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Install Performance Monitor (Perfmon)

Performance Monitor (Perfmon) is a utility that demonstrates monitoring the performance of the local or remote system. Perfmon demonstrates how to monitor system performance using performance counters.

To use Perfmon to monitor the performance of a Windows system:

• You must have .NET Framework 2.0 compatibility.
• From a command prompt, run the setup-wperfmon.bat file that is located in the LISA_HOME\bin directory.
• On Windows, the command prompt must be "Run as Administrator".

Note: If you are running Windows 2012, you can achieve .NET Framework 2.0 compatibility by installing .NET Framework 3.5.

In addition, ensure:

• The user ID is the same on both computers.
• The user ID has administrator privileges on both computers.
• File and Printer sharing is turned ON.
• Simple File sharing is turned OFF.
• The default C$ share, ADMIN$ share, or both are enabled.

Sometimes the firewall on the computer to be monitored must be stopped.

To verify that remote monitoring is working:

1. Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Performance.
2. Add a monitor to the computer that you want to observe.

DevTest and Windows use the same technology to do remote monitoring. If the Windows monitoring works, then DevTest monitoring typically works.

To use Perfmon to gather metrics in DevTest, see Windows Perfmon Metrics in Using CA Application Test.