Performance - Perfmon (Performance monitor) - Windows

PerfCounter

Perfmon is a tool that shows Windows PerfCounter informations.

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Management

start

• DOS

where perfmon

C:\Windows\System32\perfmon.exe
C:\Windows\System32\perfmon.msc

• Gui
  • Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Performance
  • Start > Run > perfmon

Console

• the same result as right-clicking the Monitoring Tools node in Performance Monitor and selecting View System Reliability

perfmon.exe /rel 

• Collects performance data for 60 seconds and then generates and displays a system diagnostics report.

perfmon.exe /report 

• Opens the Resource Monitor (the same result as right-clicking the Monitoring Tools node in Performance Monitor and selecting Resource Monitor).

perfmon.exe /res 

• Opens the Performance Monitor in stand-alone mode (the Sysmon.ocx ActiveX control).

perfmon.exe /sys 

• Comparison overlay between two open instances of Performance Monitor.

perfmon.exe /comp

Documentation / Reference

• Windows perfmon counters
• Perfmon
• Using Perfmon Tools to determine memory related issues for the crashes in OBIEE 11g using Windows 8
• Instructions for setting up the Performance Monitor Counters (PERFMON)
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff723776.aspx