Current Users Nearing Limit Alarm
When the current user count nears the number of user licenses available on the machine, it may be time to upgrade the license count on that particular system.
Diagnose Single Application Alarm
This alarm is raised when a process is terminated that was selected for diagnosis in the Windows Applications Metrics options in the Spotlight on Windows Options window.
Related Links
Windows Applications Metrics
Disk Alarm
This shows that the logical disk is filling up or is full.
To rectify this:
- Inform users of the disk volume to clean up space by deleting or moving files no longer required.
- Go through and delete files that are no longer required from the volume.
- Move files to a volume with spare space.
- Purchase more disk capacity for the system, and move data onto it.
It is recommended that a backup of the system is taken before any files are moved or deleted.
Disk Reads Alarm
The Disk Reads alarm is activated when the level of traffic being transmitted from this disk exceeds a threshold. Sustained high disk activity can cause an overall degradation of system responsiveness.
When this alarm is current you should look at:
- The Page File Transfers chart on the Paging Activity page of the Memory drilldown. High paging in suggests that the high number of disk reads could be due to system paging. Adding more memory may alleviate the problem.
- The NBT page of the Network drilldown and see if any systems are transferring a large amount of data.
- The Disk Queue chart on the Physical Disks Activity page of the Disks drilldown. If the disk queue length is high on a single physical disk you can look at:
- Spreading frequently accessed data over multiple physical disks.
- Spreading page files over multiple physical disks.
- Implementing a faster disk subsystem.
- Implementing RAID striping technology.
If the high number of reads is causing an overall degradation of the system, consider upgrading the disk subsystem (controller and/or disks).
Related Topics
Summary Page
NBT Page
Physical Disk Activity Page
