how to monitor guest machine bandwidth

[hamidreza2000us]

Hi

I need to monitor "vm guest machine" bandwidth usage

does any body knows how to do that????

I need a command or filename inside esx that give me appropriate values.

Please help???

thank you

[AndreTheGiant]

You can look at performance monitor of a VM.

But is only an average value (for KB) or a packets counter.

Andre

[ewilts]

Remember also that the network data is gone if the guest vMotions from one host to another unless you have a distributed vSwitch.

[MauroBonder]

you can use esxtop. http://www.yellow-bricks.com/esxtop/

good luck

[rlund · Accepted solution]

I would recommend a third party tool like Xangati. I know they have a free version,or a trail. This uses a net flow collector to show speed of protocols in and out of your hosts.

Roger Lund VMware VMUG Leader VMware vExpert