# Instance Metrics and Dimensions

Instance metrics consist of container or process metrics. The dimensions of instance metrics are the same as those of container or process metrics. For details, see Container Metrics and Dimensions and Process Metrics and Dimensions.

For workloads deployed on Cloud Container Engine (CCE), AOM supports drill-down from services to service instances, containers, and processes. For services that directly run on VMs, AOM supports drill-down from services to service instances and processes. In this way, you can implement multi-dimensional monitoring.

Parent topic: Metric Description