KVM Data Explorer view


The KVM Data Explorer view shows the behavior of entity specific performance metrics under fixed and custom time periods.

The Data Explorer views display the resource utilization of key metrics, such as, CPU core clock frequency, Number of CPU cores, CPU Utilization %, Real Memory Utilization %, Memory Utilization %, Total File Systems Utilization %, Real memory.

These metrics are displayed in separate charts. View the data for a specific domain, tag, or time periods by using the corresponding filters. For more information, see Filtering data displayed in Views.

To access KVM Overview in the navigation pane of Views tab, select  Views > Virtualization > KVM > Data Explorer

Host page in the KVM Data Explorer view

From the Host filter, select the host that you want to view data for. Use other filtering options to filter the data. The metrics are categorized based on different profiles and are grouped under separate tabs. Click a tab to view the charts for that profile.

CPU Profile

Chart title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics

vCPUs Configured - Top 10 Partitions

For each Partition: CPU_NUM

CPU_NUM

Processors Configured & vCPU Density

Total Virtual Processors

SUM (Partition CPU_NUM)

Host

CPU_NUM 

vCPU Density

Total Virtual Processors / Host CPU_NUM

Virtual CPU Utilization - Top 10 Partitions

For each Partition:  CPU_UTIL > Top 10

CPU_UTIL > Top 10

Average Virtual CPU_UTIL

SUM (Partition CPU_UTIL) / HOST GM_ON_NUM

Physical CPU Utilization - Top 10 Partitions

For each Partition Physical CPU Utilization

(Partition CPU_UTIL x Partition CPU_NUM) / Host CPU_NUM > Top 10 + Other  

Host

CPU_UTIL

Processor States Breakdown

Host

  • CPU_UTIL_SYSTEM 
  • CPU_UTIL_USER 
  • CPU_UTIL_IDLE 
  • CPU_UTIL_WAIO

CPU Queue Length

CPU_RUN_QUEUE

CPU_RUN_QUEUE

System Hardware Configuration

System Model

HW_MODEL 

Processor Model

CPU_MODEL 

Processor Clock Rate

CPU_MHZ 

Configured Processors

CPU_NUM 

Total Processors

CPU_MAX_PROCESSORS 

Threads/core

CPU_THREADS_PER_CORE

Cores/socket

CPU_CORES_PER_SOCKET 

Rating

BYBENCHMARK_VALUE 

Rating Type

BYBENCHMARK_SOURCE

Multi-threading Type

CPU_MT_TYPE 

Memory Configured

TOTAL_REAL_MEM

Memory Profile

Chart title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics

Memory Utilization

Host

  • Host.MEM_UTIL
  • Host.MEM_REAL_UTIL

Real Memory Usage 

Real Memory Usage 

The following metrics add up to TOTAL_REAL_MEM:

  • File System Cache: Host.MEM_CACHED 
  • Free Memory: Host.MEM_FREE 
  • System Memory: Host.MEM_SYSTEM 
  • Process Memory: Host.TOTAL_REAL_MEM - (MEM_CACHED + MEM_FREE + MEM_SYSTEM)

Virtual Memory Config vs Used

Total Virtual Memory

domain.MEM_VIRTUAL_TOTAL

Virtual Memory Used

domain.MEM_VIRTUAL_FREE

Paging Breakdown & Scan Rate

Host

  • Host: MEM_PAGE_IN_RATE 
  • Host: MEM_PAGE_OUT_RATE 
  • Host: MEM_PAGE_SCAN_RATE

Memory Configured - Top 10 Partitions

For each Partition: TOTAL_REAL_MEM

TOTAL_REAL_MEM

Memory Utilization - Top 10 Partitions

For each Partition Memory Utilization: Partition MEM_UTIL > Top 10 + other

Partition MEM_UTIL > Top 10 + other

Disk Profile

Chart title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics

Disk I/O Rate  

Host

  • DISK_READ_RATE
  • DISK_WRITE_RATE

Transfer Rate - Top 10 Disks

Host

BYDISK_TRANSFER_RATE

IO Rate - Top 10 Disks

Host

BYDISK_PHYS_IO_RATE

Disk Busy - Top 10 Disks

Host

BYDISK_UTIL

Queue Size - Top 10 Disks

Host

BYDISK_QUEUE_SIZE

Disk I/O Rate - Top 10 Disks

For each Partition: DISK_TRANSFER_RATE > Top 10 + Other

DISK_TRANSFER_RATE > Top 10 + Other

File System Profile

Chart title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics

File System Utilization

Host

  • TOTAL_FS_SIZE
  • TOTAL_FS_USED

File System Usage

Host

TOTAL_FS_UTIL

Size - Top 10 File Systems

BYFS_SIZE

BYFS_SIZE

Utilization - Top 10 File Systems

BYFS_USED_SPACE_PCT

BYFS_USED_SPACE_PCT

Logical Disk Usage

Host

  • TOTAL_LDISK_SIZE 
  • TOTAL_LDISK_USED

Network Profile

Chart title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics

Network I/O Rate

Network Interface Bytes/s

NET_BIT_RATE

Input Bit Rate by Interfaces

BYIF_IN_BIT_RATE

BYIF_IN_BIT_RATE

Output Bit Rate by Interfaces

BYIF_OUT_BIT_RATE

BYIF_OUT_BIT_RATE

Input Packet Rate by Interfaces

BYIF_IN_PKT_RATE

BYIF_IN_PKT_RATE

Output Packet Rate by Interfaces

BYIF_OUT_PKT_RATE

BYIF_OUT_PKT_RATE

Error Rate by Interfaces

BYIF_ERROR_RATE

BYIF_ERROR_RATE

Workload Profile

  • CPU Utilization - Top 10 Workloads
  • Memory Utilization - Top 10 Workloads
  • Response Time - Top 10 Workloads

Command Profile

  • CPU Utilization - Top 10 Commands
  • Number of Processes - Top 10 Commands

User Profile

  • CPU Utilization - Top 10 Users
  • Number of Processes - Top 10 Users

Virtual Machine page in the KVM Data Explorer view

From the Host filter, select the required host and from VM filter, select the required VM. The metrics are displayed in the following profile:

 VM Profile

Chart Title 

Displayed values

Associated metrics  

Physical & Virtual CPU Utilization

Partition Virtual CPU Utilization

CPU_UTIL

Partition Physical CPU Utilization

(Partition CPU_UTIL x Partition CPU_NUM) / Host CPU_NUM

Processors Configured

Host

CPU_NUM

Host

LCPU_NUM

Partition

CPU_NUM

Memory Utilization

Memory Utilization

MEM_UTIL

Memory Configured vs Used

Host

TOTAL_REAL_MEM

Partition

TOTAL_REAL_MEM

Partition

MEM_CONSUMED

Disk I/O Rate

Partition

DISK_TRANSFER_RATE

Network I/O Rate

Partition

NET_BIT_RATE

 

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