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Microsoft.Windows.Server.6.2.NetworkAdapter.CurrentBandwidth.Collection (Rule)

Rule collects Network Interface\Current Bandwidth counter.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule collects Network Interface\Current Bandwidth counter.

Current Bandwidth is an estimate of the current bandwidth of the network interface in bits per second (BPS). For interfaces that do not vary in bandwidth or for those where no accurate estimation can be made, this value is the nominal bandwidth.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.6.2.NetworkAdapter
CategoryPerformanceCollection
EnabledTrue
Instance NameNetwork Adapter
Counter NameCurrent Bandwidth
Frequency600
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

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.Server.6.2.NetworkAdapter.CurrentBandwidth.Collection" Enabled="true" Target="WindowsServer!Microsoft.Windows.Server.6.2.NetworkAdapter">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

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

      <CounterName>Current Bandwidth</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>Network Adapter</ObjectName>

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

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>600</Frequency>

      <Tolerance>10</Tolerance>

      <ToleranceType>Absolute</ToleranceType>

      <MaximumSampleSeparation>100</MaximumSampleSeparation>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

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

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>