topic Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage) in VMware PowerCLI Discussions

Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

EloHHH — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:33:09 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to find out if there is any way to get state of the network(used traffic in/out or total) for VMs that used in last 30 days?

I can only able to get the average with @LucD solution!
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/Average-Network-throughput-for-a-VM-with-PowerCLI/td-p/2172374

Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

LucD — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:38:45 GMT

That depends on which Statistics Levels you have defined on your vCenter.

See PowerCLI & vSphere statistics – Part 1 – The basics for more details.

Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

EloHHH — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:54:16 GMT

Thank you for your fast reply

I already put it on Level 3

It still gives the average, Im not sure how we can get the total usage of VM in 30 days.

Should I calculate something to achieve the total traffic usage of VM? or there is a better way?
The purpose is if a VM used 2TB within a month, we should suspend the VM.

Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

LucD — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:47:09 GMT

Your interval 4 is still at level 1, so your level 3 for intervals1, 2 and 3 will get aggregated.
Statistics are based on averages over an interval, to measure the total amount over a month you will need other tools

Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

EloHHH — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:25:11 GMT

Hey,

Alright thanks, but what tools?
I already tried VEEAM ONE and it shows the same data as vcenter!
Do you know any tools?

Re: Network usage of VM in 30 days! (not avrage)

LucD — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:30:46 GMT

Have a look at VMware Aria.