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AIX CPU

AIX CPU collector collects CPU usage through vmstat.

Configuration

After DataKit AIX is installed successfully, the CPU collector is enabled by default.

[collectors.cpu]
# Whether to enable CPU collector.
enabled = true
# Collection interval.
interval = "10s"

Command Dependencies

Command Description
vmstat 1 2 Collect us/sy/id/wa CPU usage percentages.

Metrics

cpu

Tags & Fields Description
cpu
(tag)
CPU name. On AIX this is currently fixed to cpu-total.
host
(tag)
Hostname.
usage_user User-mode CPU usage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
usage_system System-mode CPU usage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
usage_idle Idle CPU percentage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
usage_iowait I/O wait percentage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
usage_total Total CPU usage, equal to 100 - usage_idle.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent

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