logman create alert
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
Create an alert data collector.
For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Syntax
logman create alert <[-n] <name>> [options]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/? |
Displays context-sensitive help. |
-s <computer name> |
Perform the command on the specified remote computer. |
-config <value> |
Specifies the settings file containing command options. |
[-n] <name> |
Name of the target object. |
-[-]u <user [password]> |
Specifies the user to Run As. Entering a * for the password produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. |
-m <[start] [stop] [[start] [stop] [...]]> |
Change to manual start or stop instead of a scheduled begin or end time. |
-rf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Run the data collector for the specified period of time. |
-b <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
Begin collecting data at the specified time. |
-e <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
End data collection at the specified time. |
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Specifies the sample interval for performance counter data collectors. |
-o <path|dsn!log> |
Specifies the output log file or the DSN and log set name in a SQL database. |
-[-]r |
Repeat the data collector daily at the specified begin and end times. |
-[-]a |
Append to an existing log file. |
-[-]ow |
Overwrite an existing log file. |
-[-]v <nnnnnn|mmddhhmm> |
Attach file versioning information to the end of the log file name. |
-[-]rc <task> |
Run the command specified each time the log is closed. |
-[-]max <value> |
Maximum log file size in MB or maximum number of records for SQL logs. |
-[-]cnf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
When time is specified, create a new file when the specified time has elapsed. When time is not specified, create a new file when the maximum size is exceeded. |
-y |
Answer yes to all questions without prompting. |
-cf <filename> |
Specifies the file listing performance counters to collect. The file should contain one performance counter name per line. |
-[-]el |
Enables or disables Event Log reporting. |
-th <threshold [threshold [...]]> |
Specify counters and their threshold values for an alert. |
-[-]rdcs <name> |
Specifies the Data Collector Set to start when an alert fires. |
-[-]tn <task> |
Specifies the task to run when an alert fires. |
-[-]targ <argument> |
Specifies the task arguments to be used with the task specified using -tn. |
Remarks
Where [-] is listed, an extra - negates the option.
Examples
The following command creates an alert called new_alert that fires when the performance counter % Processor Time in the Processor(_Total) counter group exceeds the counter value of 50.
logman create alert new_alert -th "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time>50"
Note
The threshold value defined is based on the value collected by the counter, so in this example, the value of 50 equates to 50% Processor Time.