MSSQL on Windows Replication: Replication Snapshot Available Space (\%)

Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.CollectionRule.Distributor.PublicationSnapshotFreeSpacePerformanceCounter (Rule)

The amount of space left on media hosting a Replication Snapshot.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The amount of space left on media hosting a Replication Snapshot.

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
Synchronization Time	The synchronization time specified by using a 24-hour format. May be omitted.
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.Replication.Windows.Distributor
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.DataSource.DistributorSnapshotFreeSpace	Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Monitoring
Mapper	ConditionDetection	System.Performance.DataGenericMapper	Default
WriteToDatabase	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.CollectionRule.Distributor.PublicationSnapshotFreeSpacePerformanceCounter" Enabled="true" Target="SQLReplWD!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Distributor" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.DataSource.DistributorSnapshotFreeSpace" RunAs="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Monitoring">

      <MachineName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/MachineName$</MachineName>

      <NetbiosComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/NetbiosComputerName$</NetbiosComputerName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/InstanceName$</InstanceName>

      <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

      <ConnectionString>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

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

      <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

      <SyncTime/>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <ConditionDetection ID="Mapper" TypeID="Perf!System.Performance.DataGenericMapper">

    <ObjectName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/InstanceName$</ObjectName>

    <CounterName>Distributor: Snapshot Available Space (%)</CounterName>

    <InstanceName/>

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

  </ConditionDetection>

  <WriteActions>

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

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

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>