| nworks Metric Types | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
| text | A text string corresponding to Microsoft's PERF_COUNTER_TEXT. An example would be HostStats.hostName. |
| number | A static numeric value. An example might be the HostProperties.cpuCores. |
| gauge | A numeric item that shows the value at time of observation. An example would be HostStats.memoryAvail. |
| counter | An ever increasing numeric value. An example would be HostStats.memorySwapin. |
| percent | A simple percentage number. An example might be HostStats.cpuUsedPct. |
| time | Time: A date/time value represented in Ticks, (10,000 Ticks/millisecond). This numeric value can be easily used to generate a DateTime object. A sample value would be: "632959860000000000". |
| timeFormatted | Time: A date/time value formatted into a string in local date/time format. A sample value would be: "10/16/2006 10:20:00 AM". |
| timeElapsed | Duration in seconds between 2 events (like PERF_ELAPSED_TIME). |
| timeDelta | Time in seconds (or milliseconds) over the last interval An example would be HostCPUStats.idle. |
| delta | A counter value from the last interval (like PERF_COUNTER_DELTA). An example would be HostNetStats.packetsTx. |
| deltaKB | A counter of kilo-bytes over the last interval like PERF_COUNTER_DELTA). An example would be HostNetStats.kbTx. |
| boolean | A metric with either a "True" or "False" value. |