text: BASIC_METRICS = {
      'cpu.usage': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'percent',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Idle
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'cpu.idle': {
          's_type': 'delta',
          'unit': 'millisecond',
          'rollup': 'summation',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Ready
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'cpu.ready': {
          's_type': 'delta',
          'unit': 'millisecond',
          'rollup': 'summation',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Utilization
      # Compatibility: UNKNOWN
      'cpu.utilization': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'percent',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['HostSystem']
      },
      # Read latency
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'disk.totalReadLatency': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'millisecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['HostSystem']
      },
      # Write latency
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'disk.totalWriteLatency': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'millisecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['HostSystem']
      },
      # Usage
      # Compatibility: UNKNOWN
      'disk.usage': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Write rate
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'disk.write': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem', 'Datastore']
      },
      # Read rate
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'disk.read': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem', 'Datastore']
      },
      # Granted
      # Compatibility: UNKNOWN
      'mem.granted': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'kiloBytes',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem', 'ResourcePool']
      },
      # Usage
      # Compatibility: UNKNOWN
      'mem.usage': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'percent',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Total capacity
      # Compatibility: 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'mem.totalCapacity': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'megaBytes',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['HostSystem']
      },
      'net.received': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      'net.transmitted': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Usage
      # Compatibility: UNKNOWN
      'net.usage': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      },
      # Read rate
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'datastore.read': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem', 'Datastore']
      },
      # Write rate
      # Compatibility: 3.5.0 / 4.0.0 / 4.1.0 / 5.0.0
      'datastore.write': {
          's_type': 'rate',
          'unit': 'kiloBytesPerSecond',
          'rollup': 'average',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem', 'Datastore']
      },
      # Compatibility: 6.0.0
      'sys.uptime': {
          's_type': 'absolute',
          'unit': 'second',
          'rollup': 'latest',
          'entity': ['VirtualMachine', 'HostSystem']
      }
  }
  