What are performance monitoring counters?
Windows Performance Counters provide a high-level abstraction layer that provides a consistent interface for collecting various kinds of system data such as CPU, memory, and disk usage. System administrators often use performance counters to monitor systems for performance or behavior problems.
How do I turn off costly performance counters?
To enable or disable all registry-based performance counters on the system, add the Disable Performance Counters entry to the Perflib subkey. To prevent Perflib from disabling counters, set the 0x2 (10) bit in the value of Configuration Flags.
How do I install Perfmon on Windows?
- Step 1 – Start DevTest Workstation and Portal.
- Step 2 – Start VSE.
- Step 3 – Start Demo Server.
- Step 4 – Run a Test Case.
- Step 5 – Create a Config File.
- Step 6 – Activate Config File.
- Step 7 – Configure the VSE Recorder.
- Step 8 – Record the Test Case.
Which are the most useful Performance Monitor counters?
Here are 4 of them that you should not miss.
- PhysicalDisk / % Idle Time – should not be less than 60%. Preferably staying at the top of your chart at all time.
- PhysicalDisk / Avg. Disk sec/read – should not be higher than 20ms.
- PhysicalDisk / Avg.
- PhysicalDisk / Current Disk Queue Length – should not be higher than 2.
What does Lodctr R do?
If you use the lodctr /r command, you will overwrite all Performance counter registry settings and Explain text, replacing them with the configuration defined in the file specified.
What is PerfMon used for?
Use PerfMon to gather detailed performance information, including how often the CPU is being used, how much memory is being used, information about each Tableau Server process, and more. For more information about what each Tableau Server process does, see Tableau Server Processes.
Why do we use PerfMon?
Performance Monitor (PerfMon) is a tool that comes built-in with Windows and allows you to look into the performance of your system and the applications that are running on it. It gives you a way to view data points that are associated with these applications and link them with the effect they have on your system.
What is Performance Monitor used for?
The Microsoft Windows Performance Monitor is a tool that administrators can use to examine how programs running on their computers affect the computer’s performance. The tool can be used in real time and also be used to collect information in a log to analyze the data at a later time.
What is Lodctr?
Allows you to register or save performance counter name and registry settings in a file and designate trusted services.