This table contains the values for each category of the counters that measure network performance.
| Counter Name | Category | Value |
|---|---|---|
| usage | ||
| unit | KBps | |
| description | The sum of data transmitted and received for all the NIC instances of the host or virtual machine. | |
| statistic type | rate | |
| rollup type | minimum, maximum, average | |
| entity | host, virtual machine (aggregate level only) | |
| packetRx | ||
| unit | number | |
| description | Number of packets received in the performance interval. | |
| statistic type | delta | |
| rollup type | summation | |
| entity | host, virtual machine (per net instance only) | |
| packetTx | ||
| unit | number | |
| description | Number of packets transmitted in the performance interval. | |
| statistic type | delta | |
| rollup type | summation | |
| entity | host, virtual machine (per net instance only) | |
| received | ||
| unit | KBps | |
| description | Amount of data received in the performance interval. | |
| statistic type | rate | |
| rollup type | average | |
| entity | host, virtual machine (per NIC instance only) | |
| transmitted | ||
| unit | KBps | |
| description | Amount of data transmitted in the performance interval. | |
| statistic type | rate | |
| rollup type | average | |
| entity | host, virtual machine (per NIC instance only) |