To collect the required Perfmon log data in Windows XP/2000/2003:
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Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Performance.
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Under Performance Logs and Alerts, right-click Counter Logs and click New Log Settings.
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Enter a name for the log and then click OK.
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Click the General tab and then click Add.
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Add these objects and ensure to select all the counters for these objects:
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In the Update Time section, depending on the frequency of problem occurrence, set the interval according to this table:
Problem occurrence | Interval |
Weekly | 15 minutes |
Daily | 90 seconds |
Hourly | 5 seconds |
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Click the Log Files tab.
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Select Binary Circular File and set the Log File size limit to 200MB.
Note: This size is required to gather sufficient history to see a trend.
To collect the required Perfmon log data in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows 2012 and Windows Vista:
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Click Start > Run, enter perfmon.exe, and click OK.
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Go to the User Defined folder. Click New > Data Collector Set.
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Enter a name for your Data Collector Set.
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Select Create manually and click Next.
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Go to Create Data Logs, select Performance Counter and then click Next.
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Add these objects and ensure to select all the counters for these objects:
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Depending on the frequency of problem occurrence, set the interval according to this table:
Problem occurrence | Interval |
Weekly | 15 minutes |
Daily | 90 seconds |
Hourly | 5 seconds |
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Specify the location where you want to save the data.
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To start the Data Collector Set immediately, select Start this data collector set now.
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After the problem occurrence is captured in the logs, stop the Data Collector Set.
To stop the Data Collector Set, right-click Data Collector Set under User Defined and click Stop.