Performance Alarm

A Performance Alarm is triggered when a selected performance counter, or instance of a counter, is less than, greater than, or equal to a specific value. Performance Alarms specify what action is to be taken when a performance counter or instance meets the specified criteria.

Counter

•Object - Use the dropdown to select the performance object to be monitored.

•Counter - Use the dropdown to select the performance counter to be monitored.

•Monitored Instances - Click the Add/Remove button to change the Instances of the counter to be monitored. Enter the instance(s) of the counter to be monitored. All instances listed in this field are monitored by this Alarm. Use an asterisk (*) or leave the instance field blank to monitor all detected instances of the counter. If no instances are entered, all instances are evaluated.

•Condition - Select the condition to be matched:

•Value - The threshold value with which the performance counter is compared. Enter only numbers and a decimal point in this field. Performance counters that use percentages (e.g., % Processor Time, % Free Disk Space, etc.), will be automatically translated. For example, 50.000000 in the Value field is translated to 50%.

•Occurs __ Consecutive Times - Enter the number of times Value must meet the specified Condition before triggering any enabled Actions.

Note
The Consecutive Times count is based on consecutive results after the initial Performance Alarm threshold has been met. For example, if the Scheduled Interval is 5 minutes and the Consecutive Times is 1, then it will be at least 10 minutes before the first Actions are triggered. After this, if results continue to be true, then Actions will be triggered every 5 minutes.

Actions

•Warning 5527 - The monitored Performance Counter condition is true.

Categories

Displays the Monitoring Categories to which the Monitor is assigned. Click to select or deselect Monitoring Categories. Right click to create or edit Monitoring Categories.

Test Monitor

Test any Monitor Item against any Agent capable of running the Item using the drop-down and Test button on this dialog box. Testing a Monitor Item prior to putting it into production validates that the monitor item is configured properly. To test a monitor item:

1.Select the Agent you wish to test against from the drop-down list.

2.Click the Start Test button.

If the test was successful, you will receive a pop-up indicating this and the option to see detailed results of the test. If the test failed, detailed results of the test will automatically open in Notepad.

Schedule

Displays the Scheduled Interval and Scheduled Hours settings which control the frequency for the Monitor Item.

Scheduled Interval tab

Specify the interval at which the monitoring, polling or action is to occur. Depending on the Monitor Item type, Items can be scheduled in interval increments of Seconds, Minutes, Hours and Days. The Scheduled Interval is relative to the top of the hour or top of the minute. For example, if a Scheduled Interval is configured for 10 minutes, the Monitor Item will execute at hh:10:00, hh:20:00, hh:30:00, hh:40:00, hh:50:00, h1:00:00, etc. If a Scheduled Interval is configured for 15 seconds, the Monitor Item will execute at hh:00:15, hh:00:30, hh:00:45, hh:01:00, hh:01:15, etc.

Scheduled Hours tab

Select the days and/or hours this item is active. By default, the schedule is set to ON for all hours and all days. Mouse clicks toggle squares between ON and OFF. Clicking on an individual square will toggle the active schedule for that hour. Clicking on an hour at the top of the grid, or on a day of the week at the left of the grid will toggle the corresponding column or row. Keyboard equivalents are the arrow keys and the space bar.

Properties Tab

This read-only tab displays the properties of the selected object and the values for those properties.