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Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBFile.DiskFreeSpace (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the free space percentage left on a disk drive.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Monitors the free space percentage left on a disk drive.

Causes

An unhealthy state is caused by the disk having low free space in percentage terms. This can be caused by:

Resolutions

This issue may be resolved by either:

See SQL Server Books Online: Files and Filegroups Architecture

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.DBFile
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryPerformanceHealth
EnabledFalse
Instance NameLogicalDisk
Counter Name\% Free Space
Frequency3600
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeSystem.Performance.ThresholdMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Disk Space Is Getting Low

The "{0}" drive is running out of disk space. See “alert context” tab for more details.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBFile.DiskFreeSpace" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="false" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBFile" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.ThresholdMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBFile.DiskFreeSpace.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBFile"]/Drive$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="UnderThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="UnderThreshold" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="OverThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="OverThreshold" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <CounterName>% Free Space</CounterName>

    <ObjectName>LogicalDisk</ObjectName>

    <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBFile"]/Drive$</InstanceName>

    <Frequency>3600</Frequency>

    <Threshold>5</Threshold>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>