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Windows Storage Spaces (WMI)

Description

This connector enables the monitoring of physical disks through the Windows Storage Management's WMI provider. It supports all disk types, including disks on NVMe bus and NVDIMM. When available, temperature sensors are also discovered and monitored.

Connector file name: MS_HW_WinStorageSpaces.hdf

This connector supersedes:

Target

Typical platform: Any system

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Requires KM Version: 11.3.00 or greater

Leverages: Windows Storage Spaces

Technology and protocols: WMI

Connector Activation Criteria

The Windows Storage Spaces (WMI) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • Operating System is Microsoft Windows
  • The KM is in version 11.3.00 or greater
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage
    • WQL Query: SELECT ObjectId FROM MSFT_Volume

Monitors

Object Type Collected Parameters Discovered Properties
Disk Controller (MS_HW_DISKCONTROLLER)
  • Model
Logical Disk, RAID (MS_HW_LOGICALDISK)
  • Status
  • Unallocated Space
  • Additional Information 1
  • Logical Disk Type
  • Size
Physical Disk (MS_HW_PHYSICALDISK)
  • Endurance Remaining
  • Error Count
  • Predicted Failure
  • Status
  • Firmware Version
  • Serial Number
  • Size
  • Vendor
Temperature Sensor (MS_HW_TEMPERATURE)
  • Temperature
  • Alarm Threshold
  • Sensor Type/Location
  • Warning Threshold
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