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MSSQL 2012: Collect DB Engine CPU Utilization (\%)

Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine.CPUUsagePercent.Collection (Rule)

SQL 2012 DB Engine CPU Utilization (\%) performance collection rule

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Summary

MSSQL 2012: DB Engine CPU Utilization (%)

System CPU usage by instance of sqlservr.exe process.

Percentage of CPU utilization depends on the processors affinity mask is set for the SQL Server instance. If affinity mask is set automatically for all processors, accumulated value will be counted taking into account the amount of all processors.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine.CPUUsagePercent.DataSourceMapped Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLProbeAccount
WriteToDB WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData Default
WriteToDW WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine.CPUUsagePercent.Collection" Enabled="true" Target="SQL2012Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine.CPUUsagePercent.DataSourceMapped" RunAs="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLProbeAccount">

      <ServiceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/ServiceName$</ServiceName>

      <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>200</TimeoutSeconds>

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

      <SyncTime/>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

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

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>