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MSSQL 2008: SQL User Connections

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.UserConnectionsCollection (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Counts the number of users currently connected to SQL Server.

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Frequency (seconds)

The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.

300

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Instance Name$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:General Statistics
Counter NameUser Connections
Frequency300
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource System.Performance.DataProvider Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLDefaultAccount
PerfMapper 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.UserConnectionsCollection" Enabled="true" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataProvider" RunAs="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLDefaultAccount">

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

      <CounterName>User Connections</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:General Statistics</ObjectName>

      <InstanceName/>

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>300</Frequency>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <ConditionDetection ID="PerfMapper" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataGenericMapper">

    <ObjectName>SQL DB Engine:General Statistics</ObjectName>

    <CounterName>$Data/CounterName$</CounterName>

    <InstanceName>$Data/InstanceName$</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>