Use the following procedures to create a Windows performance collection rule in Essentials 2007. The data collected by the rule will display in performance views for the targeted objects.
To create a Windows performance collection rule
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Start the Essentials 2007 Create Rule Wizard.
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For information about starting the Create Rule Wizard, see How to Start the Create Rule Wizard in System Center Essentials. -
On the Select a Rule Type page, do the following:
- Expand Collection Rules, expand Performance
Based, and then click Windows Performance.
- Select a Management pack from the list, such as
Default Management Pack, or click New to create a
Management Pack with the Create a Management Pack Wizard.
Note
The rule will be added to the specified Management Pack, therefore only unsealed Management Packs are listed. - Click Next.
- Expand Collection Rules, expand Performance
Based, and then click Windows Performance.
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On the Rule Name and Description page, do the following:
- Type the Rule name, such as % Processor.
- Click Select, click a target, such as Windows
Computer, and then click OK.
- Leave Rule is enabled selected, and then click
Next.
- Type the Rule name, such as % Processor.
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On the Performance Object, Counter and Instance page, do the following:
- Click Browse.
- In the Select Performance Counter dialog box, type a
computer name or browse to the Computer that is running the
performance counter.
- Select the Object you want to collect performance
counter data for, such as Processor.
- In Select counter from list, select the counter for the
object, such as % Processor Time, select All
Instances, and then click OK.
- Set Interval to how often you want the performance
counter collected on the targeted computers, and then click
Next.
- Click Browse.
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On the Optimized Performance Collection Settings page, do one of the following:
- Click Create.
- Select Use Optimization, select Absolute Number
or Percentage, type the value for the tolerance, and then
click Create.
Note
With optimized collection rules, only if a sample of a counter differs from the previous sample by a specified tolerance, such as 10%, is it transmitted from the Agent to the Management Server. This helps reduce network traffic and the volume of data stored in the Essentials 2007 database.
- Click Create.