metadata.yaml

type: hostmetricsreceiver/memory

parent: hostmetrics

sem_conv_version: 1.9.0

attributes:
  state:
    description: Breakdown of memory usage by type.
    type: string
    enum: [buffered, cached, inactive, free, slab_reclaimable, slab_unreclaimable, used]

metrics:
  system.memory.limit:
    enabled: false
    description: Total bytes of memory available.
    unit: By
    sum:
      value_type: int
      aggregation_temporality: cumulative
      monotonic: false

  system.memory.usage:
    enabled: true
    description: Bytes of memory in use.
    unit: By
    sum:
      value_type: int
      aggregation_temporality: cumulative
      monotonic: false
    attributes: [state]

  system.memory.utilization:
    enabled: false
    description: Percentage of memory bytes in use.
    unit: "1"
    gauge:
      value_type: double
    attributes: [state]

  system.linux.memory.available:
    enabled: false
    description: An estimate of how much memory is available for starting new applications, without swapping. This is a more accurate alternative than system.memory.usage with state=free. (Linux only)
    unit: By
    sum:
      value_type: int
      aggregation_temporality: cumulative
      monotonic: false