MSSQL on Windows: Log records written/sec

Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XtpTransactionLog_LogRecordsWrittenSec (Rule)

Collects the Windows "Log records written/sec" performance counter for XTP transaction logging in SQL Server.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The rule collects the Windows "Log records written/sec" performance counter for XTP transaction logging in SQL Server.

The XTP Transaction Log performance object contains counters related to XTP transaction logging in SQL Server.

Log records written/sec - The number of records written to the SQL Server transaction log by the XTP engine (on average), per second.

Overridable 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 query execution (seconds)	The workflow will fail and register an event, if the query execution takes longer than the specified period.	60
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.Windows.DBEngine
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	False
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.SQLServer.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.Windows.CollectionRule.DBEngine.XtpTransactionLog_LogRecordsWrittenSec" Target="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine" Enabled="false">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      <SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>60</SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>

      <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

      <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

      <ObjectName>XTP_Transaction_Log</ObjectName>

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

      <PerfParams>

        <NameOfHandler>SqlOsPerfCounterReader</NameOfHandler>

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

        <CounterConfig>

          <CategoryName>XTP_Transaction_Log</CategoryName>

          <CounterName>Log records written/sec</CounterName>

          <BaseCounterName/>

          <InstanceSelector>3</InstanceSelector>

          <NeedsPrefix>0</NeedsPrefix>

          <InstanceIndex>1</InstanceIndex>

          <PerfNameReplacementType>1</PerfNameReplacementType>

        </CounterConfig>

      </PerfParams>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

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

    <ObjectName>SQL DB Engine:SQL Server XTP Transaction Log</ObjectName>

    <CounterName>Log records written/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>