Monitor Counter
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
The Monitor Counter activity invokes a runbook when a counter has reached a value that you specify. Each Monitor Counter activity monitors one counter.
Use the Monitor Counter activity to monitor a counter that counts the number of times that a runbook has attempted to start a service. When that number reaches the number that you configure in the Monitor Counter activity, the Monitor Counter activity can invoke a Send Email activity to notify an administrator to investigate the problem.
Configuring the Monitor Counter Activity
Before you configure the Monitor Counter activity, you need to determine the following:
The Counter you will be monitoring.
Warning
Before you can use this activity, you must configure a Counter.
The value that will invoke the runbook
Use the following information to configure the Monitor Counter activity.
Published Data
The following table lists the published data items.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Counter Value | The value of the counter being monitored |