VM CPU Usage % metric is being dropped by the vCenter adapter for values above 100%
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VM CPU Usage % metric is being dropped by the vCenter adapter for values above 100%

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Article ID: 422302

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Products

VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

  • It's discovered that no CPU usage % metric has been collected for specific virtual machine for some time in Aria Operations. 
  • When checking in vCenter, it's noticed that the CPU usage % exceeds 100% in the same time frame.
  • No other metrics are missing for the same virtual machine or other virtual machines in Aria Operations.

Environment

Aria Operations 8.18.X

Cause

The CPU Usage % values greater than 100% is considered as invalid data and dropped by the vCenter adapter in Aria Operations. 

Resolution

This issue is fixed in Aria Operations 8.18.4 and VCF 9.0.

Additional Information

"Update the filtering logic to allow CPU Usage % > 100 in VMware Aria Operations." is listed under "Resolved Issues" as stated in release notes of Aria Operations 8.18.4:

VMware Aria Operations 8.18.4 Release Notes

 

Japanese version: vCenter アダプターにより、100% を超える値の VM の「CPU|使用量(%)」メトリックが破棄される