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Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:05:35 GMT

Project Description
This small utility helps to monitor performance counters without using the full blown perfmon tool from Windows. It supports a number of command line parameters and can be launched from batch files, shortcuts or (from version 1.4) preset qpmset files.

Introduction

This small utility was developed to help monitor sets of performance counters quickly and (only) as needed.
The original graph control was based on C2DPushGraph graph control but was customized and enhanced quite a bit for this application's needs. The main aim for the utility is to be really 'simple' without too many fancies - but it is evolving and more things might get added over time.

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.
1.8.1 - Added the ability to set the main Window as 'Always On Top'.
1.8.2 - Add the ability for qpmset files to also store the Window location/size so predefined 'sets' can be forced to always open on the same place of the screen.
1.9.1 - Drag and drop now possible inside the app so you can re-order items. Also added the ability to copy & paste counter definitions so it can be edited outside the app (notepad or something) and then added as a new counter or set of counters.
1.9.2 - Drag and drop now possible across multiple windows (not compatible with previous versions)

Usage

The tool can be executed with parameters. At the moment there is no restriction on the number of performance counters that can be specified although it would be impractical to specify too many. Each performance counter specified must looks like this:

[Machine name]\[Category]\[Counter name]\[Instance name]\[scale]\[plot style]

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

note: if the instance name contains special characters like a backslash '\' you must 'escape' the whole value with double quotes.
e.g.
biztalkserver\BizTalk:Message Box:General Counters\Spool Size\"biztalkmsgboxdb:sqlserver\sqlinstance"\0.1\2

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter
Plot style of each line/counter. e.g. like +, o, x etc.

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

As of version 1.4 you can load and save performance counter sets to a file for reuse. The files are actually only an XML file with a different extension so it can be edited with any text editor if needed.

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Running the utility with the following parameters:
QPerfMon.exe ".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total" ".\Memory\% Committed Bytes In Use\\" ".\Memory\Pages/sec\\0.1" ".\PhysicalDisk\Avg. Disk Queue Length\_Total\100" -title:Test
Note: remember to escape the '%' character in a batch file.
Would look like this:

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

The utility was developed using C# with .Net 2.0 (using VS2008) - up to version 1.6. The reason for not using newer versions of the .Net framework was simply so it can still be used on older Win XP/2003 servers etc. It has been tested on Windows XP, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit). From version 1.7 it uses the .Net 4.0 Client profile framework.

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:12:48 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.
1.8.1 - Added the ability to set the main Window as 'Always On Top'.
1.8.2 - Add the ability for qpmset files to also store the Window location/size so predefined 'sets' can be forced to always open on the same place of the screen.
1.9.1 - Drag and drop now possible inside the app so you can re-order items. Also added the ability to copy & paste counter definitions so it can be edited outside the app (notepad or something) and then added as a new counter or set of counters.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter
Plot style of each line/counter. e.g. like +, o, x etc.

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:56:38 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.
1.8.1 - Added the ability to set the main Window as 'Always On Top'.
1.8.2 - Add the ability for qpmset files to also store the Window location/size so predefined 'sets' can be forced to always open on the same place of the screen.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter
Plot style of each line/counter. e.g. like +, o, x etc.

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:55:25 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.
1.8.1 - Added the ability to set the main Window as 'Always On Top'.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter
Plot style of each line/counter. e.g. like +, o, x etc.

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:48:15 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter
Plot style of each line/counter. e.g. like +, o, x etc.

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:46:02 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.
1.8.0 Now you can add multiple counters/instances at once! Selecting a category you can multi-select the counters and instances you want to add from lists.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Requirements

RudolfHenning — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:41:30 GMT

Requirements

To run QPerfmon you need the .Net 4.0 Client Profile runtimes installed. The tool consist of the main executable (QPerfMon.exe) and the graph control.

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:32:06 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)
1.7.0 Converted to use .Net 4.0 framework. Line color customizations are now stored in qpmset files. As a result the structure of qpmset files has changed and not compatible with earlier versions. Now includes a proper MSI installer.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

From version 1.7 the internal structure of the qpmset files have changed. The performance counter definition is now stored as an Xml string.

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:30:29 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.
1.6.0 Improved the initial loading speed of application (user experience)

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

The utility was developed using C# with .Net 2.0 (using VS2008). The reason for not using newer versions of the .Net framework is simply so it can still be used on older Win XP/2003 servers etc. It has been tested on Windows XP, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit).

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:36:11 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:26:43 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:54:54 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Graph format customization

Line formatting

Additionally the formatting of a line can be changed afterwords:

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:08:02 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:06:13 GMT

Introduction

This small utility was developed to help monitor sets of performance counters quickly and (only) as needed. It is based on C2DPushGraph graph control but I have customized and enhanced it quite a bit for my needs. The main aim for the utility is to be really 'simple' without too many fancies - but it is evolving and more things might get added over time.
Note: The graph control is in the process of being completely rewritten with a few totally new functions built in. e.g. clicking to see the time somewhere in the middle of the graph - stay tuned!

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:42:38 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.
1.5.0 New graph control implemented. Colors and font can now be customized.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:48:03 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:47:12 GMT

Introduction

This small utility was developed to help monitor sets of performance counters quickly and (only) as needed. It is based on C2DPushGraph graph control but I have customized and enhanced it quite a bit for my needs. The main aim for the utility is to be really 'simple' without too many fancies - but it is evolving and more things might get added over time.
Note: The graph control is in the process of being totally rewritten with a few totally new functions built in. e.g. clicking to see the time somewhere in the middle of the graph - stay tuned!

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:30:49 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.
1.4.13 Fixed reported issue with decimal scaled values when using other 'cultures'/formatting.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:24:04 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.
1.4.10/11 More line formatting options plus fix bug to not allow duplicate counters.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support

Updated Wiki: Home

RudolfHenning — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:58:56 GMT

Introduction

Update history

1.4.4 - The tool now has the functionality to log the performance counter values to a csv file.
1.4.5 - Enhanced logging options. Check for available disk space, create new file every X MB and change sample rate i.e. only log data for every N times the graph is updated. Additionally the tool will now upgrade/remember previous version settings.
1.4.6 - Small bug fix to graph control to avoid negative/large perf counter values crashing the app.
1.4.8 - Added 'snapping' to desktop plus 'cloning' of performance counters to ease adding a bunch of counters together.
1.4.9 - Added displaying latest and earliest times and more line formatting options.

Usage

The machine name is the name of the computer where the performance counter is published.
The category of the performance counter
The name of the performance counter
The instance name if it exists
The scale of the performance counter (default = 1)
The plotting style of data points. could be 0 - None, 1 - Dots, 2 - Cross or 3 - Ex

An example:
".\Processor\% Processor Time\_Total\1\1"

Additional parameters

The following additional parameters can be specified:

-max: Set the initial Y axis maximum value (default = 100)
-lt: Set the default line thickness (default = 1)
-title: Set a customized title for the window (helps if you have several windows open)

Customize

You can customize the following while running:

Updating frequency/Pause
Color of each line/counter
Scale of each line/counter

Run-time

As of version 1.4 the application allows you to add and remove performance counters at run-time.

qpmset Files

Logging data to csv files

The tool supports logging data to a csv file. The following logging options are available:

Example

Dependencies and platform support