Windows Server 2012 NLB cluster discovery

Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.Cluster.Discovery (Discovery)

This rule discovers Windows Server 2012 NLB clusters. This includes the discovery of cluster nodes and properties of each node.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule discovers Windows Server 2012 NLB clusters. This includes the discovery of cluster nodes and properties of each node.

Configuration

You can configure the interval and the timeout values for this discovery. Both values are in seconds.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Windows.Server.6.2.Computer
Enabled	True
Frequency	14400
Remotable	False

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:
Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.NetworkAdapter AdapterType Index Manufacturer MACAddress ServiceName PerfmonInstance DHCPEnabled DHCPServer DNSDomain IPAddress IPSubnet DeviceID Name Description DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.ServerRole ClusterIP NetworkConnectionName NodeName DedicatedIPAddress HostPriority DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster IPAddress DnsName SubnetMask MacAddress DisplayName
Discovered relationships and their attribuets:
Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ClusterContainsServerRole

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.ClusterDiscovery.DataSource	Default

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.Cluster.Discovery" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.6.2.Computer" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.ServerRole">

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ServerRole" PropertyID="ClusterIP"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ServerRole" PropertyID="NetworkConnectionName"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ServerRole" PropertyID="NodeName"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ServerRole" PropertyID="DedicatedIPAddress"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ServerRole" PropertyID="HostPriority"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster">

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster" PropertyID="IPAddress"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster" PropertyID="DnsName"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster" PropertyID="SubnetMask"/>

      <Property TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.Cluster" PropertyID="MacAddress"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.NetworkAdapter">

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="AdapterType"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="Index"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="Manufacturer"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="MACAddress"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="ServiceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="PerfmonInstance"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="DHCPEnabled"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="DHCPServer"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="DNSDomain"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="IPAddress"/>

      <Property TypeID="WindowsServerLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Server.NetworkAdapter" PropertyID="IPSubnet"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice" PropertyID="DeviceID"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice" PropertyID="Name"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice" PropertyID="Description"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryRelationship TypeID="NLBLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.ClusterContainsServerRole"/>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.ClusterDiscovery.DataSource">

    <IntervalSeconds>14400</IntervalSeconds>

    <OSVersion>6.2</OSVersion>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <NlbRoleClassName>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.ServerRole']$</NlbRoleClassName>

    <NetworkCardClassName>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.6.2.NetworkAdapter']$</NetworkCardClassName>

    <SourceId>$MPElement$</SourceId>

    <ComputerPrincipalName>$Target/Property[Type='Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer']/PrincipalName$</ComputerPrincipalName>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>