Key Monitoring Scenarios
Applies To: Operations Manager 2007, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
The System Center Management Pack for Windows Server Operating System is designed to provide monitoring information for computers running Windows Server 2008 (Full and Core), Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server. The following section describes some of the most common monitoring scenarios.
Availability
Operating system and services |
The following required services are checked for status (for example, running, not running, or paused):
In addition, services and drivers are checked for unstable or unpredictable states, incorrect configuration, failure to start, or unexpected termination. |
Storage |
Logical hard drives are checked for availability, sufficient free space, and integrity of the NTFS partition. |
Network |
Network adapters are checked for connection health, name and IP address conflicts. |
Performance
Processor |
System processor(s) performance is checked system-wide using the following performance indicators:
Processors can optionally be monitored on a per processor basis using the following criteria performance indicators:
Performance data is collected for the following processor performance indicators:
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Memory |
Memory consisting of physical memory and virtual memory (also known as page files) is monitored using the following performance indicators:
Performance data is collected for the following memory criteria:
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Logical disk |
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Physical disk |
Physical disks are monitored, and performance data is collected for average disk seconds per read, disk seconds per write, and disk seconds per transfer. |
Network adapter |
Network adapters are monitored for the number of bytes received per second, the number of bytes sent per second, and the total bytes per second. In addition, the health state of the network adapter is evaluated and is set to Healthy if connected and Critical if disconnected. |