Adding Performance Counters

Before performance data can be collected you have to define the performance counters in the ELM Server.  Performance Counters can be collected periodically and stored in the database from all the Windows systems you are monitoring using the Performance Collector monitor item or monitored for a threshold value using the Performance Alarm monitor item.

To define the counters

1.Right click on the Performance Data container in the left pane of the MMC Console.

2.Choose Add Performance Counter Definitions from the context menu.  The  following dialog will be displayed:

You can point this dialog box to any Windows 2000/2003/2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 computer, and load the published performance counters.  Enter the name of the computer from which to read the published counters, and hit the Tab key to load the counters from that computer. You can also click the Browse button to browse the network for that computer. It may take a few moments to read in all of the available counters.  If the ELM Console is on a 64-bit operating system, the Use 64 bit performance sub-system check box is enabled.  This check box enables you to use performance counters that are only available through the 64-bit performance sub-system.

3.Select a Computer with the performance counters published that you will want to collect.

4.Select the performance object and instances you want to collect.

5.Click Add Selections to add the selected performance counters.