A Performance Monitor is triggered when a selected performance counter, or instance of a counter, is less than, greater than, or equal to a specific value. Performance Monitors 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. 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:

<	Less Than
<=	Less Than or Equal To
=	Equal To
>=	Greater Than or Equal To
>	Greater Than
<>	Does Not Equal

•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 Monitor threshold has been met. For example, if the Scheduled Interval is 5 minutes and the Consecutive Times is 2, 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.

Monitory Category

Displays the Monitoring Categories to which the Monitor item is assigned. Click to select or deselect Monitoring Categories. Click New to create or Properties to Edit Monitoring Categories.

Agents

Displays the Agents to which the Monitor item is assigned. Click to select or deselect individual agents. Click New to deploy an agent or Properties to View/Edit an existing agent.

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.