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title: "Performance Other Alarms"
slug: "performance-other-alarms"
description: "Add a performance counter as a custom alarm under Performance: Other in a SysTrack role, and set its interval, limits, times, and profiles."
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updated: 2026-10-26T15:14:15Z
published: 2026-10-26T15:14:15Z
canonical: "documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/performance-other-alarms"
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# Performance Other Alarms

The **Performance: Other** category monitors system performance counters that you add. You can add any counter that is available on a monitored system, and the local agent tracks it.

The **Performance: Other** category is on the **Alarms** tab of a role (**Configure** > **System Configuration** > **Roles**). To turn these alarms on and change their limits, times, and profiles, see [Configure Alarms in a Role](/documentation/docs/configure-alarms-in-a-role).

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## Add a Counter to Performance: Other

1. On the **Alarms** tab of the role, click the + (plus) icon next to **Performance: Other**.
2. In the **Add New Setting** dialog, select a system in the **Model System** list. The list shows Windows systems and does not include master systems. The system that you select determines the available performance objects.
3. If the **Login** dialog opens, enter a **User Name** and **Password**, and click **OK**. This dialog opens only in SysTrack On-Premises, when the selected model system runs an agent older than 9.0. In cloud, such a system shows an error that asks you to upgrade the agent.
4. Select a **Performance Object** from the drop-down list.
5. Select a **Counter** from the drop-down list.
6. If appropriate, select an **Instance** from the drop-down list, and then click **Create**.
7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 for each additional performance counter that you want to add.
8. Set the values of each new counter. The settings are described in Performance Other Counter Settings.
9. Click **Save Changes** at the top right of the Roles page.

## Performance Other Counter Settings

Each counter that you add under **Performance: Other** has the following settings on the **Alarms** tab. A new counter starts with the alarm turned off, **Interval** Summary, Trending, **Yellow Limit** 0 for 120 seconds, **Red Limit** 0 for 240 seconds, **Time Window** 18x6, and **Notification** and **Action** None.

| Column | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Counter | The counter name. You cannot change the name after you add the counter. |
| Instances | This value tells the database to which the counter information is being recorded to. |
| Interval | The data levels to keep for the counter. Select one of seven options, for example **Summary, Trending** or **All Detail, Summary, Trending**. |
| Operator | Determines whether greater than, less than, or equal to operator is assigned to the alarm value. |
| Yellow Limit | This is the value that, when exceeded, will trigger a yellow alarm. |
| Yellow Time (s) | How long, in seconds, the value must meet the **Operator** condition for the **Yellow Limit** (but not for the **Red Limit**) before a yellow alarm is triggered. |
| Red Limit | This is the value that, when exceeded, will trigger a red alarm. |
| Red Time (s) | How long, in seconds, the value must meet the **Operator** condition for the **Red Limit** before a red alarm is triggered. |
| Time Window | Select a **Time Window** for the alarm. |
| Notification | Select a **Notification** profile to use for the alarm notification settings that will be followed when the alarm is triggered. |
| Action | Select an **Action** profile to use when the alarm is triggered. The configured actions will occur when the configured limits are exceeded. |