What is metric_name = vsphere.vm.power.power mean in Splunk app for Infrastructure

[Abdullah1994]

Could please provide me with documentation if any for all metric supported in SAI app and details for each one.

for now, I need to know what vsphere.vm.power.power does mean.

vsphere.vm.power.power results in numeric and could be any number like 4, 64, 142, etc

[bbenjamin_splun · Accepted solution]

You can refer the vSphere API docs for the meaning of each metric name: https://code.vmware.com/apis/196/vsphere/doc/vim.PerformanceManager.html

vsphere.vm.power.power - in here, the group is 'power' and the counter name is also 'power'. You can find the meaning of this metric here: https://code.vmware.com/apis/196/vsphere/doc/power_counters.html - it's the current power usage in watts.