Access the Performance Monitor User Defined Reports

User Defined Reports are potentially useful for diagnosing chronic and acute problems. They can show changes that take place slowly over time, so they should be periodically archived. It is important to note that these reports cannot be examined while they are collecting. The single instance of any one counter is only a fraction of the data that was configured for collection in these reports.

Follow the procedure below to access the historical report of your counters.

To access the historical report of your counters

1. Select Start, and enter Performance Monitor.

2. In Performance Monitor, select Data Collector Sets > User Defined > PerfMonRealTime.

3. Select the Stop icon to create a log to view the data that has been collected.

4. Terminate the current instance of Performance Monitor.

   

5. Locate and open the file PerfMonRealTime.

6. Right-click inside the graph area of the Performance Monitor and select Remove All Counters.

7. Select the Add Counters icon.

8. Select the counters and instances for which you want to view the history.

9. Select Add>>.

10. Turn on RealTime Collection again:

    1. Rename or delete the log for the PerfMonRealTime.

    2. Turn the PerfMonRealTime collector on again.