Logical Disk Extension Management Pack

Recently, I had the need to run a logical disk free space report and knowing that this isn’t provided out of the box I created a report and put it into a new management pack. I was then approached about collecting fragmentation data on each drive as well and this got me thinking, why don’t I create an MP that extends the standard management of logical disks. So, I created it !

This management pack collects 21 different statistics on each managed logical drive. These counters are…

Average File Size
Average Fragments per File
Cluster Size
Excess Folder Fragments
File Percent Fragmentation
Fragmented Folders
Free Space
Free Space Percent
Free Space Percent Fragmentation
MFT Percent in Use
MFT Record Count
Total Excess Fragments
Total Files
Total Folders
Total Fragmented Files
Total MFT Fragments
Total MFT Size
Total Page File Fragments
Total Percent Fragmentation
Used Space
Volume Size

Collecting this many counters created its own challenge as I didn’t want to have to run a script multiple times to collect each counter or run it for each drive. To combat this challenge I wrote a data source that all the collection rules use. This data source contains a VBS script that will only run once per server at the scheduled time and collect all 21 pieces of data for each and every logical drive on that server. Writing a data source and rules like this means that cookdown does not get broken and is the most efficient way of collecting and monitoring data.

This management pack also contains a “Free Space” report and a “Top 10 fragmented logical drives” report as well as performance, state and dashboard views for you to consume all the collected data. And, there is also a task to analyze whether a logical drive requires defragmentation or not.

Click the following link if you want to download the MP or review the guide for more information, http://www.systemcentercentral.com/tabid/145/IndexId/64216/Default.aspx. The download will include a sealed copy of the MP, an unsealed copy of the MP and the MP guide.

I hope you find it useful and please let me have and feedback, good or bad, that you may have :-)

David

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JB wrote: on Aug 25, 2010 11:31 PM

Hello David, This looks quite promising. The guide does not appear on the download. Is there another link for a copy of that pls?

Thx,

John Bradshaw

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Yonathan Zapata wrote: on Mar 14, 2011 06:14 PM

Hola David.

Descargue el mp del Windows Logical Driver y desde mi conola scom importe el mp todo termino bien.
En la pestaña reporting aparece windowsLogicalDriver y cuando ingresar para generar un nuevo reporte me sale el siguiente mensaje

Please help
--------------->>>>>
Date: 3/14/2011 5:12:16 PM
Application: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Application Version: 6.1.7221.49
Severity: Error
Message: Cannot initialize report.

Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted) ---> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: Query execution failed for data set 'SelectGroup'. (rsErrorExecutingCommand) ---> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ServerReport.GetExecutionInfo()
at Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ServerReport.GetParameters()
at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Reporting.Parameters.ReportParameterBlock.Initialize(ServerReport serverReport)
at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Console.ReportForm.SetReportJob(Object sender, ConsoleJobEventArgs args)
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: Query execution failed for data set 'SelectGroup'. (rsErrorExecutingCommand) ---> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors

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Yugandhar wrote: on Oct 08, 2011 07:16 AM

once we download the MP and installed how can we generate the report

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Yugandhar wrote: on Oct 08, 2011 07:18 AM

I have selected the 1024 Space Limit and selected All windows computers, Since from 1 Hour the report is genearting and got Connection timedout

Is there any methos where i can select the particular computer to generate the free space report

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lightningfire wrote: on Oct 18, 2011 03:52 PM

Yugandhar, Did you ever get this problem fixed? I'm having the exact same issue. It is monitoring fine, but the reports will not show up. I will also go to the Logical Drive State and over on the right I can click the 'Free Space Report' but then it gives me this error:

"The item '/Windows.LogicalDrives/Windows.LogicalDrives.FreeSpace.Report' cannot be found. (rsItemNotFound)"

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