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21<refentry id="vboxmanage-metrics" lang="en">
22 <refentryinfo>
23 <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-18 17:27:14 +0000 (Thu, 18 Aug 2022) $</pubdate>
24 <title>VBoxManage metrics</title>
25 </refentryinfo>
26
27 <refmeta>
28 <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-metrics</refentrytitle>
29 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
30 </refmeta>
31
32 <refnamediv>
33 <refname>VBoxManage-metrics</refname>
34 <refpurpose>monitor system resource usage</refpurpose>
35 <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
36 </refnamediv>
37
38 <refsynopsisdiv>
39 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-collect">
40 <command>VBoxManage metrics collect</command>
41 <arg>--detach</arg>
42 <arg>--list</arg>
43 <arg>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
44 <arg>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></arg>
45 <group>
46 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
47 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
48 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
49 </group>
50 </cmdsynopsis>
51
52 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-disable">
53 <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command>
54 <arg>--list</arg>
55 <group>
56 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
57 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
58 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
59 </group>
60 </cmdsynopsis>
61
62 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-enable">
63 <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
64 <arg>--list</arg>
65 <group>
66 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
67 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
68 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
69 </group>
70 </cmdsynopsis>
71
72 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-list">
73 <command>VBoxManage metrics list</command>
74 <group>
75 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
76 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
77 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
78 </group>
79 </cmdsynopsis>
80
81 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-query">
82 <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command>
83 <group>
84 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
85 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
86 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
87 </group>
88 </cmdsynopsis>
89
90 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-metrics-setup">
91 <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command>
92 <arg>--list</arg>
93 <arg>--period <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
94 <arg>--samples <replaceable>count</replaceable></arg>
95 <group>
96 <arg choice="plain">*</arg>
97 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
98 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable> <arg><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></arg></arg>
99 </group>
100 </cmdsynopsis>
101 </refsynopsisdiv>
102
103 <refsect1>
104 <title>Description</title>
105 <para>
106 The <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> command enables you to
107 monitor system resource usage for the host system and for virtual
108 machines (VMs). For example, you can monitor particular metrics,
109 such as the percentage of time CPUs spend executing in user mode
110 (<literal>CPU/Load/User</literal>) over a specified sampling
111 period.
112 </para>
113 <para>
114 While it runs, the <command>VBoxSVC</command> process collects and
115 saves the specified metric data internally. The
116 <command>VBoxSVC</command> process runs until shortly after you
117 close all VMs and frontends. Use the <command>VBoxManage metrics
118 query</command> command to retrieve data at any time.
119 </para>
120 <para>
121 By default, metrics are not collected unless you run the
122 <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command to specify a
123 sampling interval in seconds and the number of metrics to save.
124 </para>
125 <para>
126 Note that you can enable metric collection only for started VMs.
127 Collected data and collection settings for a VM are discarded when
128 the VM shuts down.
129 </para>
130 <refsect2>
131 <title>Metrics</title>
132 <para>
133 The host and VMs have different sets of associated metrics,
134 which you can view by running the <command>VBoxManage metrics
135 list</command> command.
136 </para>
137 <para>
138 Each metric is represented as a string that is composed of a
139 category and a metric. Optionally, the metric string can include
140 any of the following: a submetric, a sub-submetric, and an
141 aggregate. The metric string has the following format:
142 </para>
143<screen><replaceable>category</replaceable>/<replaceable>metric</replaceable>[/<replaceable>submetric</replaceable>[/<replaceable>sub-submetric</replaceable>]][:<replaceable>aggregate</replaceable>]</screen>
144 <itemizedlist>
145 <listitem><para>
146 <replaceable>category</replaceable> is the resource type,
147 such as <literal>CPU</literal>, <literal>RAM</literal>,
148 <literal>FS</literal>, <literal>Net</literal>.
149 </para></listitem>
150 <listitem><para>
151 <replaceable>metric</replaceable> is a measurement type that
152 is associated with the resource category. For example, the
153 <literal>Load</literal> and <literal>MHz</literal> metrics
154 are associated with the <literal>CPU</literal> resource
155 category.
156 </para></listitem>
157 <listitem><para>
158 <replaceable>submetric</replaceable> is an optional
159 measurement type that is associated with the metric. For
160 example, the <literal>User</literal>,
161 <literal>Kernel</literal>, and <literal>Idle</literal>
162 submetrics are associated with the <literal>Load</literal>
163 metric.
164 </para></listitem>
165 <listitem><para>
166 <replaceable>sub-submetric</replaceable> is an optional
167 measurement type that is associated with the submetric. For
168 example, the <literal>Rx</literal> and <literal>Tx</literal>
169 sub-submetrics are associated with the
170 <literal>Rate</literal> submetric of the
171 <literal>Net</literal> resource category. The associated
172 metric is the network interface.
173 </para></listitem>
174 <listitem><para>
175 <replaceable>aggregate</replaceable> is an optional function
176 to provide minimum, maximum, and average measurements for a
177 resource category. For example, the
178 <literal>RAM/Usage/Free:min</literal> metric represents the
179 minimum amount of available memory found in all saved data
180 on the host system.
181 </para></listitem>
182 </itemizedlist>
183 <para>
184 By default, the <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> commands
185 operate on the host system and all VMs, and report on all
186 metrics. You can optionally limit these commands to operate on
187 the host system or on a particular VM, and report on a list of
188 one or more metrics.
189 </para>
190 </refsect2>
191 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-common-options">
192 <title>Common Options</title>
193 <variablelist>
194 <varlistentry>
195 <term><literal>*</literal> | <literal>host</literal> | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable></term>
196 <listitem><para>
197 Specifies the component on which to operate. By default,
198 this command operates on the host system and all running
199 VMs.
200 </para><para>
201 If you specify <literal>host</literal>, the
202 <command>VBoxManage metrics</command> command operates on
203 the host system only. If you specify an asterisk
204 (<literal>*</literal>), the command operates on all VMs.
205 If you specify the name of a VM, the <command>VBoxManage
206 metrics</command> command operates on that VM.
207 </para></listitem>
208 </varlistentry>
209 <varlistentry>
210 <term><replaceable>metric-list</replaceable></term>
211 <listitem><para>
212 Specifies a comma-separated list of one or more metrics.
213 </para><para>
214 The form of the metric must include the
215 <replaceable>category</replaceable> and
216 <replaceable>metric</replaceable> part of the metric
217 string separated by a slash.
218 </para><para>
219 Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
220 and <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> commands
221 require that you specify metrics as parameters. The
222 metrics must include only the resource category and metric
223 part, such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
224 <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
225 </para></listitem>
226 </varlistentry>
227 </variablelist>
228 </refsect2>
229 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-collect">
230 <title>Collect Data Metrics</title>
231 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
232 <para>
233 The <command>VBoxManage metrics collect</command> command
234 collects and outputs data periodically until you stop the
235 process by pressing Ctrl+C.
236 </para>
237 <variablelist>
238 <varlistentry>
239 <term><option>--detach</option></term>
240 <listitem><para>
241 Disables the collection of metric data, so no data is
242 output. Using this option is the same as running the
243 <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command.
244 </para></listitem>
245 </varlistentry>
246 <varlistentry>
247 <term><option>--list</option></term>
248 <listitem><para>
249 Shows which metrics match the specified filter.
250 </para></listitem>
251 </varlistentry>
252 <varlistentry>
253 <term><option>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
254 <listitem><para>
255 Specifies the number of seconds to wait between collecting
256 metric data samples. The default value is 1.
257 </para></listitem>
258 </varlistentry>
259 <varlistentry>
260 <term><option>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
261 <listitem><para>
262 Specifies the number of metric data samples to save. To
263 view the saved data, use the <command>VBoxManage metrics
264 query</command> command. The default value is 1.
265 </para></listitem>
266 </varlistentry>
267 </variablelist>
268 </refsect2>
269 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-disable">
270 <title>Disable Metric Data Collection</title>
271 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
272 <para>
273 The <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command
274 suspends data collection. This action does not affect the data
275 collection properties or the collected data. Note that
276 specifying a submetric in the metric list does not disable its
277 underlying metrics.
278 </para>
279 <para>
280 Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command>
281 command requires that you specify metrics as parameters. The
282 metrics must include only the resource category and metric part,
283 such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
284 <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
285 </para>
286 <variablelist>
287 <varlistentry>
288 <term><option>--list</option></term>
289 <listitem><para>
290 Shows whether the command succeeded as expected.
291 </para></listitem>
292 </varlistentry>
293 </variablelist>
294 </refsect2>
295 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-enable">
296 <title>Enable Metric Data Collection</title>
297 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
298 <para>
299 The <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command resumes
300 data collection after it has been suspended by using the
301 <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command. Note that
302 specifying a submetric in the metric list does not enable its
303 underlying metrics.
304 </para>
305 <para>
306 Unlike the <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command,
307 the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command does
308 not discard previously collected samples for the specified set
309 of objects and metrics.
310 </para>
311 <para>
312 Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command>
313 command requires that you specify metrics as parameters. The
314 metrics must include only the resource category and metric part,
315 such as <literal>CPU/Load</literal> and
316 <literal>RAM/Usage</literal>.
317 </para>
318 <variablelist>
319 <varlistentry>
320 <term><option>--list</option></term>
321 <listitem><para>
322 Shows whether the command succeeded as expected.
323 </para></listitem>
324 </varlistentry>
325 </variablelist>
326 </refsect2>
327 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-list">
328 <title>List Metric Values</title>
329 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
330 <para>
331 The <command>VBoxManage metrics list</command> command shows the
332 metrics that are currently available. Note that VM-specific
333 metrics are shown only when that VM is running.
334 </para>
335 </refsect2>
336 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-query">
337 <title>List Saved Metric Data</title>
338 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
339 <para>
340 The <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command> command
341 retrieves and shows the saved metric data.
342 </para>
343 <para>
344 Note that the <command>VBoxManage metrics query</command>
345 command does not remove or flush saved data but older samples
346 are replaced by newer samples over time.
347 </para>
348 </refsect2>
349 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-metrics-setup">
350 <title>Configure Metric-Gathering Properties</title>
351 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
352 <para>
353 The <command>VBoxManage metrics setup</command> command
354 configures metric-gathering properties.
355 </para>
356 <para>
357 Note that this command discards any previously collected samples
358 for the specified set of objects and metrics. To enable or
359 disable metrics collection without discarding the data, use the
360 <command>VBoxManage metrics enable</command> command or the
361 <command>VBoxManage metrics disable</command> command,
362 respectively.
363 </para>
364 <variablelist>
365 <varlistentry>
366 <term><option>--list</option></term>
367 <listitem><para>
368 Shows which metrics have been modified as a result of the
369 command execution.
370 </para></listitem>
371 </varlistentry>
372 <varlistentry>
373 <term><option>--period=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
374 <listitem><para>
375 Specifies the number of seconds to wait between collecting
376 metric data samples. The default value is 1.
377 </para></listitem>
378 </varlistentry>
379 <varlistentry>
380 <term><option>--samples=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
381 <listitem><para>
382 Specifies the number of metric data samples to save. To
383 view the saved data, use the <command>VBoxManage metrics
384 query</command> command. The default value is 1.
385 </para></listitem>
386 </varlistentry>
387 </variablelist>
388 </refsect2>
389 </refsect1>
390
391 <refsect1>
392 <title>Examples</title>
393 <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/>
394 <para>
395 The following example command enables the collection of host
396 processor and memory usage metrics every second. The
397 <option>--samples</option> option saves the five latest samples.
398 </para>
399<screen>$ VBoxManage metrics setup --period 1 --samples 5 host CPU/Load,RAM/Usage</screen>
400 <para>
401 The following command lists the metrics that are available to the
402 host system and VMs:
403 </para>
404<screen>$ VBoxManage metrics list</screen>
405 <para>
406 Note that the host system and VMs have different sets of metrics.
407 </para>
408 <para>
409 The following example shows how to query metric data about the CPU
410 time spent in user and kernel modes for the
411 <literal>test</literal> VM:
412 </para>
413<screen>$ VBoxManage metrics query test CPU/Load/User,CPU/Load/Kernel</screen>
414 </refsect1>
415</refentry>
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