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VM Memory balloon performance counters
22 December,2015 by Tom Collins
In acceptance tests for migrating database servers from Physical Servers to Virtual Servers, one of the grey areas is the ESX host and the memory balloon.
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A typical list of performance counters I use is found below. For now , I’d like to focus on the Memory Balloon
CPU Usage in MHz
CPU Usage %
Disk Command Latency
Disk Write Latency
Disk Read Latency
Disk Commands Issued
Memory Consumed
Memory Balloon
Memory Swapped
Memory Swapped In
Memory Swapped Out
To access these performance counters , use Perfmon. Open perfmon and go to the VM Memory category. Within the VM Memory category section you’ll see the performance counters.
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Author: Tom Collins (http://www.sqlserver-dba.com)
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