Unit Monitor Alert Description issue

Question

Hi all,

Have created a CPU Unit Monitor using Windows Perfom Counters>Consecutive Samples over Threshold
Target is Windows Computer

Trying to test which Variables to choose so I have doubled up on some of the required values.

Alert Description is set as below:

CPU Usage is Above 95% for 5 minutes
Server: $Target/Property[Type="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$
Server: $Target/Property[Type="MicrosoftWindowsLibrary7585010!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/VirtualMachineName$
IP: $Target/Property[Type="MicrosoftWindowsLibrary7585010!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/IPAddress$
Has a value of: $Data[Default='']/Context/Value$ %
Has a value of:$Data/Context/Value$ %
Object Used: $Data[Default='']/Context/ObjectName$
Counter Used: $Data[Default='']/Context/CounterName$
At time $Data[Default='']/Context/TimeSampled$
Target ID: $Target/Id$

However when the Alert is generated, the Values are not shown:

CPU Usage is Above 95% for 5 minutes
Server: {0}
Server: {1}
IP: {2}
Has a value of: {3} %
Has a value of:{4} %
Object Used: {5}
Counter Used: {6}
At time {7}
Target ID: {8}

Where did I go wrong?

Answer 1

Hi @Saiyad Rahim ,

your alert parameters are not chose properly. For example, the computername shold be found, suing:

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

This can be checked also here:

Logical CPU Percentage Utilization
https://systemcenter.wiki/?GetElement=Microsoft.Windows.Server.10.0.LogicalProcessor.CPUUtilization&Type=UnitMonitor&ManagementPack=Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.Monitoring&Version=10.1.0.6

Just check this article from Kevin:

Adding custom information to alert descriptions and notifications
https://kevinholman.com/2007/12/12/adding-custom-information-to-alert-descriptions-and-notifications/

or comapre the alert parameters to another Perofrmance monitor and use the same params.

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Stoyan Chalakov