KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q199077: SMS: How to Set Thresholds in Healthmon

Article: Q199077
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsmsUtil
Last Modified: 22-FEB-1999

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY
=======

A server monitoring tool known as HealthMon is a new feature in Systems
Management Server 2.0. The HealthMon management console is a stand-alone
component that provides a centralized, graphical, and real-time status view of
your Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and Microsoft BackOffice Server computers.
Based on color-coded severity levels, you can view operational conditions,
including both normal and exception status.

As events are received, HealthMon organizes and displays them according to
predefined monitored object groups (MMC nodes).

MORE INFORMATION
================

You can set thresholds for generating exception and normal status. To do so, use
the following steps:

1. Right-click the Managed Component whose threshold you would like to change.

2. Click Properties and then click the specific monitored item.

3. Click the Threshold tab and set the threshold required for the item.

HealthMon generates an

  Unable to detect

message when the performance counter or service that a component is monitoring,
is not available.

To avoid receiving these messages, install the required service or counter as
appropriate.

- Services
  To install the Exchange Server, Internet Information Server, SQL Server, SNA
  Server, or Systems Management Server services, follow the directions in the
  product documentation for that component.
  NOTE: SQL Server does not start the Microsoft Distributed Transaction
  Coordinator (MS DTC) service until it is needed. To start it, you must change
  the Startup settings for this service (in Control Panel, double-click the
  Services icon, and change the Startup setting to Automatic).

- Physical Disk or Logical Disk
  For information about configuring physical disk and logical disk counters, at
  the command prompt, type "diskperf.exe" (without the quotation marks).

- Network Interface
  Install the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit network counters component or install
  the SNMP service, and then reinstall Service Pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0.

For further information on HealthMon installation and usage, please refer to the
Systems Management Server 2.0 Release notes, Readme.htm file, and the Systems
Management Server 2.0 online help.

Additional query words: prodsms healthmon

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsmsUtil 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.