How to set trace memory and processor issues, setting performance counters with perfmon (4372213)

Open Perfmon:
1.    Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2.    Type "perfmon" and press Enter.
3.    The Performance Monitor window will open.

 

Create a new Data Collector Set:
1.    In the Performance Monitor window, expand "Data Collector Sets."
2.    Right-click on "User Defined" and select "New" -> "Data Collector Set."
3.    Provide a name for the Data Collector Set, e.g., "ChangeAuditor Agent Performance."
4.    Select the option "Create manually (Advanced)."
5.    Click "Next."

 

Choose the performance counters to monitor:
1.    Select the "Performance Counter" option and click "Next."
2.    Click the "Add" button.
3.    In the "Add Counters" dialog box, select the desired counters:
4.    Processor -> % Processor Time
  
5.    For the next three items, select the specific process you want to monitor from the "Instances of selected object" section.
6.    Process -> Private Bytes
7.    Process -> Virtual Bytes
8.    Process -> Working Set
9.    Click "Add" and then "OK."
10.    Click "Next."
 

Set the data log properties:
1.    Choose the location where you want to save the log file by clicking the "Browse" button.
2. Leave run as: Default and click Finish

3. Right-click on One the Datacollector01 and go to Properties
 
2.    Provide a name for the log file, e.g., "CA_Agent_PerformanceLog."
 
3.    Chose the log format, e.g., "Binary." (avoid using C: if possible, so we don’t accidently fill the system drive)
4.    Set the sample interval to "00:00:30" (30 seconds).
5.     Apply

6.  Right-click on the data set we just created and go to Properties
 
5.    Set the duration to 7 days. (We can adjust this down to something else if needed)

 
6.    Click "Apply"

Configure additional settings:
1.    You can optionally set the file size limit or modify other settings as per your requirements.

Start the data collection:
1.    In the Performance Monitor window, expand "Data Collector Sets" -> "User Defined."
2.    Right-click on the newly created Data Collector Set ("ChangeAuditor Agent Performance ") and select "Start."
3.    The data collection will begin, and Perfmon will record the specified performance counters for the selected process for the 30-minute interval.

Stop the data collection:
1.    After 7 days, return to the Performance Monitor window.
2.    Right-click on the Data Collector Set ("Process Performance") and select "Stop."

Access the collected data:
1.    The log file will be saved in the location you specified earlier.
2.    You can open the log file in Perfmon or other compatible analysis tools to view the recorded memory and CPU usage for the given process.