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Monitor Counter
Updated: January 15, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Monitor Counter activity invokes a runbook when a counter has reached a value that you specify. Each Monitor Counter activity monitors one counter.
Use the Monitor Counter activity to monitor a counter that counts the number of times that a runbook has attempted to start a service. When that number reaches the number that you configure in the Monitor Counter activity, the Monitor Counter activity can invoke a Send Email activity to notify an administrator to investigate the problem.
Configuring the Monitor Counter Activity
Before you configure the Monitor Counter activity, you need to determine the following:
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The Counter you will be monitoring.
Warning Before you can use this activity, you must configure a Counter. -
The value that will invoke the runbook
Use the following information to configure the Monitor Counter activity.
Published Data
The following table lists the published data items.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Counter Value |
The value of the counter being monitored |
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