VMware Datastore IOPS provides raw disk I/O operations per second (IOPS) for both hosts and guests (virtual machines). This report is helpful for diagnosing read and write efficiency and in some cases memory exhaustion.

  1. Configure the following fields from the Device Properties view.
    • Name. Monitor instance name.
    • Description. Optional description.
    • Collection interval. Specify polling frequency (minutes).
  2. Click OK to save the monitor settings for this device.
  3. To view charts and table data this monitor makes possible, check either or both of these reports: