Configuring a Counter type of performance counter

This topic describes, how to configure a counter type of performance counter. 

If you want to monitor the formatted value of a raw counter remotely in the WMI Wizard then you need to provide the counter type for the performance counter given in the query.

For example:

If you want to monitor the AvailableMBytes raw performance counter on the remote machine then WQL is: 

select AvailableMBytes from Win32_PerfRawData_PerfOS_Memory

To get the counter type of AvailableMBytes, proceed with the step as follows:

1. Log on to the remote machine
2. Run the Wbemtest.exe from the command prompt.
3. Now click on the connect button and specify the namespace that you want to connect. In this example it is root\cimv2
   
4. Once connection is successful. Click on the query button and enter the WMI query that you want to execute.
   
5. Click on Apply button.
   
6. Double click on the object returned by the query.
   
7. Select the counter from the properties.
   
8. Double click on the counter, opens the properties of the counter.
   
9. Copy the counter type value from the Qualifiers box, here it is 65792.
10. Enter the copied value in counter type field while configuring WMI query.

Display windows:

• if you are using PATROL Console

• if you are using CMA