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Custom.WMS.9.Role.MemoryUsage.Monitor (UnitMonitor)


This monitor tracks Windows Media Services server’s system memory usage as percentage of the system's physical memory.
Counters: Total Physical Memory
Process\Private Bytes\WMServer

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor tracks Windows Media Services server’s system memory usage.

Performance Counter: Process\Private Bytes\WMServer

Configuration

Use overrides to adjust this monitor’s threshold values according to your set up:

Broadcast scenario:

Warning: 70% of system’s memory

On-Demand:

Warning: 50% of system’s memory

Resolutions

Check Process’ memory usage. If found constantly too high, consider upgrading your hardware or adding additional servers to your infrastructure.

External

Whitepaper: Optimizing Windows Media Services

Element properties:

TargetCustom.WMS.9.Role
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeCustom.WMS.9.Role.PercMemoryUsed.ConsecutiveSamplesThreshold
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Windows Media Services server doesn't have enough free memory
Windows Media Services server's process {0} doesn't have enough free memory to perform well. This might have a negative impact on its performance.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Custom.WMS.9.Role.MemoryUsage.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Custom.WMS.9.Role" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Custom.WMS.9.Role.PercMemoryUsed.ConsecutiveSamplesThreshold" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Custom.WMS.9.Role.MemoryUsage.Monitor_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/InstanceName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Data/Context/Value$</AlertParameter2>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="Custom.WMS.9.Role.MemoryUsage.Under" MonitorTypeStateID="ConditionFalse" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Custom.WMS.9.Role.MemoryUsage.Over" MonitorTypeStateID="ConditionTrue" HealthState="Warning"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <Frequency>300</Frequency>

    <Process>WMServer</Process>

    <Threshold>50</Threshold>

    <Direction>greaterequal</Direction>

    <NumSamples>3</NumSamples>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>