4.5 CpuResource

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor CPU resource consumption for users, the number of active processes, the number of threads, and the number of interrupts per second. This script raises an event if a monitored value exceeds the threshold you specify.

4.5.1 Resource Object

CPU folder

4.5.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule for this script is Every 10 minutes.

4.5.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Description

How to Set It

Raise event?

Set to y to raise an event if any threshold is exceeded. The default is y.

Collect data?

Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. The default is n.

Maximum CPU user utilization threshold

Specify the maximum CPU usage allowed in user mode before an event is raised. The default is 90%.

Maximum number of processes threshold

Specify the maximum number of processes that can be running before an event is raised. The default is 80.

Maximum number of threads threshold

Specify the maximum number of threads that can be running before an event is raised. The default is 500.

Maximum Interrupts per second threshold

Specify the maximum number of interrupts per second allowed before an event is raised. The default is 600.

Event severity level

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which a threshold is exceeded. The default is 5 (red event indicator).