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rules Element for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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Maps events to providers.

This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<rules>
  <add... />
  <remove... /> 
  <clear/>
</rules>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element Description

add

Optional element.

Maps an event to its provider.

clear

Optional element.

Removes all rules.

remove

Optional element.

Removes a specified rule.

Parent Elements

Element Description

configuration

Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications.

system.web

Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.

healthMonitoring

Configures an application for health monitoring.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default rules element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<rules>
     <add name="All Errors Default" eventName="All Errors" provider="EventLogProvider" profile="Default" 
          minInstances="1" maxLimit="Infinite" minInterval="00:01:00" custom="" />
     <add name="Failure Audits Default" eventName="Failure Audits" provider="EventLogProvider" 
          profile="Default" minInstances="1" maxLimit="Infinite" minInterval="00:01:00" custom="" />
</rules>

Example

The following code example shows how to configure the rules for health status monitoring.

<healthMonitoring heartBeatInterval="0">

  <!-- Define the rules -->
  <rules>
    <add name="Sample Web Requests"
      eventName="SampleWebRequests"
      provider="SampleEventProvider"
      profile="Default"
      minInterval="00:01:00" />

    <add name="Standard Web Requests"
      eventName="All Events"
      provider="SampleEventProvider"
      profile="Default"
      minInterval="00:01:00" />
  </rules>

</healthMonitoring>

Element Information

Configuration section handler

System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection

Configuration member

System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection.Rules

Configurable locations

Machine.config

Root-level Web.config

Application-level Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0

The .NET Framework version 2.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

healthMonitoring Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for rules for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for rules for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for rules for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Web Server Controls and Browser Capabilities
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

ASP.NET Health Monitoring System
ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration API