---
title: KVM status metricset
description: This is the status metricset of the module kvm. This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-kvm-status
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Beta
  - Elastic Stack: Beta
---

# KVM status 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 status metricset of the module kvm.
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/3028/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-kvm) section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
```json
{
    "@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
    "event": {
        "dataset": "kvm.status",
        "duration": 115000,
        "module": "kvm"
    },
    "kvm": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "buster-amd64",
        "status": {
            "state": "running"
        }
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "status",
        "period": 10000
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "unix:///var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock",
        "type": "kvm"
    }
}
```