VMware vSphere Integration

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| Version | 1.17.0 (View all) |
| Compatible Kibana version(s) | 8.16.2 or higher |
| Supported Serverless project types
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Observability |
| Subscription level
What’s this? | Basic |
| Level of support
What’s this? | Elastic |

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Overview

vSphere is VMware’s cloud computing virtualization platform, offering tools for managing virtualized data centers.

Use the vSphere integration to:

Collect vSphere logs, along with datastore, host, and virtualmachine metrics for comprehensive monitoring and analysis.
Create informative visualizations to track usage trends, measure key metrics, and derive actionable business insights.
Set up alerts to minimize Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR) by quickly referencing relevant logs during troubleshooting.

Data streams

The vSphere integration collects logs and metrics.

Logs help you keep a record of events that happen on your machine. The Log data stream collected by vSphere as integration is log.

Metrics give you insight into the statistics of the vSphere. The Metric data stream collected by the vSphere integration are cluster, datastore, datastorecluster, host, network, resourcepool and virtualmachine so that the user can monitor and troubleshoot the performance of the vSphere instance.

Data Streams:

log: This data stream collects logs generated by VMware vSphere using a syslog daemon.
cluster: This data stream collects metrics from VMware vSphere, such as lists of datastores, hosts and networks associated with cluster.
datastore: This data stream gathers datastore metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as capacity, usage, read/write operations, latency, and throughput.
datastorecluster: This data stream gathers metrics for datastore clusters from VMware vSphere, including statistics like cluster capacity and available free space. Additionally, it provides information about the individual datastores that comprise the cluster.
host: This data stream collects host metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, and network activity.
resourcepool: This data stream collects metrics from VMware vSphere, such as CPU and memory usage, CPU and memory reservation, and CPU and memory limit.
virtualmachine: This data stream gathers virtual machine metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as status, uptime, CPU usage, memory usage, and network activity.
network: This data stream gathers metrics and status information related to VMware vSphere networks, including network accessibility, connected hosts and virtual machines, configuration health, and network type.

Important Note

Users can monitor and see the log inside the ingested documents for vSphere in the logs-* index pattern from Discover, and for metrics, the index pattern is metrics-*.
Supported Periods:
- Real-time data collection – An ESXi Server collects data for each performance counter every 20 seconds by default.
- The Datastore and Host datastreams support performance data collection using the vSphere performance API.
- Since the performance API has usage restrictions based on data collection intervals, users should ensure that the period is configured optimally to receive real-time data. Users can still collect summary metrics if performance metrics are not supported for the configured instance.
- Period configuration can be determined based on the Data Collection Intervals and Data Collection Levels.

Prerequisites

You can store and search your data using Elasticsearch and visualize and manage it with Kibana. We recommend using our hosted Elasticsearch Service on Elastic Cloud or self-managing the Elastic Stack on your own hardware.

Compatibility

This integration has been tested and verified against VMware ESXi and vCenter version 7.0.3.

Setup

For step-by-step instructions on how to set up an integration, see the Getting started guide.

Logs reference

Log

This is the log data stream. This data stream collects logs generated by VMware vSphere using a syslog daemon.

Note:

To collect logs, a syslog daemon is used. First, you must configure the listening host/IP address (default: localhost) and host port (default: 9525) in the integration. Then, configure vSphere to send logs to a remote syslog host and provide the configured hostname/IP and port of the Elastic Agent host.

An example event for log looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2021-09-06T14:40:05.753Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "c4a1df82-7a9c-4a3e-8546-6d7cc04538e6",
        "id": "5096d7cc-1e4b-4959-abea-7355be2913a7",
        "name": "docker-fleet-agent",
        "type": "filebeat",
        "version": "8.8.1"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.log",
        "namespace": "ep",
        "type": "logs"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "5096d7cc-1e4b-4959-abea-7355be2913a7",
        "snapshot": false,
        "version": "8.8.1"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.log",
        "ingested": "2023-06-29T08:05:57Z",
        "original": "<14>1 2021-09-06T14:40:05.753710+00:00 vcenter applmgmt-audit - - -  2021-09-06T14:40:05.753: INFO AuthorizationResponse = { authorized=True, method=LOCAL }",
        "timezone": "+00:00"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "aarch64",
        "containerized": false,
        "hostname": "docker-fleet-agent",
        "id": "d08b346fbb8f49f5a2bb1a477f8ceb54",
        "ip": [
            "172.23.0.7"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-AC-17-00-07"
        ],
        "name": "vcenter",
        "os": {
            "codename": "focal",
            "family": "debian",
            "kernel": "5.10.104-linuxkit",
            "name": "Ubuntu",
            "platform": "ubuntu",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
        }
    },
    "input": {
        "type": "udp"
    },
    "log": {
        "level": "INFO",
        "source": {
            "address": "172.23.0.4:59146"
        },
        "syslog": {
            "priority": 14
        }
    },
    "message": "AuthorizationResponse = { authorized=True, method=LOCAL }",
    "process": {
        "name": "applmgmt-audit"
    },
    "tags": [
        "preserve_original_event",
        "vmware-sphere"
    ]
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.containerized	If the host is a container.	boolean
host.os.build	OS build information.	keyword
host.os.codename	OS codename, if any.	keyword
hostname	Hostname from syslog header.	keyword
input.type	Type of Filebeat input.	keyword
log.source.address	Source address of the syslog message.	keyword
process.program	Process from syslog header.	keyword
vsphere.log.api.invocations		long
vsphere.log.datacenter		keyword
vsphere.log.file.path		keyword

Metrics reference

Note:

To access the metrics, provide the URL https://host:port/sdk in the "Add Integration" page of the vSphere package.

Cluster

Clusters in vSphere represent a group of ESXi hosts working together to optimize resource allocation, ensure high availability, and manage workloads efficiently.

An example event for cluster looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:48:26.976Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "8dd73a28-19af-41ab-8404-a72ae8992509",
        "id": "f92ed428-5ea0-40fb-b403-ac0dc71e46bb",
        "name": "elastic-agent-77934",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.cluster",
        "namespace": "19212",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "f92ed428-5ea0-40fb-b403-ac0dc71e46bb",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.cluster",
        "duration": 14793678,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:48:29Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-77934",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.242.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F2-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-77934",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "cluster",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-cluster"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "cluster": {
            "datastore": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": "LocalDS_0"
            },
            "host": {
                "count": 3,
                "names": [
                    "DC0_C0_H0",
                    "DC0_C0_H1",
                    "DC0_C0_H2"
                ]
            },
            "id": "domain-c28",
            "name": "DC0_C0",
            "network": {
                "count": 3,
                "names": [
                    "DC0_DVPG0",
                    "DVS0-DVUplinks-10",
                    "VM Network"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.cluster.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this cluster.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.das_config.admission.control.enabled	Indicates whether strict admission control is enabled.	boolean
vsphere.cluster.das_config.enabled	Indicates whether vSphere HA feature is enabled.	boolean
vsphere.cluster.datastore.count	Number of datastores associated with the cluster.	long	gauge
vsphere.cluster.datastore.names	List of all the datastore names associated with the cluster.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.host.count	Number of hosts associated with the cluster.	long	gauge
vsphere.cluster.host.names	List of all the host names associated with the cluster.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.id	Unique cluster ID.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.name	Cluster name.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.network.count	Number of networks associated with the cluster.	long	gauge
vsphere.cluster.network.names	List of all the network names associated with the cluster.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.cluster.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.cluster.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this cluster.	keyword

Datastore

This is datastore data stream. This data stream collects datastore metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as capacity, usage, read/write operations, latency, and throughput.

An example event for datastore looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:49:20.546Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "526f6e02-35e4-402d-b28d-29e1166195da",
        "id": "136823ae-978c-4319-9d75-901e9ff73238",
        "name": "elastic-agent-99749",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.datastore",
        "namespace": "82538",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "136823ae-978c-4319-9d75-901e9ff73238",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.datastore",
        "duration": 97747338,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:49:23Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-99749",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.244.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F4-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-99749",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "datastore",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-datastore"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "datastore": {
            "capacity": {
                "free": {
                    "bytes": 10952166604800
                },
                "total": {
                    "bytes": 10995116277760
                },
                "used": {
                    "bytes": 42949672960,
                    "pct": 0.004
                }
            },
            "fstype": "OTHER",
            "host": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": "DC0_H0"
            },
            "id": "datastore-53",
            "name": "LocalDS_0",
            "status": "green",
            "vm": {
                "count": 4,
                "names": [
                    "DC0_C0_RP0_VM0",
                    "DC0_C0_RP0_VM1",
                    "DC0_H0_VM0",
                    "DC0_H0_VM1"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Unit	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.containerized	If the host is a container.	boolean
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
host.os.build	OS build information.	keyword
host.os.codename	OS codename, if any.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.datastore.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this datastore.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.capacity.free.bytes	Free bytes of the datastore.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastore.capacity.total.bytes	Total bytes of the datastore.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastore.capacity.used.bytes	Used bytes of the datastore.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastore.capacity.used.pct	Percentage of datastore capacity used.	scaled_float	percent	gauge
vsphere.datastore.disk.capacity.bytes	Configured size of the datastore.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastore.disk.capacity.usage.bytes	The amount of storage capacity currently being consumed by datastore.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastore.disk.provisioned.bytes	Amount of storage set aside for use by a datastore.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastore.fstype	Filesystem type.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.host.count	Number of hosts associated with the datastore.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastore.host.names	List of all the host names associated with the datastore.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.id	Unique datastore ID.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.name	Datastore name.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.read.bytes	Rate of reading data from the datastore.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastore.status	Status of the datastore.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.datastore.vm.count	Number of VMs associated with the datastore.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastore.vm.names	List of all the VM names associated with the datastore.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this Datastore.	keyword
vsphere.datastore.write.bytes	Rate of writing data to the datastore.	long	byte	gauge

Datastore Cluster

Datastore clusters in vSphere group multiple datastores for optimized management and automated load balancing, ensuring efficient storage utilization and simplified administration.

An example event for datastorecluster looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:50:15.938Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "708961a1-cbad-4975-8eba-e1bdb8d6f6a6",
        "id": "725a6747-ca90-4a2e-bf23-32ea7b753cf9",
        "name": "elastic-agent-70611",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.datastorecluster",
        "namespace": "34029",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "725a6747-ca90-4a2e-bf23-32ea7b753cf9",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.datastorecluster",
        "duration": 10884609,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:50:18Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-70611",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.246.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F6-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-70611",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "datastorecluster",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-datastorecluster"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "datastorecluster": {
            "capacity": {
                "bytes": 0
            },
            "datastore": {
                "count": 0
            },
            "free_space": {
                "bytes": 0
            },
            "id": "group-p8",
            "name": "DC0_POD0"
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Unit	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this datastore cluster.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.capacity.bytes	Total capacity of this storage pod, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastorecluster.datastore.count	Number of datastores in the datastore cluster.	long		gauge
vsphere.datastorecluster.datastore.names	List of all the datastore names associated with the datastore cluster.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.free_space.bytes	Total free space on this storage pod, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.datastorecluster.id	Unique datastore cluster ID.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.name	The datastore cluster name.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.datastorecluster.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.datastorecluster.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this datastore cluster.	keyword

Host

This is the host data stream. This data stream collects host metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, and network activity.

An example event for host looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:51:10.976Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "68b872ee-00e2-4c05-8dcc-7c0374dfa3c0",
        "id": "a0006203-efd1-4e6a-9ffa-f5e3bda9e512",
        "name": "elastic-agent-81083",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.host",
        "namespace": "79577",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "a0006203-efd1-4e6a-9ffa-f5e3bda9e512",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.host",
        "duration": 1959540462,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:51:13Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-81083",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.248.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F8-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-81083",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "host",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-host"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "host": {
            "cpu": {
                "free": {
                    "mhz": 4521
                },
                "total": {
                    "mhz": 4588
                },
                "used": {
                    "mhz": 67,
                    "pct": 0.015
                }
            },
            "datastore": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": "LocalDS_0"
            },
            "disk": {
                "read": {
                    "bytes": 3072
                },
                "total": {
                    "bytes": 1694720
                },
                "write": {
                    "bytes": 1631232
                }
            },
            "id": "host-51",
            "memory": {
                "free": {
                    "bytes": 2822230016
                },
                "total": {
                    "bytes": 4294430720
                },
                "used": {
                    "bytes": 1472200704,
                    "pct": 0.343
                }
            },
            "name": "DC0_C0_H2",
            "network": {
                "bandwidth": {
                    "received": {
                        "bytes": 586752
                    },
                    "total": {
                        "bytes": 716800
                    },
                    "transmitted": {
                        "bytes": 321536
                    }
                },
                "count": 3,
                "names": [
                    "DC0_DVPG0",
                    "DVS0-DVUplinks-10",
                    "VM Network"
                ],
                "packets": {
                    "multicast": {
                        "received": {
                            "count": 133
                        }
                    },
                    "received": {
                        "count": 9359
                    },
                    "transmitted": {
                        "count": 6718
                    }
                }
            },
            "network_names": [
                "DC0_DVPG0",
                "DVS0-DVUplinks-10",
                "VM Network"
            ],
            "status": "gray",
            "uptime": 77229
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Unit	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.host.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this host.	keyword
vsphere.host.cpu.free.mhz	Free CPU in MHz.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.cpu.total.mhz	Total CPU in MHz.	long		counter
vsphere.host.cpu.used.mhz	Used CPU in MHz.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.cpu.used.pct	CPU Utilization % of the host	scaled_float	percent	gauge
vsphere.host.datastore.count	Number of datastores on the host.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.datastore.names	List of all the datastore names.	keyword
vsphere.host.disk.capacity.usage.bytes	The amount of storage capacity currently being consumed by or on the entity.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.disk.devicelatency.average.ms	Average amount of time it takes to complete an SCSI command from physical device in milliseconds.	long	ms	gauge
vsphere.host.disk.latency.total.ms	Highest latency value across all disks used by the host in milliseconds.	long	ms	gauge
vsphere.host.disk.read.bytes	Average number of bytes read from the disk each second.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.disk.total.bytes	Sum of disk read and write rates each second in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.disk.write.bytes	Average number of bytes written to the disk each second.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.id	Unique host ID.	keyword
vsphere.host.memory.free.bytes	Free Memory in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.memory.total.bytes	Total Memory in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.memory.used.bytes	Used Memory in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.memory.used.pct	Memory utilization % of the host	scaled_float	percent	gauge
vsphere.host.name	Host name.	keyword
vsphere.host.network.bandwidth.received.bytes	Average rate at which data was received during the interval. This represents the bandwidth of the network.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.network.bandwidth.total.bytes	Sum of network transmitted and received rates in bytes during the interval.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.network.bandwidth.transmitted.bytes	Average rate at which data was transmitted during the interval. This represents the bandwidth of the network.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.host.network.count	Number of networks on the host.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.names	List of all the network names.	keyword
vsphere.host.network.packets.dropped.received.count	Number of received packets dropped.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.dropped.total.count	Total number of packets dropped.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.dropped.transmitted.count	Number of transmitted packets dropped.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.errors.received.count	Number of packets with errors received.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.errors.total.count	Total number of packets with errors.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.errors.transmitted.count	Number of packets with errors transmitted.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.multicast.received.count	Number of multicast packets received.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.multicast.total.count	Total number of multicast packets.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.multicast.transmitted.count	Number of multicast packets transmitted.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.received.count	Number of packets received.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network.packets.transmitted.count	Number of packets transmitted.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.network_names	Network names.	keyword
vsphere.host.status	The overall health status of a host in the vSphere environment.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.host.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.host.uptime	The total uptime of a host in seconds within the vSphere environment.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.vm.count	Number of virtual machines on the host.	long		gauge
vsphere.host.vm.names	List of all the VM names.	keyword
vsphere.host.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this host.	keyword

Network

This is the network data stream. This data stream gathers metrics and status information related to VMware vSphere networks, including network accessibility, connected hosts and virtual machines, configuration health, and network type.

An example event for network looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:53:59.603Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "a69b7846-f5b9-4f72-95f7-98a99d21806e",
        "id": "78e2558b-aa96-4683-a08d-e4bed771fe09",
        "name": "elastic-agent-77565",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.network",
        "namespace": "81261",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "78e2558b-aa96-4683-a08d-e4bed771fe09",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.network",
        "duration": 13659192,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:54:02Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-77565",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.255.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-FF-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-77565",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "network",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-network"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "network": {
            "accessible": true,
            "config": {
                "status": "green"
            },
            "id": "network-7",
            "name": "VM Network",
            "status": "green",
            "type": "Network"
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.containerized	If the host is a container.	boolean
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.network.accessible	Indicates whether at least one host is configured to provide this network.	boolean
vsphere.network.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this network.	keyword
vsphere.network.config.status	Indicates whether the system has detected a configuration issue.	keyword
vsphere.network.host.count	Number of hosts connected to this network.	long	gauge
vsphere.network.host.names	List of all the hosts connected to this network.	keyword
vsphere.network.id	Unique network ID.	keyword
vsphere.network.name	Name of the network.	keyword
vsphere.network.status	General health of the network.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.network.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.network.type	Type of the network (e.g., Network(Standard), DistributedVirtualport).	keyword
vsphere.network.vm.count	Number of virtual machines connected to this network.	long	gauge
vsphere.network.vm.names	List of all the virtual machines connected to this network.	keyword
vsphere.network.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this network.	keyword

Resourcepool

Resource pools in vSphere allow for the allocation and management of CPU and memory resources across groups of virtual machines.

An example event for resourcepool looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:54:48.595Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "236ddb3e-35c8-4d3e-a48c-caa904ff6b04",
        "id": "689c9051-c4ae-4f11-ba6d-27a03327c9e6",
        "name": "elastic-agent-41690",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.resourcepool",
        "namespace": "42500",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "689c9051-c4ae-4f11-ba6d-27a03327c9e6",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.resourcepool",
        "duration": 13597205,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:54:51Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-41690",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.242.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F2-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-41690",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "resourcepool",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-resourcepool"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "resourcepool": {
            "id": "resgroup-27",
            "name": "Resources",
            "status": "green"
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Unit	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this resourcepool.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.cpu.demand.mhz	Basic CPU performance statistics, in MHz.	long		gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.cpu.entitlement.mhz	The amount of CPU resource, in MHz, that this VM is entitled to, as calculated by DRS.	long		gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.cpu.entitlement.static.mhz	The static CPU resource entitlement for a virtual machine.	long		gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.cpu.usage.mhz	Basic CPU performance statistics, in MHz.	long		gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.id	Unique resource pool ID.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.ballooned.bytes	The size of the balloon driver in a virtual machine, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.compressed.bytes	The amount of compressed memory currently consumed by VM, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.entitlement.bytes	The amount of memory, in bytes, that this VM is entitled to, as calculated by DRS.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.entitlement.static.bytes	The static memory resource entitlement for a virtual machine, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.overhead.bytes	The amount of memory resource (in bytes) that will be used by a virtual machine above its guest memory requirements.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.overhead.consumed.bytes	The amount of overhead memory, in bytes, currently being consumed to run a VM.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.private.bytes	The portion of memory, in bytes, that is granted to a virtual machine from non-shared host memory.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.shared.bytes	The portion of memory, in bytes, that is granted to a virtual machine from host memory that is shared between VMs.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.swapped.bytes	The portion of memory, in bytes, that is granted to a virtual machine from the host’s swap space.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.usage.guest.bytes	Guest memory utilization statistics, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.memory.usage.host.bytes	Host memory utilization statistics, in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.name	The name of the resourcepool.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.status	The overall health status of a host in the vSphere environment.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.resourcepool.vm.count	Number of virtual machines on the resourcepool.	long		gauge
vsphere.resourcepool.vm.names	Names of virtual machines on the resourcepool.	keyword
vsphere.resourcepool.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this resourcepool.	keyword

Virtual Machine

This is the virtualmachine data stream. This data stream collects virtual machine metrics from VMware vSphere, including performance statistics such as status, uptime, CPU usage, memory usage, and network activity.

An example event for virtualmachine looks as following:

		{
    "@timestamp": "2024-11-25T05:55:36.940Z",
    "agent": {
        "ephemeral_id": "c5d83ada-b469-4178-b167-02c09b1a4aba",
        "id": "2428be84-8f03-495a-8a9f-da3c9fc1459c",
        "name": "elastic-agent-79780",
        "type": "metricbeat",
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "data_stream": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.virtualmachine",
        "namespace": "53355",
        "type": "metrics"
    },
    "ecs": {
        "version": "8.11.0"
    },
    "elastic_agent": {
        "id": "2428be84-8f03-495a-8a9f-da3c9fc1459c",
        "snapshot": true,
        "version": "8.16.2"
    },
    "event": {
        "agent_id_status": "verified",
        "dataset": "vsphere.virtualmachine",
        "duration": 71113664,
        "ingested": "2024-11-25T05:55:39Z",
        "module": "vsphere"
    },
    "host": {
        "architecture": "x86_64",
        "containerized": true,
        "hostname": "elastic-agent-79780",
        "ip": [
            "192.168.241.4",
            "192.168.244.2"
        ],
        "mac": [
            "02-42-C0-A8-F1-04",
            "02-42-C0-A8-F4-02"
        ],
        "name": "elastic-agent-79780",
        "os": {
            "kernel": "3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7.x86_64",
            "name": "Wolfi",
            "platform": "wolfi",
            "type": "linux",
            "version": "20230201"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "virtualmachine",
        "period": 20000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "https://svc-vsphere-metrics:8989/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "tags": [
        "vsphere-virtualmachine"
    ],
    "vsphere": {
        "virtualmachine": {
            "cpu": {
                "free": {
                    "mhz": 0
                },
                "total": {
                    "mhz": 0
                },
                "used": {
                    "mhz": 0
                }
            },
            "datastore": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": "LocalDS_0"
            },
            "host": {
                "hostname": "DC0_C0_H1",
                "id": "host-43"
            },
            "id": "vm-62",
            "memory": {
                "free": {
                    "guest": {
                        "bytes": 33554432
                    }
                },
                "total": {
                    "guest": {
                        "bytes": 33554432
                    }
                },
                "used": {
                    "guest": {
                        "bytes": 0
                    },
                    "host": {
                        "bytes": 0
                    }
                }
            },
            "name": "DC0_C0_RP0_VM0",
            "network": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": "DC0_DVPG0"
            },
            "network_names": "DC0_DVPG0",
            "os": "otherGuest",
            "status": "green",
            "uptime": 0
        }
    }
}

	

ECS Field Reference

Please refer to the following document for detailed information on ECS fields.

Field	Description	Type	Unit	Metric Type
@timestamp	Event timestamp.	date
agent.id		keyword
cloud.account.id	The cloud account or organization id used to identify different entities in a multi-tenant environment. Examples: AWS account id, Google Cloud ORG Id, or other unique identifier.	keyword
cloud.availability_zone	Availability zone in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
cloud.instance.id	Instance ID of the host machine.	keyword
cloud.provider	Name of the cloud provider. Example values are aws, azure, gcp, or digitalocean.	keyword
cloud.region	Region in which this host, resource, or service is located.	keyword
container.id	Unique container id.	keyword
data_stream.dataset	Data stream dataset.	constant_keyword
data_stream.namespace	Data stream namespace.	constant_keyword
data_stream.type	Data stream type.	constant_keyword
event.dataset	Event dataset	constant_keyword
event.module	Event module	constant_keyword
host.containerized	If the host is a container.	boolean
host.name	Name of the host. It can contain what `hostname` returns on Unix systems, the fully qualified domain name, or a name specified by the user. The sender decides which value to use.	keyword
host.os.build	OS build information.	keyword
host.os.codename	OS codename, if any.	keyword
service.address	Address where data about this service was collected from. This should be a URI, network address (ipv4:port or [ipv6]:port) or a resource path (sockets).	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.alert.names	List of all the alerts on this virtualmachine.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.cpu.free.mhz	Available CPU in Mhz.	long		gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.cpu.total.mhz	Total Reserved CPU in Mhz.	long		counter
vsphere.virtualmachine.cpu.used.mhz	Used CPU in Mhz.	long		gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.custom_fields	Custom fields.	object
vsphere.virtualmachine.datastore.count	Number of datastores associated to this virtualmachine.	long		gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.datastore.names	Names of the datastore associated to this virtualmachine.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.host.hostname	Hostname of the host.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.host.id	Host id.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.id	Unique virtual machine ID.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.free.guest.bytes	Free memory of Guest in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.total.guest.bytes	Total memory of Guest in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.used.guest.bytes	Used memory of Guest in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.used.host.bytes	Used memory of Host in bytes.	long	byte	gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.name	Virtual machine name.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.network.count	Number of networks associated to this virtualmachine.	long		gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.network.names	Names of the networks associated to this virtualmachine.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.network_names	Network names.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.os	Virtual machine operating system name.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.count	The number of snapshots of this virtualmachine.	long		gauge
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.info.createtime	Snapshot creation time.	date
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.info.description	Snapshot description.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.info.id	Snapshot ID.	long
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.info.name	Snapshot name.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.snapshot.info.state	Snapshot state (e.g., poweredOn).	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.status	Overall health and status of a virtual machine.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.description	Description of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.entity_name	Name of the entity associated with the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.id	Unique identifier for the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.name	Name of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.status	Status of the alarm.	keyword
vsphere.virtualmachine.triggered_alarms.triggered_time	Time when the alarm was triggered.	date
vsphere.virtualmachine.uptime	The uptime of the VM in seconds.	long		counter
vsphere.virtualmachine.warning.names	List of all the warnings on this virtualmachine.	keyword

Troubleshoot

If you encounter any issues during the setup or usage of the VMware vSphere integration, particularly with regards to Data Collection Intervals, with agent error messages such as Failed to query performance metrics: ServerFaultCode: A specified parameter was not correct: querySpec.interval, please refer to the mentioned Important Notes/Supported Periods for guidance and resolution.

Changelog

Version	Details	Kibana version(s)
1.17.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add support for Shared Secrets /SSL Thumbprint Logins and add more granular filtering for file pipeline	8.16.2 or higher
1.16.4	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Update links to getting started docs	8.16.2 or higher
1.16.3	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add new dashboards and update existing dashboards. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add the id field to all data streams to improve identification and tracking.	8.16.2 or higher
1.16.2	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Apply doc guidelines and general editing.	8.15.2 or higher
1.16.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update host datastream sample event.	8.15.2 or higher
1.16.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add SSL/TLS support for vSphere logs `tcp` input.	8.15.2 or higher
1.15.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Release new integration version. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update README and fix Resourcepool datastream TSDB. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Filter alerts and warnings in all datastreams. pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Fix issue with TSDB network.name. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add new network datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add new datastorecluster datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add additional metrics for virtualmachine datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add resourcepool datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add cluster datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add additional metrics for datastore datastream. pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add additional metrics for host datastream.	8.15.2 or higher
1.14.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add support for processors in datastore, host and virtualmachine.	8.13.0 or higher
1.13.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) ECS version updated to 8.11.0. Update the kibana constraint to ^8.13.0. Modified the field definitions to remove ECS fields made redundant by the ecs@mappings component template.	8.13.0 or higher
1.12.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add global filter on data_stream.dataset to improve performance.	8.12.0 or higher
1.11.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add more specific details to vSphere logs configuration documentation.	8.12.0 or higher
1.11.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Enable secret for the sensitive fields.	8.12.0 or higher
1.10.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update details on vSphere logs configuration.	8.10.2 or higher
1.10.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add support for more vSphere and ESXi logs.	8.10.2 or higher
1.9.2	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Add null and ignore_missing check to handle event.original field.	8.8.0 or higher
1.9.1	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Update the README with limitations in Virtual Machine metrics.	8.8.0 or higher
1.9.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update the package format_version to 3.0.0.	8.8.0 or higher
1.8.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Enable time series data streams for the metrics datasets. This dramatically reduces storage for metrics and is expected to progressively improve query performance. For more details, see docs-content://manage-data/data-store/data-streams/time-series-data-stream-tsds.md.	8.8.0 or higher
1.7.2	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add dimensions field mapping for virtualmachine datastream to support TSDB.	8.7.0 or higher
1.7.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add dimensions field mapping for host datastream to support TSDB.	8.7.0 or higher
1.7.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add dimensions field mapping for datastore datastream to support TSDB.	8.7.0 or higher
1.6.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Rename ownership from obs-service-integrations to obs-infraobs-integrations	8.7.0 or higher
1.5.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Migrate "VMs Overview" dashboard visualizations to lens.	8.7.0 or higher
1.4.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Migrate "Hosts Overview" dashboard visualizations to lens.	8.7.0 or higher
1.3.2	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Added categories and/or subcategories.	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.3.1	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Update the PR number in changelog version 1.2.1.	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.3.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update ECS version to 8.5.1	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.2.1	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Change the way host cpu and memory percentage is calculated.	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.2.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Added infrastructure category.	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.0.1	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Make Domain optional in grok pattern	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
1.0.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Release as GA	7.15.0 or higher 8.0.0 or higher
0.1.2	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Update package name and description to align with standard wording	—
0.1.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Add documentation for multi-fields	—
0.1.0	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Support Kibana 8.0	—
0.0.2	pass:[] Bug fix (View pull request) Fix logic that checks for the forwarded tag	—
0.0.1	pass:[] Enhancement (View pull request) Initial draft of the package	—