maintenance windows by metrics

[DavidMtz]

Hi 

I have a questión, is possible do maintenance windows by metrics? for example if i have one server and i only need apply the maintenance windows only for one process or one service of the server, or only CPU or Memory for the server, it is possible?

Thanks.

Best regard.

[MostafaHussein]

maintenance window scope is targeting entities like host, device, process, etc.. but what you're looking for is not entity it's a component within entity and this is not possible, check the following link for the configuration api of maintenance windows and look for `The Filter object` section it will be more clear for you what I meant.

https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/api-v2-settings-get-schemas-builtin-alerting-maintenance-w...

[Peter_Youssef]

Hi @DavidMtz 

1. Simply based on the management zone configurations as whatever will be configured as part of the management zone will be correlated with the alerting profiles and the maintenance window as well.
2. Management zone is an integral part of the maintenance window configurations.

Maintenance window is filterable based on Tags, Management zones

Hoping it adds value.
KR,

Peter

[MostafaHussein]

Dear @DavidMtz  as @Peter_Youssef mentioned this may be used as a workaround but actually the problems is related to entities directly and with metrics indirectly so you may still receiving problems related to this host/cpu when configuring this even the problem is for CPU utilization for example and will not affected by the maintenance window.

BR,
Mostafa Hussein.

[MostafaHussein]

After making test for memory saturation as example I've included `memory page fault` metrics within dedicated management zone then configured maintenance window with timeframe "today - tomorrow" then I've made load by proceeding some heavy tasks on MS Edge browser and got a problem raised and alerted while the maintenance window in progress and supposed to not report any problems related to these metrics as assumed.

** Management zone configuration

** Maintenance window configuration

** Raised Problem (within root cause you'll find the page faults metrics which supposed to be excluded from the maintenance window)

finally, the conclusion is that the suggested work around is not the proper way and mostly this is not feasible. but we're there in the community to brainstorm together and find the right solutions.

BR,

Mostafa Hussein.