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Alerting on Memory Usage

klc2009

I have memory alerts set up so that PercentMemoryUsed is compared to threshold values that I set in the custom properties for each node. For instance if MemAlarm (my CP) is 95, and PercentMemoryUsed is >= MemAlarm an alert will be triggered.

However, one of my customers doesn't like it when we tell him he has high memory usage because he then looks at task manager on the server and sees a different value. I have explained to him that the usage we are reporting is physical + virtual, but I would also like to include the separate values in the alert message.

So my question is, what should my alert message look like if I want include that data?

Here's what I want the email to look like (using arbitrary values):

Memory usage is 98% on serverxyz.

Physical memory usage is 90%.

Virtual memory usage is 100%.

Is it possible to do this?

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stevenv

I have the exact same issue that I would like to accomplish on most of my servers.

Following this thread.

LadaVarga

Could you please try something like this paste to Message in Action:

Memory usage is ${PercentMemoryUsed} on serverxyz.

Physical memory usage is ${SQL:Select round(volumepercentused,0) from volumes where nodeid=${nodeid} and volumetype='RAM'}%.

Virtual memory usage is ${SQL:Select round(volumepercentused,0) from volumes where nodeid=${nodeid} and volumetype='virtual Memory'}%.