Situations may arise in which the customer has been instructed to run a
Performance Monitor log on his or her server. When you receive this log, it
will arrive as a .log file. Below are the steps required to be able to read
the log file on your computer.
- On the taskbar, click Start,point to Programs, Administrative Tools, and click Performance
Monitor. Performance Monitor can also be started by typing Perfmon at a
command prompt.
- After Performance Monitor starts, on the Options menu, click Data From,
and select Log File.
- Click Browse, and select the appropriate .log file from its
stored location, and click Open.
- In the Log File Select box, click OK. The new file is now set up to
be viewed on your computer.
- From the View menu, click one of the following:
Chart (CTRL+C)
Alert (CTRL+A)
Log (CTRL+L)
Report (CTRL+R)
Remember when choosing these options, you must use the PLUS SIGN (+) on
the menu bar after each option is selected, and add the objects the
customer originally chose. - Add required counters to view from Edit\Add to chart.