How to setup Windows Performance Monitor to monitor (Server 2008) - c06343671

1. Click Start and in Search type perfmon
2. In the Performance Monitor Window, expand Data Collector Sets, right click on User Defined > New > Data Collector set.
3. Give the Data Collector Set a name (E.g. DyKnow) then select Create Manually (Advanced) and click Next.
4. Select Create data logs and put a check next to Performance Counter the click Next. 6. Set the Interval to 1 second if collecting a small dataset (approx 24 hours) or 5 seconds if collecting a larger data set (approx 1 week). Click Add to add a counter.
5. Locate Processor, expand processor and select % Processor Time. Choose _Total for the Instances, then Add the counter.
6. Repeat step 5 for Network Interface. Locate Network Interface under Available counters, expand, and add a counter for Bytes Received/Sec and Bytes Sent/Sec.
7. Click OK, Click Finish to save.
8. Select the newly created counter, then click the green Play button to start the counter. Hide Section - System InformationSystem Information