The agent and gateway monitor resource metric data, which can raise an alert when metric value exceeds a specified threshold. After you create a metric, create a monitor of the same collector type.

To create a metric, configure the following parameters on the CREATE METRIC page:

AttributesDescription
Metric ScopePartner- or client-Specific metric.
Adapter TypeExample: VMware, Cisco UCS, and XenServer.
NameUnique name associated with the metric.
Tag NameUser-defined name for filtering.
Display NameUnique metric display name.
DescriptionMetric description.
Data Point typeMetric data type.
CategorySelect the appropriate category for the metric.
UnitsMetric value unit.
Unit Multiplication FactorValue to multiply the metric by based on the specified **Units**.
Data Point ConversionMetric data conversion mechanism:
  • Value = Value used to convert the metric data point.
  • Enumerated Map = Map for indexing the metric data point value. Also specify the State Descriptions and Use formatted value in fields.
Metric ProcessingMetric processing specification:
  • Notification = Provide notification
  • Graph Specify handling criteria:
    • Warning if value = Warning-level alert threshold value.
    • Critical if value = Critical-level alert threshold value.
    • Subject = Metric subject. Populated by default and should not be changed.
    • Description = Metric description. Populated by default and should not be changed.
  • Graph and Notification Specify handling criteria:
    • Warning if value = Warning-level alert threshold value.
    • Critical if value = Critical-level alert threshold value.
    • Subject = Metric subject. Populated by default and should not be changed.
    • Description = Metric description. Populated by default and should not be changed.

Metric name format

The following are acceptable formats for a metric name:

  • Metric names should not contain a dot (.), instead use an underscore (_) between the words.
    system.cpu.usage is not valid
    system_cpu_usage is valid
  • A metric name can have a maximum of ten underscores “_”. A metric name cannot start or end with an underscore.
  • A metric name can contain numeric values (0-9), but cannot start with a numeric value.
  • A metric name should be case-insensitive.
  • The length of the metric name should be less than or equal to 255, including underscores.