The Windows Performance Counter Monitor gathers data from performance counters exposed by various Windows applications. This monitor can only monitor Windows applications and requires Windows credentials on the device for which you want to monitor Windows applications.

Important: Devices monitored with the Windows Performance Counter monitor must have the Remote Procedure Call and Remote Registry services enabled and running.

Provide a unique name and description for the monitor, then configure the following:

  1. Click Select from List to launch the Performance Counters dialog.
  2. Select a Performance Counter from the navigation tree at left.
  3. Select a Performance Instance from the options at right, if applicable. Please note, not all counters have specific instances. This field may be left blank.
  4. Click Select to return to the performance monitor configuration dialog.
  5. Click Save.