Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the number of System Restore points that are being preserved by the System Restore service. This script raises an event if the number of System Restore points exceeds the threshold. If the System Restore system preserves too many restore points, including many old restore points, the life interval of the restore points may be too long.
System Restore folder
The default interval for this script is Every 10 minutes.
Set the following parameters as needed:
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Parameter |
How to Set It |
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Raise event if number of restore points exceeds threshold? |
Set to y to raise an event when the number of restore points exceeds the threshold. The default is y. |
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Collect data for number of restore points? |
Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the number of restore points being preserved by the System Restore service. The default is n. |
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Threshold - Maximum total system restore points |
Specify the maximum number of restore points that can be preserved before an event is raised. The default is 4 restore points. |
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Maximum number of restore points to include in event |
Specify the number of restore points to display in the event detail message. A full list of restore points can be viewed at $(INSTALLPATH)\ShortSrPtslog. Restore points are displayed in order of creation date, the most recent first. The default is 20 restore points. Set to 0 to display all restore points in the event detail message. |
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Event severity when total number of restore points exceeds threshold |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of preserved restore points exceeds the threshold. The default is 8 (red event indicator). |