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title: "Virtual Switch Performance Chart"
description: "The Virtual Switch chart displays historical statistics on virtual switch usage for Microsoft Hyper-V hosts. The following table provides information on predefined views and counters."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Hyper-V Monitoring > Microsoft Hyper-V Performance Charts > Virtual Switch Performance Chart"
dateModified: "2026-10-23"
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# Virtual Switch Performance Chart

The **Virtual Switch** chart displays historical statistics on virtual switch usage for Microsoft Hyper-V hosts.

[![Virtual Switch Performance Chart](images/hyperv_switch_performance_chart.png "Virtual Switch Performance Chart")](images/hyperv_switch_performance_chart.png){.toggle scale=50}

The following table provides information on predefined views and counters.

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Chart View</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Counter</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Measurement Unit</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Virtual Switch Transfer Rate (Bytes)</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Bytes Received/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">KB/s</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Amount of data received per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Bytes Sent/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">KB/s</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Amount of data sent per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Bytes/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">KB/s</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Amount of data received and sent per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Virtual Switch Transfer Rate (Packets)</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Packets Received/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Number</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Total number of packets received per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Packets Sent/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Number</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Total number of packets sent per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Virtual Switch Packets/sec</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Number</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p style="text-align:left;">Total number of packets received and sent per second by a virtual switch.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>