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AIX System

AIX System collectorprovides system-level overview metrics, including load, total CPU usage, memory usage, process count, and logged-in user count.

Configuration

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

Command Dependencies

Command Description
uptime Collect system uptime and load1/load5/load15.
vmstat 1 2 Collect total CPU usage.
svmon -G Collect memory usage.
ps -eo user,pid,ppid,pcpu,pmem,etime,time,state,args Collect total process count.
who Collect logged-in user count.

Metrics

system

Tags & Fields Description
host
(tag)
Hostname.
n_cpus Number of CPU cores.
Type: int | (gauge)
Unit: count
uptime System uptime.
Type: int | (gauge)
Unit: second
load1 1-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
load5 5-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
load15 15-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
load1_per_core Per-core 1-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
load5_per_core Per-core 5-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
load15_per_core Per-core 15-minute load average.
Type: float | (gauge)
cpu_total_usage Total CPU usage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
memory_usage Memory usage.
Type: float | (gauge)
Unit: percent
process_count Current process count.
Type: int | (gauge)
Unit: count
n_users Current number of logged-in users.
Type: int | (gauge)
Unit: count

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