• Counter: A counter records incremental data cumulatively and rolls over when the counter limit is reached. The limit depends upon the counter data type.
• Gauge: A gauge statistic indicates a single value representative of a single instance. This type is often used to track particular events in time.Important: The format string syntax is described in the Schema Format String Syntax section of the Bulk Statistics Overview chapter.
Important: Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics are counters. For statistics with the Int32 data type, the roll-over to zero limit is 4,294,967,295. For statistics with the Int64 data type, the roll-over to zero limit is 18,446,744,073,709,551,615.
Important: All counter statistics are cumulative and reset only by one of the following methods: roll-over (as described above), after a system restart, or after a clear command is performed.
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