Monitoring PerfMon Data Sources

PerfMon is a Microsoft-specific monitoring interface that queries performance counters. Establish a connection to a PerfMon data source and create an initial view that contains the measures you want to monitor.

  1. On the Real-Time Monitoring tab, in the Monitor group, click System.
  2. Click Select from predefined Data Sources and then click Next.
  3. Expand the Custom Data folder, click NT Performance Monitor Data, and click Next.
  4. In the Hostname text box, specify the machine to be monitored.
    The host to be monitored might be located on a different NT Domain.
  5. Optional: In the Alias text box, specify the alias name. The alias must be a highly descriptive synonym for the monitored server. It is recommended that you group measures on a particular machine. For example, both WebLogic and IIS might be installed on the same computer. Both servers require monitoring, but the two performance measures must appear in separate menu trees.
  6. In the Username text box, specify a user who has administrative security rights.
  7. In the Password text box, specify the appropriate password for the username.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Examine your system for available performance counters and add them to the monitoring template. To select multiple counters from the list, press Ctrl or Shift.
    1. Select a counter.
    2. Select the amount of instances.
    3. Click Add. The Counter Usage page opens.
    4. Ensure that Is an average measure is enabled.
    5. Click Next.
    6. Add more counters as described above.
    7. When you are done, click Close.
  10. Check the check boxes for those measures that you want to include in the initial monitor view and then click Finish.
A connection to the specified host is established, and an initial view that contains the measures you selected is displayed.
Parent topic: Custom Data Sources