore.average.storage_used_percent.percent", "disk.average.usage.kiloBytesPerSecond", "cpu.average.coreUtilization.percent", "cpu.average.demand.megaHertz", "cpu.average.latency.percent", "cpu.average.reservedCapacity.megaHertz", "cpu.average.totalCapacity.megaHertz", "cpu.average.utilization.percent", "cpu.latest.entitlement.megaHertz", "cpu.summation.costop.millisecond", "cpu.summation.idle.millisecond", "cpu.summation.maxlimited.millisecond", "cpu.summation.overlap.millisecond", "cpu.summation.run.millisecond", "cpu.summation.system.millisecond", "cpu.summation.swapwait.millisecond", "cpu.summation.used.millisecond", "cpu.summation.wait.millisecond", "mem.average.activewrite.kiloBytes", "mem.average.compressionRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.decompressionRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.entitlement.kiloBytes", "mem.average.heap.kiloBytes", "mem.average.heapfree.kiloBytes", "mem.average.latency.percent", "mem.average.llSwapIn.kiloBytes", "mem.average.llSwapInRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.llSwapOut.kiloBytes", "mem.average.llSwapOutRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.llSwapUsed.kiloBytes", "mem.average.lowfreethreshold.kiloBytes", "mem.average.overheadMax.kiloBytes", "mem.average.overheadTouched.kiloBytes", "mem.average.reservedCapacity.megaBytes", "mem.average.sharedcommon.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapin.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapinRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.swapout.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapoutRate.kiloBytesPerSecond", "mem.average.swaptarget.kiloBytes", "mem.average.swapused.kiloBytes", "mem.average.sysUsage.kiloBytes", "mem.average.totalCapacity.megaBytes", "mem.average.unreserved.kiloBytes", "mem.average.zero.kiloBytes", "mem.latest.state.number", "mem.latest.zipped.kiloBytes", "mem.latest.zipSaved.kiloBytes", "disk.average.read.kiloBytesPerSecond", "disk.average.write.kiloBytesPerSecond", "disk.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "datastore.latest.maxTotalLatency.millisecond", "power.average.powerCap.watt", "power.summation.energy.joule", "net.average.bytesRx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.bytesTx.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.average.usage.kiloBytesPerSecond", "net.summation.broadcastRx.number", "net.summation.broadcastTx.number", "net.summation.droppedRx.number", "net.summation.droppedTx.number", "net.summation.errorsRx.number", "net.summation.errorsTx.number", "net.summation.multicastRx.number", "net.summation.multicastTx.number", "net.summation.unknownProtos.number", "rescpu.latest.actav15.percent", "rescpu.latest.actav1.percent", "rescpu.latest.actav5.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk15.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk1.percent", "rescpu.latest.actpk5.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited15.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited1.percent", "rescpu.latest.maxLimited5.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav15.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav1.percent", "rescpu.latest.runav5.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk15.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk1.percent", "rescpu.latest.runpk5.percent", "rescpu.latest.sampleCount.number", "rescpu.latest.samplePeriod.millisecond", "sys.latest.osUptime.second", "sys.latest.uptime.second", "sys.summation.heartbeat.number"

Last modified on 21 November, 2022
Install and configure the Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports   Migrate from the Splunk Supporting Add-on for VMware or the Splunk App for VMware to the Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports

This documentation applies to the following versions of Content Pack for VMware Dashboards and Reports: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2.0


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