MSSQL 2008: Collect DB Transactions per second count

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database.TransactionsPerSecDB.Collection (Rule)

SQL 2008 DBs Transactions per second performance collection rule

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Transactions per second count for SQL 2008 DB

Number of transactions started for the database per second.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.Database
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Instance Name$Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:Databases
Counter NameTransactions/sec
Frequency900
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource System.Performance.DataProvider Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLProbeAccount
Mapper ConditionDetection System.Performance.DataGenericMapper Default
WriteToDB WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData Default
WriteToDW WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database.TransactionsPerSecDB.Collection" Enabled="true" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">
<Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataProvider" RunAs="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLProbeAccount">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<CounterName>Transactions/sec</CounterName>
<ObjectName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:Databases</ObjectName>
<InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Database"]/DatabaseName$</InstanceName>
<AllInstances>false</AllInstances>
<Frequency>900</Frequency>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<ConditionDetection ID="Mapper" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataGenericMapper">
<ObjectName>SQL Database</ObjectName>
<CounterName>DB Transactions/sec</CounterName>
<InstanceName/>
<Value>$Data/Value$</Value>
</ConditionDetection>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData"/>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData"/>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>