Error SequeLink 6.0 Performance DLL 8

Issue/Introduction:

DataDirect SequelLink error "Error SequeLink 6.0 Performance DLL 8" is logged in the Windows Application log after upgrading to CA Data Protection 15.2

For example:
- System
- Provider
[ Name] SequeLink 6.0 Performance DLL
- EventID 8
[ Qualifiers] 49152
Level 2
Task 0
Keywords 0x80000000000000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2018-04-28T19:20:05.000000000Z
EventRecordID 977219272
Channel Application
Computer workstation1.unipraxis.com
Security
EventData

Cause:

The error is benign.

Environment:

CA Data Protection 15.2

Resolution:

This is a benign error but it can be removed by disabling the collection of performance metrics from Sequelink services, using the steps below.

1. Launch a Windows command window (as administrator).
2. Run the following command from the command prompt:

unlodctr "SequeLink 6.0 Services"

This will look like this.

c:\> unlodctr "SequeLink 6.0 Services"
Counters for SequeLink 6.0 Services have not been installed yet
c:\>

Notes:

The returned message may vary for each customer setup.

If the problem still persists, then proceed to remove the following registry keys/subkeys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SequeLink 6.0\Services\Performance

Then restart of sequelink services by rebooting of the system.

Additional Information:

DataDirect SequeLink is a 3rd party application used by Data Protection to connect to the backend database.