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Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Monitor.DBEngine.StolenServerMemory (UnitMonitor)

Stolen Server Memory for DB Engine

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Summary

Stolen Server Memory monitor for SQL DB Engine

Monitors amount of memory the server is currently using for the purposes other than the database pages.

Causes

Resolutions

SQL Server memory pressure external to the buffer pool can be caused by many things, run DBCC MemoryStatus or query sys.dm_os_memory_clerks to identify the problem.

Overridable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Alert Priority

Defines Alert Priority.

Normal

Alert Severity

Defines Alert Severity.

Error

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Generates Alerts

Defines whether the workflow generates an Alert.

Yes

Interval (seconds)

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

300

Number of samples

Indicates how many times a measured value should breach a threshold before the state is changed.

6

Synchronization Time

The synchronization time specified by using a 24-hour format. May be omitted.

 

Threshold

Alert will be generated if the Stolen Server Memory/SQL Server max memory ratio is greater than this threshold.

70

Timeout (seconds)

Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.

200

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:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryPerformanceHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.SQLServer.Windows.MonitorType.DBEngine.StolenServerMemory
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
MSSQL on Windows: Stolen Server Memory is too high
Stolen server memory on SQL Server instance "{1}", computer "{0}" is too high. See the "Alert Context" tab for more details.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Monitor.DBEngine.StolenServerMemory" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.MonitorType.DBEngine.StolenServerMemory" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Monitor.DBEngine.StolenServerMemory.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/MachineName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Target/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/InstanceName$</AlertParameter2>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="Normal" MonitorTypeStateID="Normal" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" HealthState="Error"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <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>

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

    <Threshold>70</Threshold>

    <NumSamples>6</NumSamples>

    <SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>60</SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>

    <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>200</TimeoutSeconds>

    <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>