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Dynatrace Metric

Host unit

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Unit
Host unit (classic), weighted by RAM
Aliases
HU
Definition
Host Units (classic): OneAgent "is licensed on a per-host basis (virtual or physical server)"; larger hosts consume more host units, using RAM to size the host. Platform Usage Supplement weighting: 16 GB = 1 host unit in Full-Stack mode and 0.3 in Infrastructure mode.
Counting rules
RAM is rounded up to the next table step (1.6, 4, 8, 16 GB and multiples of 16). Infrastructure mode is capped at 1.0 host unit per host where the cap applies. Licensed as a concurrent quota per account, calculated each minute on true concurrency.
Floors / minimums
Smallest step 0.10 (Full-Stack) or 0.03 (Infrastructure) for hosts up to 1.6 GB.
Applies to products
  • Classic Full-Stack Monitoring
  • Classic Infrastructure Monitoring
Product category
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