Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating a DCS manually
Rather than start from a DCS template, you can create the DCS manually. When you create a
DCS manually, you can choose from two types of data to include the following:
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Data logs, which include a combination of the following:
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Performance counters, which include any set of performance counters
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Event trace data, which includes any set of system or application events
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System configuration information, which includes the value and changes to speci-
fied registry keys
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Performance counter alerts, which enable you to configure actions to take based on a
threshold value of a performance counter
Performance counter alerts enable you to trigger actions and events based on the value of a
performance counter. You specify the counter or counters to add to the DCS, whether your
threshold value is a floor or ceiling threshold, and the limit for that threshold. You can also
change where the DCS stores data, what action to take when the threshold is reached, and
under which account the DCS runs.
To configure alerts, create a new manual DCS by using the steps described in the “Create a
DCS Manually” section, and then use these steps:
In the Create new Data Collector Set Wizard, on the What Type Of Data Do You Want
To Include page, select Performance Counter Alert.
1.
Click Next and then click Add to add one or more Performance counters. On the Add
performance counter dialog, shown in Figure 1-12, select one or more counters to add
and then click the Add button to move them to the Added Counters field. Click OK
when you've finished adding counters.
2.
On the Which Performance Counters Would You Like To Monitor page, select a
counter that you've added and in the Alert When box, select Above or Below from
the drop-down list.
3.
Enter the limit for the counter.
4.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each counter you've added.
5.
Click Next, and specify the account which the DCS should run, and then select Open
Properties For This Data Collector Set.
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