If you receive the message AXC1371E Unable to initialize SSH component (-231). CA AP will not function properly. Verify in your asotrace log file that you also see the following:
Sev=F axc2p: ProcUtil::GetPerfIndex: Unable to find the object title = 'ID Process' in registry value = 'Counter'.
Sev=F axc2p: ProcUtil::GetPerfIndex: Unable to find the object title = 'Thread Count' in registry value = 'Counter'.
Sev=F axc2p: ProcUtil::GetPerfIndex: Unable to find the object title = 'Process' in registry value = 'Counter'.
If you do see this you registry counter has become corrupt and unusable.
After reading thecomments at the bottom of the article, run "LodCtr.exe /R" and this will allow you to launch Automation Point without any errors.
Windows 2003 and below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956
Windows 2008 and above:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2009/10/06/how-to-rebuild-performance-counters-on-windows-vista-server2008-7-server2008r2.aspx