Hyper-V Host Disk Throughput Alert Monitor

VKernel.CapacityAnalyzer.PRO.DiskThroughputAlertMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor tracks special event in Windows Event Log indicating that Disk Throughput counter for Hyper-V Host exceeded a threshold value. Alerts and thresholds must be configured in VKernel appliance.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.HyperVHost
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryCustom
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Hyper-V Host Disk Throughput
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="VKernel.CapacityAnalyzer.PRO.DiskThroughputAlertMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="false" Target="SCVMM2012DiscoveryMP!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2012.HyperVHost" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>Custom</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="VKernel.CapacityAnalyzer.PRO.DiskThroughputAlertMonitor_AlertMessageResourceID">
<AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
<AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="FirstEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>
<OperationalState ID="SecondEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<FirstComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</FirstComputerName>
<FirstLogName>Operations Manager</FirstLogName>
<FirstExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">992</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">VKernelAlerts</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="Integer">EventLevel</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="Integer">2</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</FirstExpression>
<SecondComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</SecondComputerName>
<SecondLogName>Operations Manager</SecondLogName>
<SecondExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">992</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">VKernelAlerts</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="Integer">EventLevel</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="Integer">4</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</SecondExpression>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>