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Network Adapter\Packets Sent/sec Performance Rule

Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.10.0.NetworkInterface.PacketsSentPerSecond.Collection (Rule)


This performance collection rule collects the value of the Network Interface\Packets Sent/sec performance counter. These values can be used to better understand the load distribution for each of the cluster nodes. The rule will only collect this performance counters for network adapters used by NLB.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This performance collection rule collects the value of the Network Interface\Packets Sent/sec performance counter. These values can be used to better understand the load distribution for each of the cluster nodes. The rule will only collect this performance counters for network adapters used by NLB.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.10.0.NetworkAdapter
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Instance NameNetwork Interface
Counter NamePackets Sent/sec
Frequency900
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.10.0.NetworkInterface.PacketsSentPerSecond.Collection" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.10.0.NetworkAdapter" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Performance!System.Performance.DataProvider">

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

      <CounterName>Packets Sent/sec</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>Network Interface</ObjectName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter"]/PerfmonInstance$</InstanceName>

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>900</Frequency>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

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

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>