NT Performance Counter Test

The NT Performance Counter Test is a tool that you can use to check performance counters on a specific machine in an Windows NT/2000 network. It provides is an interface to the perfex.exe executable supplied as part of SiteScope.

Complete the form as shown and click the List Objects and Enumerate Counters button to display the individual NT performance counters and corresponding values for the selected counter object. If there are no counter objects available for this machine, the drop-down list that contains the counter objects will indicate this situation. Information about the problem will be shown along with suggested actions to resolve the problem. This tool can be very useful in troubleshooting remote registry connections needed to read performance counters.

Machine Name

Enter a machine name to list all NT performance counter objects available on that machine. A double slash \\ will be added before to any machine name supplied. If this box is left blank the tool will default to the local machine ("this server").

Admin User Account

Enter the administrative password for the machine you want to query. This is only necessary if you running SiteScope under an account that does NOT have administrative privileges to access performance counters for the domain or workgroup you are trying to connect to. If the test indicates you are required to supply a password it means that the remote machine requires authorization to access the performance counter registry.

Password

Enter the administrative password for the machine you want to query. See the note for the Admin User Account above.

Counter Object Name

Use the drop-down list to select the counter(s) to list. This box will display one of three values:

(Choose a counter object) - indicating you need to choose a counter object from the drop-down list then select the List Objects and Enumerate Counters button to display the individual NT performance counters and corresponding values for the selected counter object.
(NO COUNTER OBJECTS AVAILABLE using this username and password) - indicating that you must supply authorization by providing username and password in order to see the counter objects. The remote machine you are connecting to does not recognize the user that the SiteScope service is currently running as a "VALID user with local admin rights". If you believe you have the correct user name and password, click the List Objects and Enumerate Counters button to update the display.
One of the counter objects available on the machine named in the Machine Name box, indicating that a counter selection has already been made. The data for that counter should be displayed in the table in the lower portion of the screen.

If the connection to the selected server is successful, the counter information will displayed in the table on the lower portion of the screen. The table shows the counter name, the value, and a description of the counter provided by the counter registry. The table has the following format:

Counter Name	Counter Value	Counter Description

Other troubleshooting tips are available on the NT Performance Counter Test screen.