Rules
Applies To: System Center Operations Manager 2007
Note
This topic has been updated in the latest version of the System Center Management Pack Authoring Guide on the TechNet Wiki.
Rules in System Center Operations Manager 2007 use the same Data Sources as monitors but provide different functionality. While a monitor changes state, a rule performs one of the following three functions:
Create an alert that is not related to health state.
Collect performance or event data for analysis and reporting.
Run a script or command.
In This Section
- Alert Rules
Rules that create alerts not related to the health state of an managed object.
- Collection Rules
Rules that collect event or performance data.