Ping Monitor

Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PingCheck.Template (Template)

This template allows you to monitor a network device using ICMP ping.

Source Code:

<Template ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PingCheck.Template">

  <Configuration>

    <IncludeSchemaTypes>

      <SchemaType>SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.GroupPopulationSchema</SchemaType>

    </IncludeSchemaTypes>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="TypeId" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="Name" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="Description" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="LocaleId" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="ServerName" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="ResponseTimeThreshold" type="xsd:unsignedInt"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="PollIntervalInSeconds" type="xsd:unsignedInt"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="IncludeList" type="MonitoringObjectIdListType"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="WatcherComputersList" type="xsd:string"/>

    <xsd:element xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="UniquenessKey" type="xsd:string"/>

  </Configuration>

  <References>

    <Reference ID="System"/>

    <Reference ID="SC"/>

    <Reference ID="Windows"/>

    <Reference ID="Self"/>

    <Reference ID="Health"/>

  </References>

  <Implementation>

    <TypeDefinitions>

      <EntityTypes>

        <ClassTypes>

          <ClassType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$" Base="$Reference/Self$Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PingCheckPerspective" Abstract="false" Accessibility="Public" Hosted="true"/>

          <ClassType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group" Base="$Reference/Self$Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PingCheckPerspectiveGroup" Abstract="false" Accessibility="Public" Singleton="true" Hosted="false"/>

          <ClassType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup" Abstract="false" Accessibility="Public" Base="$Reference/SC$Microsoft.SystemCenter.ComputerGroup" Hosted="false" Singleton="true"/>

        </ClassTypes>

        <RelationshipTypes>

          <RelationshipType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Contains.$TemplateConfig/TypeId$" Accessibility="Public" Base="$Reference/System$System.Containment">

            <Source>$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group</Source>

            <Target>$TemplateConfig/TypeId$</Target>

          </RelationshipType>

        </RelationshipTypes>

      </EntityTypes>

      <ModuleTypes>

        <DataSourceModuleType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingCheckDataSource" Accessibility="Public">

          <Configuration/>

          <ModuleImplementation>

            <Composite>

              <MemberModules>

                <DataSource ID="Scheduler" TypeID="System!System.Scheduler">

                  <Scheduler>

                    <SimpleReccuringSchedule>

                      <Interval Unit="Seconds">$TemplateConfig/PollIntervalInSeconds$</Interval>

                    </SimpleReccuringSchedule>

                    <ExcludeDates/>

                  </Scheduler>

                </DataSource>

                <ProbeAction ID="PingProbe" TypeID="$Reference/Self$Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PingTemplateProbe">

                  <ComputerName>$TemplateConfig/ServerName$</ComputerName>

                </ProbeAction>

              </MemberModules>

              <Composition>

                <Node ID="PingProbe">

                  <Node ID="Scheduler"/>

                </Node>

              </Composition>

            </Composite>

          </ModuleImplementation>

          <OutputType>$Reference/System$System.PropertyBagData</OutputType>

        </DataSourceModuleType>

      </ModuleTypes>

      <MonitorTypes>

        <UnitMonitorType ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType" Accessibility="Public">

          <MonitorTypeStates>

            <MonitorTypeState ID="Reachable" NoDetection="false"/>

            <MonitorTypeState ID="SlowResponseTime" NoDetection="false"/>

            <MonitorTypeState ID="Unreachable" NoDetection="false"/>

          </MonitorTypeStates>

          <Configuration/>

          <MonitorImplementation>

            <MemberModules>

              <DataSource TypeID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingCheckDataSource" ID="DS1"/>

              <ConditionDetection ID="ErrorFilter" TypeID="System!System.ExpressionFilter">

                <Expression>

                  <SimpleExpression>

                    <ValueExpression>

                      <XPathQuery>Property[@Name='StatusCode']</XPathQuery>

                    </ValueExpression>

                    <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

                    <ValueExpression>

                      <Value Type="Integer">0</Value>

                    </ValueExpression>

                  </SimpleExpression>

                </Expression>

              </ConditionDetection>

              <ConditionDetection ID="WarningFilter" TypeID="System!System.ExpressionFilter">

                <Expression>

                  <And>

                    <Expression>

                      <SimpleExpression>

                        <ValueExpression>

                          <XPathQuery>Property[@Name='StatusCode']</XPathQuery>

                        </ValueExpression>

                        <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                        <ValueExpression>

                          <Value Type="Integer">0</Value>

                        </ValueExpression>

                      </SimpleExpression>

                    </Expression>

                    <Expression>

                      <SimpleExpression>

                        <ValueExpression>

                          <XPathQuery>Property[@Name='ResponseTime']</XPathQuery>

                        </ValueExpression>

                        <Operator>GreaterEqual</Operator>

                        <ValueExpression>

                          <Value Type="Integer">$TemplateConfig/ResponseTimeThreshold$</Value>

                        </ValueExpression>

                      </SimpleExpression>

                    </Expression>

                  </And>

                </Expression>

              </ConditionDetection>

              <ConditionDetection ID="SuccessFilter" TypeID="System!System.ExpressionFilter">

                <Expression>

                  <SimpleExpression>

                    <ValueExpression>

                      <XPathQuery>Property[@Name='StatusCode']</XPathQuery>

                    </ValueExpression>

                    <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                    <ValueExpression>

                      <Value Type="Integer">0</Value>

                    </ValueExpression>

                  </SimpleExpression>

                </Expression>

              </ConditionDetection>

            </MemberModules>

            <RegularDetections>

              <RegularDetection MonitorTypeStateID="Unreachable">

                <Node ID="ErrorFilter">

                  <Node ID="DS1"/>

                </Node>

              </RegularDetection>

              <RegularDetection MonitorTypeStateID="SlowResponseTime">

                <Node ID="WarningFilter">

                  <Node ID="DS1"/>

                </Node>

              </RegularDetection>

              <RegularDetection MonitorTypeStateID="Reachable">

                <Node ID="SuccessFilter">

                  <Node ID="DS1"/>

                </Node>

              </RegularDetection>

            </RegularDetections>

          </MonitorImplementation>

        </UnitMonitorType>

      </MonitorTypes>

    </TypeDefinitions>

    <Monitoring>

      <Discoveries>

        <Discovery ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.Discovery.Rule" Enabled="false" Target="$Reference/Windows$Microsoft.Windows.Computer">

          <Category>Discovery</Category>

          <DiscoveryTypes>

            <DiscoveryClass TypeID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$"/>

            <DiscoveryRelationship TypeID="$Reference/Self$Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.ComputerHostsPingCheckPerspective"/>

          </DiscoveryTypes>

          <DataSource ID="PerspectiveDiscoveryDS" TypeID="$Reference/Self$Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Internal.PerspectiveDiscoveryDataSource">

            <ClassId>$MPElement[Name="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$"]$</ClassId>

            <DisplayName>$TemplateConfig/Name$</DisplayName>

            <WatcherComputersList>$TemplateConfig/WatcherComputersList$</WatcherComputersList>

            <UniquenessKey>$TemplateConfig/UniquenessKey$</UniquenessKey>

          </DataSource>

        </Discovery>

        <Discovery ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Discovery.Rule" Enabled="true" Target="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group">

          <Category>Discovery</Category>

          <DiscoveryTypes>

            <DiscoveryClass TypeID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group"/>

          </DiscoveryTypes>

          <DataSource ID="GroupDiscoveryDS" TypeID="$Reference/SC$Microsoft.SystemCenter.GroupPopulator">

            <RuleId>$MPElement$</RuleId>

            <GroupInstanceId>$Target/Id$</GroupInstanceId>

            <MembershipRules>

              <MembershipRule>

                <MonitoringClass>$MPElement[Name="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$"]$</MonitoringClass>

                <RelationshipClass>$MPElement[Name="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Contains.$TemplateConfig/TypeId$"]$</RelationshipClass>

              </MembershipRule>

            </MembershipRules>

          </DataSource>

        </Discovery>

        <Discovery ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup.Discovery.Rule" Target="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup" Enabled="true">

          <Category>Discovery</Category>

          <DiscoveryTypes>

            <DiscoveryClass TypeID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup"/>

          </DiscoveryTypes>

          <DataSource ID="GroupPopulationDataSource" TypeID="$Reference/SC$Microsoft.SystemCenter.GroupPopulator">

            <RuleId>$MPElement$</RuleId>

            <GroupInstanceId>$Target/Id$</GroupInstanceId>

            <MembershipRules>

              <MembershipRule>

                <MonitoringClass>$MPElement[Name="$Reference/Windows$Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]$</MonitoringClass>

                <RelationshipClass>$MPElement[Name="$Reference/SC$Microsoft.SystemCenter.ComputerGroupContainsComputer"]$</RelationshipClass>

                <IncludeList>$TemplateConfig/IncludeList$</IncludeList>

              </MembershipRule>

              <MembershipRule>

                <MonitoringClass>$MPElement[Name="$Reference/Windows$Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]$</MonitoringClass>

                <RelationshipClass>$MPElement[Name="$Reference/SC$Microsoft.SystemCenter.ComputerGroupContainsComputer"]$</RelationshipClass>

                <Expression>

                  <Contains maxDepth="1">

                    <MonitoringClass>$MPElement[Name="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$"]$</MonitoringClass>

                  </Contains>

                </Expression>

              </MembershipRule>

            </MembershipRules>

          </DataSource>

        </Discovery>

      </Discoveries>

      <Rules/>

      <Monitors>

        <UnitMonitor ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor" TypeID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType" Target="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$" ParentMonitorID="$Reference/Health$System.Health.AvailabilityState" Enabled="true" Accessibility="Public">

          <Category>StateCollection</Category>

          <AlertSettings AlertMessage="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor.AlertMessage">

            <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

            <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

            <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

            <AlertParameters>

              <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

            </AlertParameters>

          </AlertSettings>

          <OperationalStates>

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

            <OperationalState ID="SlowResponseTime" MonitorTypeStateID="SlowResponseTime" HealthState="Warning"/>

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

          </OperationalStates>

          <Configuration/>

        </UnitMonitor>

        <DependencyMonitor ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.GroupHealth" Accessibility="Public" Target="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group" Enabled="true" ParentMonitorID="$Reference/Health$System.Health.AvailabilityState" RelationshipType="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Contains.$TemplateConfig/TypeId$" MemberMonitor="$Reference/Health$System.Health.AvailabilityState">

          <Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>

          <AlertSettings AlertMessage="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.GroupHealth.AlertMessage">

            <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

            <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

            <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

          </AlertSettings>

          <Algorithm>WorstOf</Algorithm>

          <MemberInMaintenance>Success</MemberInMaintenance>

          <MemberUnAvailable>Error</MemberUnAvailable>

        </DependencyMonitor>

      </Monitors>

      <Overrides>

        <DiscoveryPropertyOverride ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.Discovery.Rule.Override" Discovery="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.Discovery.Rule" Context="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup" Enforced="false" Property="Enabled">

          <Value>true</Value>

        </DiscoveryPropertyOverride>

      </Overrides>

    </Monitoring>

    <Presentation>

      <StringResources>

        <StringResource ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.GroupHealth.AlertMessage"/>

        <StringResource ID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor.AlertMessage"/>

      </StringResources>

    </Presentation>

    <LanguagePacks>

      <LanguagePack ID="$TemplateConfig/LocaleId$">

        <DisplayStrings>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$</Name>

            <Description>$TemplateConfig/Description$</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.Discovery.Rule">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Discovery</Name>

            <Description>Discovery rule for $TemplateConfig/Name$</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Discovery.Rule">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Group Discovery</Name>

            <Description>Discovery for group of $TemplateConfig/Name$</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup.Discovery.Rule">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Watcher Group Discovery</Name>

            <Description>Discovery for $TemplateConfig/Name$ watcher computers</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group.Contains.$TemplateConfig/TypeId$">

            <Name>Group of $TemplateConfig/Name$</Name>

            <Description>Group of $TemplateConfig/Name$</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$WatcherComputersGroup">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ watcher computers group</Name>

            <Description>Group of $TemplateConfig/Name$ watcher computers</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor">

            <Name>Ping Status</Name>

            <Description>Ping status from a watcher node.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor" SubElementID="Reachable">

            <Name>Target Reachable</Name>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor" SubElementID="SlowResponseTime">

            <Name>Slow Response Time</Name>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor" SubElementID="Unreachable">

            <Name>Target Unreachable</Name>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor.AlertMessage">

            <Name>Failed to Ping Computer</Name>

            <Description>Watcher node {0} was unable to ping target $TemplateConfig/ServerName$.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.GroupHealth">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Group Roll-up Monitor</Name>

            <Description>Ping check Dependency Monitor that rolls up health for all Watcher Nodes Monitoring $TemplateConfig/Name$. This monitors $TemplateConfig/ServerName$.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.GroupHealth.AlertMessage">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Group Roll-up Monitor</Name>

            <Description>Ping check Dependency Monitor that rolls up health for all Watcher Nodes Monitoring $TemplateConfig/Name$. This monitors $TemplateConfig/ServerName$.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$Group">

            <Name>$TemplateConfig/Name$ Ping check Group</Name>

            <Description>Ping check Group that rolls up health of all watcher nodes monitoring $TemplateConfig/Name$.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType">

            <Name>Ping Monitor Type</Name>

            <Description>Ping Monitor Type.</Description>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType" SubElementID="Reachable">

            <Name>Success</Name>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType" SubElementID="SlowResponseTime">

            <Name>Warning</Name>

          </DisplayString>

          <DisplayString ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitorType" SubElementID="Unreachable">

            <Name>Error</Name>

          </DisplayString>

        </DisplayStrings>

        <KnowledgeArticles>

          <KnowledgeArticle ElementID="$TemplateConfig/TypeId$.PingMonitor" Visible="true">

            <MamlContent>

              <maml:section xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10">

                <maml:title>Summary</maml:title>

                <maml:para>This monitor pings a remote computer. This monitor runs on each watcher node.</maml:para>

                <maml:para>This monitor uses the Win32_PingStatus in WMI to remotely and locally ping machines.</maml:para>

                <maml:para>This monitor only works on Windows XP and higher or Windows Server 2003 and higher.</maml:para>

                <maml:para/>

              </maml:section>

              <maml:section xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10">

                <maml:title>Causes</maml:title>

                <maml:para>1.  If this monitor indicates that the computer can no longer be contacted via ICMP Ping. This can happen for the following reasons:</maml:para>

                <maml:list class="unordered">

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>The computer has been rebooted or shut down</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>The computer network adapter is no plugged into the network</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>The firewall was enabled and does not allow ping.</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>There could be a problem with WMI.</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                </maml:list>

                <maml:para/>

              </maml:section>

              <maml:section xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10">

                <maml:title>Resolutions</maml:title>

                <maml:para>Check if the remote machine is plugged into the network and that it has an IP address. Locally log into the machine, and type the following at the command line:</maml:para>

                <maml:para>ipconfig</maml:para>

                <maml:para>If the computer doesn't have an IP address or the IP address is 0.0.0.0, repair the network connection on the local machine by following the steps below:</maml:para>

                <maml:list class="unordered">

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>Open the Control Panel</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>Open Network Connections</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                </maml:list>

                <maml:para>If the category view, Network Connections can be found in the Network and Internet Connections category.</maml:para>

                <maml:list class="unordered">

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>Right click on the network connection that cannot be pinged, and choose Repair</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>Check again that the computer has a valid IP address by typing ipconfig from the command line.</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                  <maml:listItem>

                    <maml:para>If this does not work, disable the network connection and then enable it.</maml:para>

                  </maml:listItem>

                </maml:list>

                <maml:para/>

              </maml:section>

            </MamlContent>

          </KnowledgeArticle>

        </KnowledgeArticles>

      </LanguagePack>

    </LanguagePacks>

  </Implementation>

</Template>