Perf Threshold: Site server SINV process backlog monitor

Microsoft.SystemCenter2012.ConfigurationManager.Perf_Threshold_Site_server_SINV_process_backlog_monitor (UnitMonitor)

This monitor checks the queue of software inventory process backlog. It raises alert if the backlog exceeds the threshold.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The process queue on management point exceeds the threshold. The management point cannot process this information in a timely manner if this issue is not fixed.

Causes

The SMS Agent Host is stopped or is not responding.
The management point file processing rate is slower than the incoming rate.
The management point has insufficient resources such as CPU, memory, or disk space.

Resolutions

Verify that the threshold for this alert is not too low and is beyond the standard operating threshold for this specific Configuration Manager site.
Verify that the SMS Agent Host service is running. If it is stopped or is not responding, restart the service.
Determine whether the increased load is due to an infrequent influx of new hardware inventory records, or whether the file load remains relatively constant. If the load is constant, update the Configuration Manager infrastructure to achieve zero processing backlogs. If the load is due to a large number of newly inventoried computers, the issue can resolve itself if there are sufficient resources to process pending files in addition to the standard file load.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SystemCenter2012.ConfigurationManager.PrimarySiteServer

Parent Monitor

System.Health.PerformanceState

Category

PerformanceHealth

Enabled

True

Instance Name

SMS Software Inventory Processor

Counter Name

Total SINVs Enqueued

Frequency

900

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

MatchMonitorHealth

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

System.Performance.ConsecutiveSamplesThreshold

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Site server SINV process backlog alert

Instance {0}
Object {1}
Counter {2}
Has a value {3}
At time {4}

RunAs

Default

Comment

SIV:INV0041, CreatedByMyFriend at 10/15/2011 5:25:10 PM

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter2012.ConfigurationManager.Perf_Threshold_Site_server_SINV_process_backlog_monitor" Comment="SIV:INV0041, CreatedByMyFriend at 10/15/2011 5:25:10 PM" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="SCCM!Microsoft.SystemCenter2012.ConfigurationManager.PrimarySiteServer" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.ConsecutiveSamplesThreshold" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SystemCenter2012.ConfigurationManager.Perf_Threshold_Site_server_SINV_process_backlog_monitor_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/InstanceName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Data/Context/ObjectName$</AlertParameter2>

      <AlertParameter3>$Data/Context/CounterName$</AlertParameter3>

      <AlertParameter4>$Data/Context/Value$</AlertParameter4>

      <AlertParameter5>$Data/Context/TimeSampled$</AlertParameter5>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <CounterName>Total SINVs Enqueued</CounterName>

    <ObjectName>SMS Software Inventory Processor</ObjectName>

    <InstanceName/>

    <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

    <Frequency>900</Frequency>

    <Threshold>10000</Threshold>

    <Direction>greater</Direction>

    <NumSamples>12</NumSamples>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>