Inv Load Test

This test reports metrics pertaining to the Inventory Data Loader of SMS, which loads the client configuration details pertaining to the system hardware.

Target of the test : A Microsoft SMS

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Microsoft SMS server monitored

Parameters	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Bad Management Information Files (MIFs) processed	Indicates the number of bad (ill-formed or otherwise invalid) SMS hardware inventory records (in MIF - Management Information Format files) processed by Inventory Data Loader since it was last started.	Number
MIFs enqueued	Indicates the number of MIF files (containing SMS hardware inventory records) that were waiting in the Inventory Data Loader's input queue the last time Inventory Data Loader scanned the queue, minus the MIF files processed since then	Number	When many MIF files are being written to the input queue, this measure will be too low until Inventory Data Loader scans the input queue again.
MIFs processed	Indicates the number of SMS hardware inventory records (in MIF files) processed by the Inventory Data Loader since it was last started.	Number