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MSSQL 2016: Avg Transaction Segment Size

Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XTPAvgTransactionSegmentSize (Rule)

Collects the Windows "Avg Transaction Segment Size" performance counter for SQL 2016 DB Engine.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The rule collects the Windows "Avg Transaction Segment Size" performance counter for SQL 2016 DB Engine.

The XTP database-specific counters.

Avg Transaction Segment Size - Average size of transaction segment payload. If this value goes to zero, more pages are allocated from the backend allocator. This is a very low-level counter, not intended for customer use.

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

No

Frequency (seconds)

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

900

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2016.DBEngine
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Instance NameSQL Server 2016 XTP Databases
Counter NameAvg Transaction Segment Size
Frequency900
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource System.Performance.DataProvider Default
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.2016.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XTPAvgTransactionSegmentSize" Target="SQL2016Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.DBEngine" Enabled="true">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataProvider">

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

      <CounterName>Avg Transaction Segment Size</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>SQL Server 2016 XTP Databases</ObjectName>

      <InstanceName>_Total</InstanceName>

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>900</Frequency>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

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

    <ObjectName>SQL DB Engine:SQL Server 2016 XTP Databases</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>