VMware Virtual Machines Datastore IOPS report reveals raw disk I/O operations per second (IOPS) of virtual machines. This report is helpful for diagnosing read and write efficiency and in some cases memory exhaustion.
High IOPS metrics can indicate virtual memory usage where RAM needs exceed allocation. Use this report together with the VM Memory Utilization and Disk Activity report.
Choose Device.
Choose one or more host devices you want VMware Virtual Machines Datastore IOPS measurements for.
Sort and pick columns.
Sort and pick columns.
Rename Report. Edit report name using the Report Settings
dialog.
Note: This report only returns VMware Virtual Machines Datastore IOPS metrics for virtual machines when VMware hosts or VMs share the appropriate VMware credentials. For more information, see Using Credentials.
Tip: To return each virtual machine's metrics in this report, VMware Virtual Machines Datastore IOPS monitoring needs to be switched on in the virtual machine's Device Properties interface () on the monitors tab.
Most generated VMware Virtual Machines Datastore IOPS report data can be printed, shared, and exported when selecting Expand () from the Dashboard Options (
) menu. After the report has been expanded, select export (
) to access the following options: