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Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask.LongRunningTask.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Long running task Monitor.

The monitor checks if a scheduled task is taking too long to complete. This monitor is disabled by default.

Configuration

Use overrides to:

Causes

The scheduled task is taking longer to complete than expected.

Resolutions

Consider altering the task so that it terminates faster.

Element properties:

TargetCustom.Windows.ScheduledTask
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeCustom.Windows.ScheduledTask.LongRunningTask.MonitorType
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Scheduled Task is running too long
The Scheduled Task {0} is running too long. The task started at {1} and has been running for at least {2} minutes.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask.LongRunningTask.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="false" Target="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask.LongRunningTask.MonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask.LongRunningTask.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Property[Type="SchTaskLib!Custom.Windows.TaskSchedulerTask"]/TaskName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='SchTask:$Target/Property[Type="SchTaskLib!Custom.Windows.TaskSchedulerTask"]/TaskName$:LastRun']$</AlertParameter2>

      <AlertParameter3>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='SchTask:$Target/Property[Type="SchTaskLib!Custom.Windows.TaskSchedulerTask"]/TaskName$:Duration']$</AlertParameter3>

      <AlertParameter4>$Target/Property[Type="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask"]/TaskSchedule$</AlertParameter4>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="UnderThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="UnderThresh" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="OverThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="OverThresh" HealthState="Warning"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>68</IntervalSeconds>

    <TargetComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</TargetComputerName>

    <TimeoutSeconds>59</TimeoutSeconds>

    <TaskName>$Target/Property[Type="SchTaskLib!Custom.Windows.TaskSchedulerTask"]/TaskName$</TaskName>

    <Threshold>60</Threshold>

    <TaskState>$Target/Property[Type="Custom.Windows.ScheduledTask"]/TaskState$</TaskState>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>