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Title
Resetting the WMI performance counters -
Description
Messages similar to the following are found in Windows and database agent logs files.
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ERROR [DBSS-EXAMPLE-wmiThreadPool-1-[DBSS_DTC_Information]] com.quest.qsi.fason.core.collection.reader.WMIReader - The WMI Class [Win32_PerfFormattedData_MSDTC_DistributedTransactionCoordinator] is not available in this host. You may need to refresh the Performance Counter Classes by executing the following command in the command prompt: "%windir%\system32\wbem\wmiadap.exe /f." -
Cause
The WMIADAP (WMI AutoDiscovery/AutoPurge) process is used to build Windows internal performance counter table and moves the WMI performance libraries to the WMI registry.If some Windows services are started out of order or are delayed when the WMIADAP process started then performance counters are not moved into the WMI registry. -
Resolution
Resetting the WMI counters
- Stop the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service on the monitored Windows host.
- Open a Windows command prompt.
- Type winmgmt /resyncperf, and then press Enter
- Type wmiadap.exe /f, and then press Enter
- Exit the Windows command prompt
- Start the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service.
- Retest the WMI counters or disable and enable the Foglight agent.
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Additional Information
Additional information can be found in Microsoft KB article 820847 which is archived here and also check the Microsoft webpage for further on troubleshooting tipps for Performance Counter errors.