State Monitoring Definitions in the Windows Desktop Base Operating System Management Pack
The Microsoft Windows Desktop Base Operating System Management Pack provides state monitoring based on the definitions detailed in the following table.
Table 2 Management Pack State Monitoring Definitions
Item |
Green |
Yellow |
Red |
|---|---|---|---|
Core Windows services |
Services are running |
N/A |
Services are down |
Memory performance |
Memory performance is within healthy ranges. |
N/A |
Memory committed bytes counter exceeds 80% for at least 15 minutes. Or, available memory is less than 2.5 megabytes (MB) for at least 15 minutes. |
Processor performance |
Processor performance is within healthy ranges. |
Over a 25 minute period of time, the processor time is greater than 95% and the processor queue length is greater than 15. Or, interrupt time exceeds 10%. |
NA |
Disk free space |
Disk free space is within healthy ranges. |
Non-system drives are under 500 MB and 10% free space. System drives are under 500 MB and 10% free space. |
Non-system drives are under 250 MB and 5% free space. System drives are under 500 MB and 10% free space. |
Disk latency performance |
Disk performance is within healthy ranges. |
The average disk sec./read exceeds 50. Or, the average disk sec./write exceeds 50. |
N/A |