The Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 Five Minute Performance Counter Diagnostic for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 was designed to run under Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008. A different Exchange troubleshooter is available and must be used for instances involving Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2.
This article describes information that may be collected from a machine when Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 Five Minute Performance Counter Diagnostic for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. Output file names are generally prefixed {prefix} with the name of the item for which output was generated (<computer name> <cluster name> <storage group name> <database name>, for example).
Information CollectedExchange and Windows Performance Counter InformationDescription | File Name |
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Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010 role-specific and operating system performance counter data collected for five minutes at a five-second interval, binary log (.blg) format, compressed to .zip. | {prefix}_ExPerfWizBLG.zip |
File Version InformationDescription | File Name |
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File version information from all drivers currently running on machine | {prefix}_sym_RunningDrivers.* |
File version information from all processes currently running on machine | {prefix}_sym_Process.* |
OtherDescription | File Name |
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Process and threads detail via pstat.exe | {prefix}_PSTAT.txt |
Performance summary of top processes for memory, handles, threads, and kernel memory allocation information | {prefix}_ProcessPerfInfo.* |
Basic information about hardware virtualization | {prefix}_Virtualization.* |
Additional InformationA PowerShell script to help automate the collection of performance counter data, with customizable duration, interval and other parameters, from Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 Servers is available at the following URL for ExPerfWiz:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExPerfwizReferencesKB 926079 - Frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926079