Mixed up custom attibutes

[jonasboettcher]

In vSphere Client version 6.7.0.51000 we set some custom attribute for each VM:

• contact
• info
• version

With pryorda/vmware_exporter:v0.18.3 I run this query to get all the mixed up attibutes: {vm_name="myserver",version!="13.03"} OR {vm_name="myserver",contact!="my name"} OR {vm_name="myserver",info!="some info"}

As result I got

vmware_vm_net_droppedTx_summation{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastRx_summation{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastRx_summation{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastRx_summation{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastTx_summation{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastTx_summation{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_multicastTx_summation{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_received_average{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_received_average{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_received_average{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_transmitted_average{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_transmitted_average{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_net_transmitted_average{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_num_cpu{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_num_cpu{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_num_cpu{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_power_state{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_power_state{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_power_state{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_red_alarms{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_red_alarms{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="13.03",
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_red_alarms{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="my name",             # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_red_alarms{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="13.03",                  # should be "some info"
 version="my name",             # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_template{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_template{
 contact="some info",           # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_template{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="01/22/2019 12:01:26",    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_yellow_alarms{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="n/a",                 # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_yellow_alarms{
 contact="my name",
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="13.03",
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_yellow_alarms{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="n/a",                    # should be "some info"
 version="my name",             # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}
vmware_vm_yellow_alarms{
 contact="n/a",                 # should be "my name"
 info="13.03",                  # should be "some info"
 version="my name",             # should be "13.03"
 cluster_name="mycluster",
 dc_name="mycompany",
 ds_name="mystorage",
 host_name="esx23.example.com",
 instance="vcenter32.example.com",
 job="vmware_vcenter",
 tags="n/a",
 vm_name="myserver"
}

So what's wrong? Thanks.

Jonas