Microsoft IIS
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Overview
With Dynatrace you will get observability for IIS without touching any code through auto-instrumentation.
More information is available here.
Get started
If IIS is running directly on a virtual machine, install OneAgent on that virtual machine to get started.
Activate the IIS Extension to get additional metrics, a custom IIS dashboard, and the ability to view IIS Instances, App Pools and Sites on Unified Analysis pages.
Activate log monitoring to get full log insight.
Extension content
Content typeNumber of items included
screen injections
3
metric metadata
26
screen chart groups
12
screen layout
3
list screen layout
3
screen actions
3
dashboards
1
generic relationship
5
screen entities lists
8
screen properties
3
generic type
3
Feature sets
Below is a complete list of the feature sets provided in this version. To ensure a good fit for your needs, individual feature sets can be activated and deactivated by your administrator during configuration.
Feature setsNumber of metrics included
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Bytes Sent | iis.total.bytes.sent.count | The number of data bytes that have been sent by the Web service (since service startup). | Byte |
| Total Bytes Received | iis.total.bytes.received.count | The number of data bytes that have been receivPed by the Web service (since service startup). | Byte |
| Total Bytes Transferred | iis.total.bytes.transferred.count | Total bytes either received or sent by the Web service (since service startup). | Byte |
| Total GET Requests | iis.total.get.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the GET method (since service startup). Get requests are the most common HTTP request. | Count |
| Total POST Requests | iis.total.post.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the POST method (since service startup). | Count |
| Total Method Requests | iis.total.method.requests.count | The number of all HTTP requests (since service startup). | Count |
| Total Method Requests per Second | iis.method.requests.persec | The rate HTTP requests are received. | PerSecond |
| Current Connections | iis.current.connections.gauge | Current Connections is the current number of connections established with the Web service. | Count |
| Service Uptime | iis.service.uptime | The length of time the Web Service has been running. | Second |
| Total Files Received | iis.total.files.received.count | The total number of files received by the Web service (since service startup). | Count |
| Total Files Sent | iis.total.files.sent.count | The total number of files sent by the Web service (since service startup). | Count |
| Total Connection Attempts (All instances) | iis.total.connectionAttempts.allInstances.count | Total Connection Attempts is the number of connections that have been attempted using the Web service (since service startup). This counter is for all instances listed. | Count |
| Total App Pool Uptime | iis.total.applicationPool.uptime | The length of time, in seconds, that the application pool has been running since Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) started. | Second |
| Current number of worker processes | iis.current.workerProcesses | The current number of worker processes that are running in the application pool. | Count |
| Maximum number of worker processes | iis.maximum.workerProcesses | The maximum number of worker processes that have been created for the application pool since Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) started. | Count |
| Total App Pool Recycles | iis.total.applicationPool.recycles.count | The number of times that the application pool has been recycled since Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) started. | Count |
| Current Application Pool Uptime | iis.current.applicationPool.uptime | The length of time, in seconds, that the application pool has been running since it was started. | Second |
| Time Since Last Worker Process Failure | iis.timeSinceLast.workerProcess.failure | The length of time, in seconds, since the last worker process failure occurred for the application pool. | Second |
| Cache Hit Rate | iis.cache.hitRate | Rate of cache hits for the queue | Percent |
| Current Queue Size | iis.current.queue.size | Number of requests in the queue | Count |
| Application Pool State | iis.current.applicationPool.state | State metric for Application Pools. State is expressed in the 'App Pool' dimension. | Unspecified |
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total HEAD Requests | iis.total.head.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the HEAD method (since service startup). Head requests generally indicate a client is querying the state of a document they already have to see if it needs to be refreshed. | Count |
| Total PUT Requests | iis.total.put.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the PUT method (since service startup). | Count |
| Total DELETE Requests | iis.total.delete.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the DELETE method (since service startup). Delete requests are generally used for file removals. | Count |
| Total OPTIONS Requests | iis.total.options.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the OPTIONS method (since service startup). | Count |
| Total TRACE Requests | iis.total.trace.requests.count | The number of HTTP requests using the TRACE method (since service startup). Trace requests allow the client to see what is being received at the end of the request chain and use the information for diagnostic purposes. | Count |
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ReleaseDate
Full version history
v1.1.1
- Fix to action locations.
Full version history
Initial public release
- Custom dashboard for overview of IIS
- Unified Analysis screens for IIS Service, App Pool and Sites
- 26 metrics to provide an in-depth picture of your IIS environment
- [FIX]
Extension Settingsaction button now works as expected
Full version history
Initial public release
- Custom dashboard for overview of IIS
- Unified Analysis screens for IIS Service, App Pool and Sites
- 26 metrics to provide an in-depth picture of your IIS environment