Processor \% Nice Time (Citrix XenServer 6)

Microsoft.Linux.XenServer.6.Processor.PercentNiceTime.Collection (Rule)

Collects the performance counter Processor\\% Nice Time

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule collects performance data for the Processor Total Percent Nice Time performance counter. This information is collected and is exposed one or more Views and/or Reports.

The Processor Total Percent Nice Time performance counter exposes the percentage of elapsed time that the processor utilized executing nice command requests.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Linux.XenServer.6.Processor
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Unix.WSMan.PerfCounterProvider.Filtered	Default
WriteToDB	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Linux.XenServer.6.Processor.PercentNiceTime.Collection" Target="Microsoft.Linux.XenServer.6.Processor" Enabled="true" Remotable="true">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Unix!Microsoft.Unix.WSMan.PerfCounterProvider.Filtered">

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

      <Uri>http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/SCX_ProcessorStatisticalInformation?__cimnamespace=root/scx</Uri>

      <Filter/>

      <SplitItems>true</SplitItems>

      <Interval>300</Interval>

      <ObjectName>Processor</ObjectName>

      <CounterName>% Nice Time</CounterName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="Unix!Microsoft.Unix.Processor"]/PerfmonInstance$</InstanceName>

      <InstanceProperty>//*[local-name()="Name"]</InstanceProperty>

      <Value>$Data///*[local-name()="PercentNiceTime"]$</Value>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData"/>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>