Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the status of the FAST Search Server in an environment running Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint 2010. This script raises an event when the FAST Search Server is unavailable, when the number of queries and failed queries exceed the thresholds you set, and when the average number of searches and time per search exceed the thresholds you set.
SharePoint Server: FAST Search Server
The default interval for this script is every 30 minutes.
Set the following parameters as needed:
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General Settings |
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Job failure event notification |
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Event severity when job fails |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the job fails to monitor the status of the FAST Search Server. The default is 5. |
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Monitor FAST Search Server Status |
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Monitor FAST Search Server Availability |
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Event Notification |
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Raise an event if the FAST Search Server is unavailable during the monitoring interval? |
Select Yes to raise an event if the FAST Search Server is not available during monitoring. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the FAST Search Server is unavailable |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the FAST Search Server is not available. The default is 7. |
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Monitor FAST Search Server Query Result Server |
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Event Notification |
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Raise event if the number of failed system queries per second exceeds the threshold? |
Select Yes to raise an event in which the number of failed system queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the number of failed system queries per second exceeds the threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of failed system queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is 12. |
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Threshold -- Maximum number of failed system queries per second |
Specify the maximum number of failed system queries per second. The default is 1000. |
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Raise event if the total number of failed queries per second exceeds the threshold? |
Select Yes to raise an event in which the total number of failed queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the total number of failed queries per second exceeds the threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the total number of failed queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is 14. |
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Threshold -- Maximum total number of failed queries per second |
Specify the maximum total number of failed queries per second. The default is 1000. |
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Raise event if the number of queries per second exceeds the threshold? |
Select Yes to raise an event in which the number of queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the number of queries per second exceeds the threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of queries per second exceeds the threshold. The default is 15. |
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Threshold -- Maximum number of queries per second |
Specify the maximum total number of queries per second. The default is 1000. |
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Monitor FAST Search Server Data Set |
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Event Notification |
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Raise event if the average number of searches per minute exceeds the threshold? |
Select Yes to raise an event in which the average number of searches per minute exceeds the threshold. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the average number of searches per minute exceeds the threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the average number of searches per minute exceeds the threshold. The default is 8. |
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Threshold -- Maximum average number of searches per minute |
Specify the maximum average number of searches per minute. The default is 1000. |
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Raise event if the average time per search in milliseconds exceeds the threshold? |
Select Yes to raise an event in which the average time per search in milliseconds exceeds the threshold. The default is Yes. |
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Event severity when the average time per search in milliseconds exceeds the threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the average time per search in milliseconds exceeds the threshold. The default is 10. |
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Threshold -- Maximum average time per search in milliseconds |
Specify the maximum average time per search in milliseconds. The default is 1000. |
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Data Collection |
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Collect data for the availability of the FAST Search Server? |
Select Yes to collect data about the availability of the FAST Search Server. A value of 0 indicates that the FAST Search Server is not available, and a value of 100 indicates that the server is available. The default is unselected. |
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Collect data for the number of failed system queries per minute? |
Select Yes to collect data about the number of failed system queries per minute. The default is unselected. |
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Collect data for the total number of failed queries per second? |
Select Yes to collect data about the total number of failed queries per second. The default is unselected. |
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Collect data for the number of queries per second? |
Select Yes to collect data about the number of queries per second. The default is unselected. |
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Collect data for the average number of searches per minute? |
Select Yes to collect data about the average number of searches per minute. The default is unselected. |
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Collect data for the average time per search? |
Select Yes to collect data about the average time per search. The default is unselected. |