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CPU Usage
The CPU Usage chart displays CPU usage of the 10 virtual machines on the host with the most CPU usage.
This chart is located in the Virtual Machines view of the Host Performance tab.
Table 43. Counters
A short spike in CPU usage or CPU ready indicates that you are making the best use of the virtual machine resources. However, if the CPU usage value for a virtual machine is above 90% and the CPU ready value is above 20%, performance is being impacted.
If performance is impacted, consider taking the actions listed in Table 44.