When the Smart Engineering Manager database server is running low on disk space, the software begins to display error messages because data can no longer be persisted or logged. Microsoft SQL Server, however, does not issue any particular alerts for the workstation computers when the disk is full or becoming limited.
Using the Performance Monitor, the Smart Engineering Manager administrator can create a Data Collector Set that contains an alert to be issued when a threshold value for a System Monitor has been reached. In response to the alert, System Monitor can launch an application to handle the alert condition.
You must perform the following procedure on the database server computer:
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On the Start screen, enter Performance Monitor, and then press ENTER.
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Expand Monitoring Tools in the Performance tree view, and then start the Performance Monitor.
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Expand Data Collector Sets in the tree view and right-click User Defined.
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Select New > Data Collector Set from the shortcut menu.
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Enter the name for the data collector set, select Create manually (Advanced), and then select Next.
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Select Performance Counter Alert, and then select Next.
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Select Add to open a dialog.
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Set the database server name in the Select counters from computer field.
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Select the Microsoft SQL Server object in the Available counters section.
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Select a counter from the list, and then select Add.
The new counter displays in the Added counters list.
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After all counters have been added, select OK to close the dialog.
To add local counters from a remote computer, you must have one of the following
permissions on the computer:
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Local administrator privilege
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Be a member of the Performance Monitor Users local group.
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Under the Performance counters list, select either Above or Below for the Alert when value.
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In the Limit box, enter a threshold value. Depending on the object you selected, the software generates the alert when the value for the counter is more than or less than the threshold value. Select Next to continue.
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Select Finish.
Your new data collector set displays in the User Defined page.
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To configure the alerts, double-click on your data collector set name, and then right-click the data collector. Select Properties from the shortcut menu.
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On the Alerts tab, you can set additional alerts and define the unit of time for the duration of the sample interval.
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Set options in the Alert Action and Alert Task tabs to specify the actions to occur each time the alert is triggered.
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Select OK to close the Properties dialog and activate the alert settings.
For more information about using System Monitor and setting up SQL Server alerts,
see the documentation delivered with Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server.