logman create counter
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
Create a counter data collector.
For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Syntax
logman create counter <[-n] <name>> [options]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/? |
Displays context-sensitive help. |
-s <computer name> |
Perform the command on the specified remote computer. |
-config <value> |
Specifies the settings file containing command options. |
[-n] <name> |
Name of the target object. |
-f <bin|bincirc|csv|tsv|sql> |
Specifies the log format for the data collector. |
-[-]u <user [password]> |
Specifies the user to Run As. Entering a * for the password produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. |
-m <[start] [stop] [[start] [stop] [...]]> |
Change to manual start or stop instead of a scheduled begin or end time. |
-rf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Run the data collector for the specified period of time. |
-b <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
Begin collecting data at the specified time. |
-e <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
End data collection at the specified time. |
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Specifies the sample interval for performance counter data collectors. |
-o <path|dsn!log> |
Specifies the output log file or the DSN and log set name in a SQL database. |
-[-]r |
Repeat the data collector daily at the specified begin and end times. |
-[-]a |
Append to an existing log file. |
-[-]ow |
Overwrite an existing log file. |
-[-]v <nnnnnn|mmddhhmm> |
Attach file versioning information to the end of the log file name. |
-[-]rc <task> |
Run the command specified each time the log is closed. |
-[-]max <value> |
Maximum log file size in MB or maximum number of records for SQL logs. |
-[-]cnf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
When time is specified, create a new file when the specified time has elapsed. When time is not specified, create a new file when the maximum size is exceeded. |
-y |
Answer yes to all questions without prompting. |
-cf <filename> |
Specifies the file listing performance counters to collect. The file should contain one performance counter name per line. |
-c <path [path […]]> |
Specifies performance counter(s) to collect. |
-sc <value> |
Specifies the maximum number of samples to collect with a performance counter data collector. |
Remarks
Where [-] is listed, an extra - negates the option.
Examples
The following command creates a counter called perf_log using the % Processor Time counter from the Processor(_Total) counter category.
logman create counter perf_log -c "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time"
The following command creates a counter called perf_log using the % Processor Time counter from the Processor(_Total) counter category, creating a log file with a maximum size of 10 MB and collecting data for 1 minute and 0 seconds.
logman create counter perf_log -c "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time" -max 10 -rf 01:00