Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Modifying Health Analyzer Job Definitions

The default SharePoint Health Analyzer rules can be modified directly from within Central Admin or from PowerShell. In addition, the rules can be easily extended by third-party tools or add-ons to SharePoint. Developers or administrators can also write their own custom rules to look for specific criteria.

Custom rules can be created through creation of code that uses either the SPHealthAnalysisRule or SPRepairableHealthAnalysisRule classes. Rules are compiled and registered with the Health Analyzer and, when created, are allocated an associated timer job created to run the rule.

For SharePoint administrators, the default content rules can be modified to change how often they run and whether the rule will ...