add Element for rules for healthMonitoring (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

Maps an event to its provider.

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

<add name="rule's name"
     eventName="event name"
     custom="String"
     profile="profile name"
     provider="provider name"
     minInstances="number"
     maxLimit="number"
     minInterval="minimum duration between firing of events "/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required String attribute. Specifies the name for this rule.
eventName	Required String attribute. Specifies the name of the event.
custom	Optional String attribute.
provider	Optional String attribute. Specifies the name of the provider.
profile	Optional String attribute. Specifies the profile that applies to this rule.
minInstances	Optional Int32 attribute. Specifies the minimum number of rule instances within a given application before event notification is triggered. The default is 1.
maxLimit	Optional Int32 attribute. Specifies the maximum number of rule instances that generate provider notifications.
minInterval	Optional TimeSpan attribute. Specifies the minimum time interval between two events.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the 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.
rules	Maps events to providers.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default add 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 add a rule.

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

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)
rules Element 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