MSSQL 2017 on Windows: Save point refreshes/sec

Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XtpTransactions_SavePointRefreshesSec (Rule)

Collects the Windows "Save point refreshes/sec" performance counter for XTP engine transactions in SQL Server.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The rule collects the Windows "Save point refreshes/sec" performance counter for XTP engine transactions in SQL Server.

The XTP Transactions performance object contains counters related to XTP engine transactions in SQL Server.

Save point refreshes/sec - The number of times a savepoint was "refreshed", (on average), per second. A savepoint refresh is when an existing savepoint is reset to the current point in the transaction's lifetime.

Overrideable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Enabled	Enables or disables the workflow.	Yes
Interval (seconds)	The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.	900
Timeout (seconds)	Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.	300
Timeout for database connection (seconds)	The workflow will fail and register an event, if it cannot access the database during the specified period.	15

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.DBEngine
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.DataSource.SqlOsPerformanceReader	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.2017.Windows.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XtpTransactions_SavePointRefreshesSec" Target="SQL2017WD!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.DBEngine" Enabled="true">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.DataSource.SqlOsPerformanceReader">

      <MachineName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017L!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Library.DBEngine"]/MachineName$</MachineName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017L!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Library.DBEngine"]/InstanceName$</InstanceName>

      <ConnectionString>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017L!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Library.DBEngine"]/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

      <MonitoringType>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017WD!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Windows.DBEngine"]/MonitoringType$</MonitoringType>

      <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

      <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

      <ObjectName>SQL Server 2017 XTP Transactions</ObjectName>

      <PerfInstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017L!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Library.DBEngine"]/InstanceName$</PerfInstanceName>

      <PerfParams>

        <NameOfHandler>SqlOsPerfCounterReader</NameOfHandler>

        <PerformanceCounterObject>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2017L!Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Library.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$</PerformanceCounterObject>

        <CounterConfig>

          <CategoryName>SQL Server 2017 XTP Transactions</CategoryName>

          <CounterName>Save point refreshes/sec</CounterName>

          <BaseCounterName/>

          <InstanceSelector>3</InstanceSelector>

          <NeedsPrefix>0</NeedsPrefix>

          <InstanceIndex>1</InstanceIndex>

        </CounterConfig>

      </PerfParams>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

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

    <ObjectName>SQL DB Engine:Save point refreshes/sec</ObjectName>

    <CounterName>Save point refreshes/sec</CounterName>

    <InstanceName/>

    <Value>$Data/Property[@Name='CounterValue']$</Value>

  </ConditionDetection>

  <WriteActions>

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

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

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>