---
title: vSphere datastorecluster metricset
description: This is the Datastore Cluster metricset of the module vsphere. This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-vsphere-datastorecluster
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Beta
  - Elastic Stack: Beta
---

# vSphere datastorecluster metricset
<warning>
  This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
</warning>

This is the Datastore Cluster metricset of the module vsphere.
This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the metricset, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-vsphere) section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
```json
{
    "@timestamp": "2016-05-23T08:05:34.853Z",
    "service": {
        "address": "https://localhost:8980/sdk",
        "type": "vsphere"
    },
    "event": {
        "dataset": "vsphere.datastorecluster",
        "module": "vsphere",
        "duration": 15443161
    },
    "metricset": {
        "period": 20000,
        "name": "datastorecluster"
    },
    "vsphere": {
        "datastorecluster": {
            "id": "group-p1",
            "name": "datastore_cluster1",
            "capacity": {
                "bytes": 8795019280384
            },
            "free_space": {
                "bytes": 8788836876288
            },
            "datastore": {
                "count": 1,
                "names": [
                    "LocalDS_0"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}
```