Logical Disk Current Disk Queue Length

Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win10.LogicalDisk.CurrentDiskQueueLength.Collection (Rule)

Collects the performance counter LogicalDisk\Current Disk Queue Length

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule collects performance data for the Logical Disk\Current Queue Length performance counter. This information is collected and is exposed one or more Views and/or Reports.

The Logical Disk\Current Queue Length performance counter exposes the current number of both read and write requests that were queued for the selected disk during the sample interval.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win10.LogicalDisk
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	False
Instance Name	LogicalDisk
Counter Name	Current Disk Queue Length
Frequency	900
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
PerformanceDS	DataSource	System.Performance.OptimizedDataProvider	Default
WriteToDB	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win10.LogicalDisk.CurrentDiskQueueLength.Collection" Enabled="false" Target="Win10!Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win10.LogicalDisk">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="PerformanceDS" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.OptimizedDataProvider">

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

      <CounterName>Current Disk Queue Length</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>LogicalDisk</ObjectName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice"]/DeviceID$</InstanceName>

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>900</Frequency>

      <Tolerance>1</Tolerance>

      <ToleranceType>Absolute</ToleranceType>

      <MaximumSampleSeparation>4</MaximumSampleSeparation>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData"/>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>