Hi,
I'm trying to understand the metrics collected by the vCenter from the objects in the inventory. There is no clear information on the recent releases of VCSA65. I found two articles on this topic, but I'm not sure if they' re still valid or anything might have changed.
vCenter Performance Counters. -> https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-5600
https://www.virten.net/2015/05/which-performance-counters-are-available-in-each-statistic-level/
I'm looking to use the Telegraf to gather the metrics from the vCenter and in due process - I need to find at which level I can be able to generate which metrics? Currently, I set the 5 minute collection interval set to level-2 and I'm still missing the Datastore metrics. Looks like there is difference between aggregation vs per device (and it seems only available in level3/4) (and is stated in KB article -> https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2009532 .
I'm looking to gather the metrics available for vSphere6.5 and use them to evaluate which one is needed at what level to determine the charts.
For example: Datastore has Level-1 Aggregation with Level-3 Per-device and If I have to go for Level-3 which is not recommended by the VMware as it can fill up the vCenter DB and can also miss-out on the real-time and roll up data points.
Are there any tools available to enable only the required per-device configuration (such as the one attached in KB article -> https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2009532)? Also are there any recommendations on which metric data counters to enable at the same time not to slow/ over stress the vCenter?
Thanks,
NK
