Hardware

Hardware Attributes

Attributes for hardware.

Attribute	Type	Description	Examples	Stability
hw.battery.capacity	string	Design capacity in Watts-hours or Amper-hours	9.3Ah; 50Wh
hw.battery.chemistry	string	Battery chemistry, e.g. Lithium-Ion, Nickel-Cadmium, etc.	Li-ion; NiMH
hw.battery.state	string	The current state of the battery	charging; discharging
hw.bios_version	string	BIOS version of the hardware component	1.2.3
hw.driver_version	string	Driver version for the hardware component	10.2.1-3
hw.enclosure.type	string	Type of the enclosure (useful for modular systems)	Computer; Storage; Switch
hw.firmware_version	string	Firmware version of the hardware component	2.0.1
hw.gpu.task	string	Type of task the GPU is performing	decoder; encoder; general
hw.id	string	An identifier for the hardware component, unique within the monitored host	win32battery_battery_testsysa33_1
hw.limit_type	string	Type of limit for hardware components	critical; degraded; high.critical
hw.logical_disk.raid_level	string	RAID Level of the logical disk	RAID0+1; RAID5; RAID10
hw.logical_disk.state	string	State of the logical disk space usage	used; free
hw.memory.type	string	Type of the memory module	DDR4; DDR5; LPDDR5
hw.model	string	Descriptive model name of the hardware component	PERC H740P; Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K; Dell XPS 15 Battery
hw.name	string	An easily-recognizable name for the hardware component	eth0
hw.network.logical_addresses	string[]	Logical addresses of the adapter (e.g. IP address, or WWPN)	["172.16.8.21", "57.11.193.42"]
hw.network.physical_address	string	Physical address of the adapter (e.g. MAC address, or WWNN)	00-90-F5-E9-7B-36
hw.parent	string	Unique identifier of the parent component (typically the hw.id attribute of the enclosure, or disk controller)	dellStorage_perc_0
hw.physical_disk.smart_attribute	string	S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) attribute of the physical disk	Spin Retry Count; Seek Error Rate; Raw Read Error Rate
hw.physical_disk.state	string	State of the physical disk endurance utilization	remaining
hw.physical_disk.type	string	Type of the physical disk	HDD; SSD; 10K
hw.sensor_location	string	Location of the sensor	cpu0; ps1; INLET; CPU0_DIE; AMBIENT; MOTHERBOARD; PS0 V3_3; MAIN_12V; CPU_VCORE
hw.serial_number	string	Serial number of the hardware component	CNFCP0123456789
hw.state	string	The current state of the component	degraded; failed; needs_cleaning
hw.tape_drive.operation_type	string	Type of tape drive operation	mount; unmount; clean
hw.type	string	Type of the component [1]	battery; cpu; disk_controller
hw.vendor	string	Vendor name of the hardware component	Dell; HP; Intel; AMD; LSI; Lenovo

[1] hw.type: Describes the category of the hardware component for which hw.state is being reported. For example, hw.type=temperature along with hw.state=degraded would indicate that the temperature of the hardware component has been reported as degraded.

hw.battery.state has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
charging	Charging
discharging	Discharging

hw.gpu.task has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
decoder	Decoder
encoder	Encoder
general	General

hw.limit_type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
critical	Critical
degraded	Degraded
high.critical	High Critical
high.degraded	High Degraded
low.critical	Low Critical
low.degraded	Low Degraded
max	Maximum
throttled	Throttled
turbo	Turbo

hw.logical_disk.state has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
free	Free
used	Used

hw.physical_disk.state has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
remaining	Remaining

hw.state has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
degraded	Degraded
failed	Failed
needs_cleaning	Needs Cleaning
ok	OK
predicted_failure	Predicted Failure

hw.tape_drive.operation_type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
clean	Clean
mount	Mount
unmount	Unmount

hw.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

Value	Description	Stability
battery	Battery
cpu	CPU
disk_controller	Disk controller
enclosure	Enclosure
fan	Fan
gpu	GPU
logical_disk	Logical disk
memory	Memory
network	Network
physical_disk	Physical disk
power_supply	Power supply
tape_drive	Tape drive
temperature	Temperature
voltage	Voltage