SCOM data stream parameters

The SCOM plugin provides configurable data streams to fetch metrics, alerts, and health state information.

Each configurable data stream exposes a set of parameters that lets you filter the data you retrieve. The following information describes the available configurable data streams and their parameters in detail.

Alerts

Returns alerts for the selected object(s) and filter.

The Objects tab allows you to select objects by list, group, or advanced, which includes class and criteria. The Filters tab allows you to filter the list of alerts by Resolution State, Severity, Priority, and Source. If no filter is set, all alerts are returned.

Objects

The Alerts data stream also includes an All option on the Objects tab which lists alerts for all objects.

Object selection
Description
List
Select one or more objects or groups to return data for.
Group
Select a group of objects to return data for.
Advanced
Filter the objects to return data for by a group, a class, or both. At least one group or class must be specified. You can enter Criteria Filter to narrow down your selection further.
  • Group:
    Select one group.
  • Class:
    Select one class. Class equates to the target class within SCOM. As you type, the dropdown list will be populated with suggestions of matching classes from SCOM, from which you can select the required class.
  • Criteria Filter:
    Enter a filter expression using SCOM criteria syntax to further refine the scope.

Filters

Use the Filters tab to control which alerts are shown.

You can select from Resolution State, Severity, Priority, and Source.

Health

Returns the current health states for the selected object(s).

Objects

Select which SCOM objects the data stream returns data for. The selection can be a fixed list of objects, a SCOM group whose membership the tile follows as it changes, or a group narrowed to a single class.

Object selection
Description
List
Select one or more objects or groups to return data for.
Group
Select a group of objects to return data for.
Advanced
Filter the objects to return data for by a group, a class, or both. At least one group or class must be specified. You can enter Criteria Filter to narrow down your selection further.
  • Group:
    Select one group.
  • Class:
    Select one class. Class equates to the target class within SCOM. As you type, the dropdown list will be populated with suggestions of matching classes from SCOM, from which you can select the required class.
  • Criteria Filter:
    Enter a filter expression using SCOM criteria syntax to further refine the scope.

Advanced

Use the Advanced tab's Extended properties option to show additional properties, for example IP Address. Once objects have been selected, the Extended properties dropdown list will be populated and you can make your selection.

Metrics

Returns performance metric data for the selected object(s).

Objects

Select which SCOM objects the data stream returns data for. The selection can be a fixed list of objects, a SCOM group whose membership the tile follows as it changes, or a group narrowed to a single class.

Object selection
Description
List
Select one or more objects or groups to return data for.
Group
Select a group of objects to return data for.
Advanced
Filter the objects to return data for by a group, a class, or both. At least one group or class must be specified. You can enter Criteria Filter to narrow down your selection further.
  • Group:
    Select one group.
  • Class:
    Select one class. Class equates to the target class within SCOM. As you type, the dropdown list will be populated with suggestions of matching classes from SCOM, from which you can select the required class.
  • Criteria Filter:
    Enter a filter expression using SCOM criteria syntax to further refine the scope.

Metric

Identify the performance counter to return, then choose how much detail comes back.

Parameter
Description
Object name
Enter the name of the object you want to collect metrics for. For example, LogicalDisk, Processor, or Memory.
Counter name
Enter the name of the metric counter to collect. For example, Disk Reads/sec, Disk Writes/sec, or Processor Time %.
Instance name
Optionally, specify the instance of the object you want metrics from. For example, enter _Total, a specific disk such as C:, or an individual processor core such as 0 or 1.
Sample resolution
Select the resolution of the data read from the Data Warehouse. Choose from:
  • Automatic: Uses the highest resolution covering the whole timeframe, trying Raw first, then Hourly, then Daily. It re-picks whenever the page timeframe changes, which keeps longer timeframes fast to load.
  • Raw, Hourly, or Daily: Fix the resolution instead.
The retention period set in SCOM determines how far back each resolution reaches.
Value per bucket
Select which stored value each bucket returns. Choose from:
  • Average: Reads the mean of the bucket.
  • Minimum: Reads the trough.
  • Maximum: Reads the peak.
Appears when Sample resolution is Hourly or Daily, and Summarize as is None or Last. The full time series is still returned.
Summarize as
Select how each object's data is summarized across the selected timeframe. Choose from:
  • None: Returns every sample, for the line and area visualizations.
  • Last, Average, Min, or Max: Return one value per object, for scalar, gauge, donut, and bar.
At Hourly or Daily resolution, Average, Min, and Max also select the value read from each bucket. For None and Last, Value per bucket does this instead.
Limit results
Select to limit the number of objects returned, then set Sort and Limit.

Monitors

Returns SCOM monitors attached to an object, along with their individual health states.

Objects

Select which SCOM objects the data stream returns data for. The selection can be a fixed list of objects, a SCOM group whose membership the tile follows as it changes, or a group narrowed to a single class.

Object selection
Description
List
Select one or more objects or groups to return data for.
Group
Select a group of objects to return data for.
Advanced
Filter the objects to return data for by a group, a class, or both. At least one group or class must be specified. You can enter Criteria Filter to narrow down your selection further.
  • Group:
    Select one group.
  • Class:
    Select one class. Class equates to the target class within SCOM. As you type, the dropdown list will be populated with suggestions of matching classes from SCOM, from which you can select the required class.
  • Criteria Filter:
    Enter a filter expression using SCOM criteria syntax to further refine the scope.

Monitors

Choose whether to return every monitor attached to the selected objects, or only the ones you name.

Parameter
Description
Monitor selection
Select which monitor data to return:
  • All: Returns all monitors.
  • Filter: Displays the Monitors field, where you can select one or more specific monitors to return.
Monitors
Displays when Filter is selected from the Monitor Selection field. Specify one or more specific monitors to return.

SLA

Displays the availability of SCOM objects, such as servers or applications, based on your SCOM Monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs).

Objects

The SLA data stream supports selecting one or more SCOM objects.

  • If you select a single object, you can use the Gauge visualization to show its SLA value.
  • If you select multiple objects, use the Grid visualization to display the SLA for each object.

Object selection
Description
List
Select one or more objects or groups to return data for.
Group
Select a group of objects to return data for.
Advanced
Filter the objects to return data for by a group, a class, or both. At least one group or class must be specified. You can enter Criteria Filter to narrow down your selection further.
  • Group:
    Select one group.
  • Class:
    Select one class. Class equates to the target class within SCOM. As you type, the dropdown list will be populated with suggestions of matching classes from SCOM, from which you can select the required class.
  • Criteria Filter:
    Enter a filter expression using SCOM criteria syntax to further refine the scope.

SLO

Select the SLO from the dropdown list.

Note

The SLO dropdown only lists the Monitor SLOs from SCOM.

SquaredUp DS does not support Collection Rule SLOs, or the unmonitored state which should not be selected in the Monitor SLO configuration.

Using the SLA data stream

  • The Gauge visualization displays a single numeric value, so it is only appropriate when one object is selected. When multiple objects are selected, the data stream returns one SLA value per object, which is best displayed using the Grid visualization.
  • Select ONE SLO from the SLO tab.
  • Under Monitoring > Conditions > Error change the dropdown to less than and enter the SLA target in the box, for example 99.

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