def METHOD_NAME(self):
    gauge_mode = GaugeMode.CGROUP if in_docker() else GaugeMode.SYSTEM
    metric_service = MetricServiceFactory(self._backend, os.environ).create(
        gauge_mode=gauge_mode,
        experiment=self._experiment,
        reference_timestamp=time.time(),
    )
    self._hardware_metric_thread = HardwareMetricReportingThread(
        metric_service=metric_service, metric_sending_interval_seconds=10
    )
    self._hardware_metric_thread.start()