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Getting Instance Values
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4/12/12 10:36 AM
How do you get perfmon data that has instance parameters ?
 
e.g. I'm looking to get the Total CPU utilisation of a server. The Processor\% CPU Time counter, in RTMT, shows mulltiple instances. (on my 4-core server, it shows 0-3 and _Total)
 
How can I select, say, the _Total value/instance ?
 
Just asking for \\SERVERNAME\Processor\% CPU Time just gives me zero all the time.
 
Asking for \\SERVERNAME\Processor\% CPU Time\_Total or \\SERVERNAME\Processor\% CPU Time._Total gives me an error.
 
Thanks,
 
GTG
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RE: Getting Instance Values
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4/12/12 1:37 PM as a reply to Gordon Ross.
With the help of RTMT, I figured it out. The value you need is:

\\SERVERNAME\Processor(_Total)\% CPU Time

i.e. the instance is in brackets after the first part of the name.

GTG
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