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| 31 | <refentry id="vboxmanage-metrics" lang="en">
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| 32 | <refentryinfo>
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| 33 | <pubdate>$Date: 2024-09-10 11:15:32 +0000 (Tue, 10 Sep 2024) $</pubdate>
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| 34 | <title>VBoxManage metrics</title>
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| 35 | </refentryinfo>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <refmeta>
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| 38 | <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-metrics</refentrytitle>
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| 39 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| 40 | </refmeta>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <refnamediv>
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| 43 | <refname>VBoxManage-metrics</refname>
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| 44 | <refpurpose>monitor system resource usage</refpurpose>
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| 45 | <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
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| 46 | </refnamediv>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <refsynopsisdiv>
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| 49 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-collect">
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| 50 | <command>VBoxManage metrics collect</command>
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| 51 | <arg>--detach</arg>
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| 52 | <arg>--list</arg>
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| 53 | <arg>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
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| 54 | <arg>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></arg>
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| 55 | <group>
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| 56 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 57 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 58 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 59 | </group>
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| 60 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-disable">
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| 63 | <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command>
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| 64 | <arg>--list</arg>
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| 65 | <group>
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| 66 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 67 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 68 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 69 | </group>
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| 70 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 71 |
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| 72 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-enable">
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| 73 | <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
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| 74 | <arg>--list</arg>
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| 75 | <group>
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| 76 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 77 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 78 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 79 | </group>
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| 80 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 81 |
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| 82 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-list">
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| 83 | <command>VBoxManage metrics list</command>
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| 84 | <group>
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| 85 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 86 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 87 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 88 | </group>
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| 89 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 90 |
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| 91 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-query">
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| 92 | <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command>
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| 93 | <group>
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| 94 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 95 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 96 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 97 | </group>
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| 98 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 99 |
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| 100 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-setup">
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| 101 | <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command>
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| 102 | <arg>--list</arg>
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| 103 | <arg>--period <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
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| 104 | <arg>--samples <replaceable>count</replaceable></arg>
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| 105 | <group>
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| 106 | <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
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| 107 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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| 108 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 109 | </group>
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| 110 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 111 | </refsynopsisdiv>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-metrics-description">
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| 114 | <title>Description</title>
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| 115 | <para>
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| 116 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> command enables you to
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| 117 | monitor system resource usage for the host system and for virtual
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| 118 | machines (VMs). For example, you can monitor particular metrics,
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| 119 | such as the percentage of time CPUs spend executing in user mode
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| 120 | (<literal>CPU/Load/User</literal>), over a specified sampling
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| 121 | period.
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| 122 | </para>
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| 123 | <para>
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| 124 | Use the <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command> command to
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| 125 | retrieve data at any time.
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| 126 | </para>
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| 127 | <para>
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| 128 | By default, metrics are not collected unless you run the
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| 129 | <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command to specify a
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| 130 | sampling interval in seconds and the number of metrics to save.
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| 131 | </para>
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| 132 | <para>
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| 133 | Note that you can enable metric collection only for running VMs.
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| 134 | Collected data and collection settings for a VM are discarded when
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| 135 | the VM shuts down.
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| 136 | </para>
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| 137 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-description-metrics">
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| 138 | <title>Metrics</title>
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| 139 | <para>
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| 140 | The host and VMs have different sets of associated metrics
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| 141 | which you can view by running the <command>VBoxManage metrics
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| 142 | list</command> command.
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| 143 | </para>
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| 144 | <para>
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| 145 | Each metric is represented as a string that is composed of a
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| 146 | category and a metric. Optionally, the metric string can include
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| 147 | any of the following: a submetric, a sub-submetric, and an
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| 148 | aggregate. The metric string has the following format:
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| 149 | </para>
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| 150 | <screen><replaceable>category</replaceable>/<replaceable>metric</replaceable>[/<replaceable>submetric</replaceable>[/<replaceable>sub-submetric</replaceable>]][:<replaceable>aggregate</replaceable>]</screen>
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| 151 | <itemizedlist>
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| 152 | <listitem><para>
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| 153 | <replaceable>category</replaceable> is the resource type,
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| 154 | such as <literal>CPU</literal>, <literal>RAM</literal>,
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| 155 | <literal>FS</literal>, <literal>Net</literal>.
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| 156 | </para></listitem>
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| 157 | <listitem><para>
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| 158 | <replaceable>metric</replaceable> is a measurement type that
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| 159 | is associated with the resource category. For example, the
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| 160 | <literal>Load</literal> and <literal>MHz</literal> metrics
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| 161 | are associated with the <literal>CPU</literal> resource
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| 162 | category.
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| 163 | </para></listitem>
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| 164 | <listitem><para>
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| 165 | <replaceable>submetric</replaceable> is an optional
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| 166 | measurement type that is associated with the metric. For
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| 167 | example, the <literal>User</literal>,
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| 168 | <literal>Kernel</literal>, and <literal>Idle</literal>
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| 169 | submetrics are associated with the <literal>Load</literal>
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| 170 | metric.
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| 171 | </para></listitem>
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| 172 | <listitem><para>
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| 173 | <replaceable>sub-submetric</replaceable> is an optional
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| 174 | measurement type that is associated with the submetric. For
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| 175 | example, the <literal>Rx</literal> and <literal>Tx</literal>
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| 176 | sub-submetrics are associated with the
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| 177 | <literal>Rate</literal> submetric of the
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| 178 | <literal>Net</literal> resource category. The associated
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| 179 | metric is the network interface.
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| 180 | </para></listitem>
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| 181 | <listitem><para>
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| 182 | <replaceable>aggregate</replaceable> is an optional function
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| 183 | to provide minimum, maximum, and average measurements for a
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| 184 | resource category. For example, the
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| 185 | <literal>RAM/Usage/Free:min</literal> metric represents the
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| 186 | minimum amount of available memory found in all saved data
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| 187 | on the host system.
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| 188 | </para></listitem>
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| 189 | </itemizedlist>
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| 190 | <para>
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| 191 | By default, the <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> commands
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| 192 | operate on the host system and all VMs, and report on all
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| 193 | metrics. You can optionally limit these commands to operate on
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| 194 | the host system or on a particular VM, and report on a list of
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| 195 | one or more metrics.
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| 196 | </para>
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| 197 | </refsect2>
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| 198 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-common-options">
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| 199 | <title>Common Options</title>
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| 200 | <variablelist>
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| 201 | <varlistentry>
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| 202 | <term><literal>*</literal> | <literal>host</literal> | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable></term>
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| 203 | <listitem><para>
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| 204 | Specifies the component on which to operate. By default,
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| 205 | this command operates on the host system and all running
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| 206 | VMs.
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| 207 | </para><para>
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| 208 | If you specify <literal>host</literal>, the
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| 209 | <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> command operates on
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| 210 | the host system only. If you specify an asterisk
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| 211 | (<literal>*</literal>), the command operates on all VMs.
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| 212 | If you specify the name of a VM, the <command>VBoxManage
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| 213 | metrics</command> command operates on that VM.
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| 214 | </para></listitem>
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| 215 | </varlistentry>
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| 216 | <varlistentry>
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| 217 | <term><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></term>
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| 218 | <listitem><para>
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| 219 | Specifies a comma-separated list of one or more metrics.
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| 220 | </para><para>
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| 221 | The form of the metric must include the
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| 222 | <replaceable>category</replaceable> and
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| 223 | <replaceable>metric</replaceable> part of the metric
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| 224 | string separated by a slash.
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| 225 | </para><para>
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| 226 | Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
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| 227 | and <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> commands
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| 228 | require that you specify metrics as parameters. The
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| 229 | metrics must include only the resource category and metric
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| 230 | part, such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
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| 231 | <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
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| 232 | </para></listitem>
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| 233 | </varlistentry>
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| 234 | </variablelist>
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| 235 | </refsect2>
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| 236 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-collect">
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| 237 | <title>Collect Data Metrics</title>
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| 238 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 239 | <para>
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| 240 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics collect</command> command
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| 241 | collects and outputs data periodically until you stop the
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| 242 | process by pressing Ctrl+C.
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| 243 | </para>
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| 244 | <variablelist>
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| 245 | <varlistentry>
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| 246 | <term><option>--detach</option></term>
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| 247 | <listitem><para>
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| 248 | Disables the collection of metric data, so no data is
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| 249 | output. Using this option is the same as running the
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| 250 | <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command.
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| 251 | </para></listitem>
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| 252 | </varlistentry>
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| 253 | <varlistentry>
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| 254 | <term><option>--list</option></term>
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| 255 | <listitem><para>
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| 256 | Shows which metrics match the specified filter.
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| 257 | </para></listitem>
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| 258 | </varlistentry>
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| 259 | <varlistentry>
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| 260 | <term><option>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
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| 261 | <listitem><para>
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| 262 | Specifies the number of seconds to wait between collecting
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| 263 | metric data samples. The default value is 1.
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| 264 | </para></listitem>
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| 265 | </varlistentry>
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| 266 | <varlistentry>
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| 267 | <term><option>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
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| 268 | <listitem><para>
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| 269 | Specifies the number of metric data samples to save. To
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| 270 | view the saved data, use the <command>VBoxManage metrics
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| 271 | query</command> command. The default value is 1.
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| 272 | </para></listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 | </variablelist>
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| 275 | </refsect2>
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| 276 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-disable">
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| 277 | <title>Disable Metric Data Collection</title>
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| 278 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 279 | <para>
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| 280 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command
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| 281 | suspends data collection. This action does not affect the data
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| 282 | collection properties or the collected data. Note that
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| 283 | specifying a submetric in the metric list does not disable its
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| 284 | underlying metrics.
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| 285 | </para>
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| 286 | <para>
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| 287 | Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command>
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| 288 | command requires that you specify metrics as parameters. The
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| 289 | metrics must include only the resource category and metric part,
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| 290 | such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
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| 291 | <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
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| 292 | </para>
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| 293 | <variablelist>
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| 294 | <varlistentry>
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| 295 | <term><option>--list</option></term>
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| 296 | <listitem><para>
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| 297 | Shows whether the command succeeded as expected.
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| 298 | </para></listitem>
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| 299 | </varlistentry>
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| 300 | </variablelist>
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| 301 | </refsect2>
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| 302 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-enable">
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| 303 | <title>Enable Metric Data Collection</title>
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| 304 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 305 | <para>
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| 306 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command resumes
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| 307 | data collection after it has been suspended by using the
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| 308 | <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command. Note that
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| 309 | specifying a submetric in the metric list does not enable its
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| 310 | underlying metrics.
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| 311 | </para>
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| 312 | <para>
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| 313 | Unlike the <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command,
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| 314 | the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command does
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| 315 | not discard previously collected samples for the specified set
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| 316 | of objects and metrics.
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| 317 | </para>
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| 318 | <para>
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| 319 | Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
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| 320 | command requires that you specify metrics as parameters. The
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| 321 | metrics must include only the resource category and metric part,
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| 322 | such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
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| 323 | <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
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| 324 | </para>
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| 325 | <variablelist>
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| 326 | <varlistentry>
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| 327 | <term><option>--list</option></term>
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| 328 | <listitem><para>
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| 329 | Shows whether the command succeeded as expected.
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| 330 | </para></listitem>
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| 331 | </varlistentry>
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| 332 | </variablelist>
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| 333 | </refsect2>
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| 334 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-list">
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| 335 | <title>List Metric Values</title>
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| 336 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 337 | <para>
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| 338 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics list</command> command shows the
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| 339 | metrics that are currently available. Note that VM-specific
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| 340 | metrics are shown only when that VM is running.
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| 341 | </para>
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| 342 | </refsect2>
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| 343 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-query">
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| 344 | <title>List Saved Metric Data</title>
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| 345 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 346 | <para>
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| 347 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command> command
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| 348 | retrieves and shows the saved metric data.
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| 349 | </para>
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| 350 | <para>
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| 351 | Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command>
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| 352 | command does not remove or flush saved data but older samples
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| 353 | are replaced by newer samples over time.
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| 354 | </para>
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| 355 | </refsect2>
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| 356 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-setup">
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| 357 | <title>Configure Metric-Gathering Properties</title>
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| 358 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 359 | <para>
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| 360 | The <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command
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| 361 | configures metric-gathering properties.
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| 362 | </para>
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| 363 | <para>
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| 364 | Note that this command discards any previously collected samples
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| 365 | for the specified set of objects and metrics. To enable or
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| 366 | disable metrics collection without discarding the data, use the
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| 367 | <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command or the
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| 368 | <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command,
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| 369 | respectively.
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| 370 | </para>
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| 371 | <variablelist>
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| 372 | <varlistentry>
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| 373 | <term><option>--list</option></term>
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| 374 | <listitem><para>
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| 375 | Shows which metrics have been modified as a result of the
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| 376 | command execution.
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| 377 | </para></listitem>
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| 378 | </varlistentry>
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| 379 | <varlistentry>
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| 380 | <term><option>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
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| 381 | <listitem><para>
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| 382 | Specifies the number of seconds to wait between collecting
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| 383 | metric data samples. The default value is 1.
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| 384 | </para></listitem>
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| 385 | </varlistentry>
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| 386 | <varlistentry>
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| 387 | <term><option>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
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| 388 | <listitem><para>
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| 389 | Specifies the number of metric data samples to save. To
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| 390 | view the saved data, use the <command>VBoxManage metrics
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| 391 | query</command> command. The default value is 1.
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| 392 | </para></listitem>
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| 393 | </varlistentry>
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| 394 | </variablelist>
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| 395 | </refsect2>
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| 396 | </refsect1>
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| 397 |
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| 398 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-metrics-examples">
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| 399 | <title>Examples</title>
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| 400 | <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/>
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| 401 | <para>
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| 402 | The following example command enables the collection of host
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| 403 | processor and memory usage metrics every second. The
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| 404 | <option>--samples</option> option saves the five latest samples.
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| 405 | </para>
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| 406 | <screen>$ VBoxManage metrics setup --period 1 --samples 5 host CPU/Load,RAM/Usage</screen>
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| 407 | <para>
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| 408 | The following command lists the metrics that are available to the
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| 409 | host system and VMs:
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| 410 | </para>
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| 411 | <screen>$ VBoxManage metrics list</screen>
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| 412 | <para>
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| 413 | Note that the host system and VMs have different sets of metrics.
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| 414 | </para>
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| 415 | <para>
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| 416 | The following example shows how to query metric data about the CPU
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| 417 | time spent in user and kernel modes for the
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| 418 | <literal>test</literal> VM:
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| 419 | </para>
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| 420 | <screen>$ VBoxManage metrics query test CPU/Load/User,CPU/Load/Kernel</screen>
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| 421 | </refsect1>
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| 422 | </refentry>
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