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Monitor Counter

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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.

Configure the Monitor Counter Activity

Before you configure the Monitor Counter activity, you need to determine the following:

  • The Counter you'll 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.