MSSQL on Windows Replication: Count of the Snapshot Agents Instances for the Distributor

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

Count of the Snapshot Agent Instances for the Distributor.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Count of the Snapshot Agent Instances for the Distributor.

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.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.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.Replication.Windows.CollectionRule.Distributor.Snapshot" Target="SQLReplWD!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Distributor" Enabled="true">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

      <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>

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

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

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

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

      <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

      <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

      <ObjectName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:Replication Agents</ObjectName>

      <PerfInstanceName>Snapshot</PerfInstanceName>

      <PerfParams>

        <NameOfHandler>SqlOsPerfCounterReader</NameOfHandler>

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

        <CounterConfig>

          <CategoryName>Replication Agents</CategoryName>

          <CounterName>Running</CounterName>

          <BaseCounterName/>

          <InstanceSelector>0</InstanceSelector>

          <NeedsPrefix>1</NeedsPrefix>

          <InstanceIndex>0</InstanceIndex>

        </CounterConfig>

      </PerfParams>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

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

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

    <CounterName>Snapshot: Running instances count</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>