Semantic conventions for physical host metrics

Status: Development

Physical host metrics hw.host.*

Physical system as opposed to a virtual system or a container. Examples: physical server, switch or disk array.

Metric: hw.host.ambient_temperature

This metric is recommended.

Name	Instrument Type	Unit (UCUM)	Description	Stability
hw.host.ambient_temperature	Gauge	Cel	Ambient (external) temperature of the physical host

Attribute	Type	Description	Examples	Requirement Level	Stability
hw.id	string	An identifier for the hardware component, unique within the monitored host	win32battery_battery_testsysa33_1	Required
hw.name	string	An easily-recognizable name for the hardware component	eth0	Recommended
hw.parent	string	Unique identifier of the parent component (typically the hw.id attribute of the enclosure, or disk controller)	dellStorage_perc_0	Recommended

Metric: hw.host.energy

This metric is recommended.

Name	Instrument Type	Unit (UCUM)	Description	Stability
hw.host.energy	Counter	J	Total energy consumed by the entire physical host, in joules [1]

[1]: The overall energy usage of a host MUST be reported using the specific hw.host.energy and hw.host.power metrics only, instead of the generic hw.energy and hw.power described in the previous section, to prevent summing up overlapping values.

Attribute	Type	Description	Examples	Requirement Level	Stability
hw.id	string	An identifier for the hardware component, unique within the monitored host	win32battery_battery_testsysa33_1	Required
hw.name	string	An easily-recognizable name for the hardware component	eth0	Recommended
hw.parent	string	Unique identifier of the parent component (typically the hw.id attribute of the enclosure, or disk controller)	dellStorage_perc_0	Recommended

Metric: hw.host.heating_margin

This metric is recommended.

Name	Instrument Type	Unit (UCUM)	Description	Stability
hw.host.heating_margin	Gauge	Cel	By how many degrees Celsius the temperature of the physical host can be increased, before reaching a warning threshold on one of the internal sensors

Attribute	Type	Description	Examples	Requirement Level	Stability
hw.id	string	An identifier for the hardware component, unique within the monitored host	win32battery_battery_testsysa33_1	Required
hw.name	string	An easily-recognizable name for the hardware component	eth0	Recommended
hw.parent	string	Unique identifier of the parent component (typically the hw.id attribute of the enclosure, or disk controller)	dellStorage_perc_0	Recommended

Metric: hw.host.power

This metric is recommended.

Name	Instrument Type	Unit (UCUM)	Description	Stability
hw.host.power	Gauge	W	Instantaneous power consumed by the entire physical host in Watts (hw.host.energy is preferred) [1]

[1]: The overall energy usage of a host MUST be reported using the specific hw.host.energy and hw.host.power metrics only, instead of the generic hw.energy and hw.power described in the previous section, to prevent summing up overlapping values.

Attribute	Type	Description	Examples	Requirement Level	Stability
hw.id	string	An identifier for the hardware component, unique within the monitored host	win32battery_battery_testsysa33_1	Required
hw.name	string	An easily-recognizable name for the hardware component	eth0	Recommended
hw.parent	string	Unique identifier of the parent component (typically the hw.id attribute of the enclosure, or disk controller)	dellStorage_perc_0	Recommended