Comments on: Using Perfmon For Accurate, ESX Performance Counters http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/ Virtualization Musings from Scott Drummonds Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Inaccuracy of In-guest Performance Counters « Pivot Point http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-341 Inaccuracy of In-guest Performance Counters « Pivot Point Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:34:10 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-341 [...] screen shot shows two counters available in Perfmon inside a Windows guest with the vmStatsProvider installed (available by default since vSphere). The lighter line is the CPU utilization as reported [...] [...] screen shot shows two counters available in Perfmon inside a Windows guest with the vmStatsProvider installed (available by default since vSphere). The lighter line is the CPU utilization as reported [...]

]]> By: VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere | Virtualization Spotlight http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-319 VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere | Virtualization Spotlight Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:18 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-319 [...] It turns out this problem stems from an issue with mofcomp. The workaround is to manually uninstall and then reinstall VMware Tools. It also appears that the counters can be added by running vmStatsProvider, as described in Scott’s previous article: http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/ [...] [...] It turns out this problem stems from an issue with mofcomp. The workaround is to manually uninstall and then reinstall VMware Tools. It also appears that the counters can be added by running vmStatsProvider, as described in Scott’s previous article: http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/ [...]

]]> By: VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere? « Pivot Point http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-317 VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere? « Pivot Point Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:37:26 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-317 [...] VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere? Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: esx, perfmon, windows — Scott @ 9:37 pm I was recently shown a problem where the ESX Perfmon counters we added to vSphere 4.0 virtual machines were not disappearing in Windows virtual machines as of vSphere 4.0 U1.  The problem stems from an issue with mofcomp, which I will briefly describe below. For the impatient, the workaround is to manually uninstall and then reinstall VMware Tools.  It also appears that the counters can be added by running vmStatsProvider, as I described in a previous article. [...] [...] VMware Perfmon Counters Missing on vSphere? Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: esx, perfmon, windows — Scott @ 9:37 pm I was recently shown a problem where the ESX Perfmon counters we added to vSphere 4.0 virtual machines were not disappearing in Windows virtual machines as of vSphere 4.0 U1.  The problem stems from an issue with mofcomp, which I will briefly describe below. For the impatient, the workaround is to manually uninstall and then reinstall VMware Tools.  It also appears that the counters can be added by running vmStatsProvider, as I described in a previous article. [...]

]]> By: Praveen http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-310 Praveen Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:32:52 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-310 Hi Tim, Could you try uninstalling tools, reboot the VM and then install tools again to see if the problem is reproducible? What Windows version is the guest OS running? Hi Tim,

Could you try uninstalling tools, reboot the VM and then install tools again to see if the problem is reproducible?

What Windows version is the guest OS running?

]]> By: Scott http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-309 Scott Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:16:44 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-309 I assumed that you did something wrong or found a bug until the same complaint came my way via Twitter. I am looking into this. I assumed that you did something wrong or found a bug until the same complaint came my way via Twitter. I am looking into this.

]]> By: Tim Wise http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-307 Tim Wise Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:12:57 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-307 We've installed VMware Tools from vSphere 4.0, but I am not seeing the VM counters in PerfMon. Is there something special I need to do to seem them? Thanks. -- Tim We’ve installed VMware Tools from vSphere 4.0, but I am not seeing the VM counters in PerfMon.

Is there something special I need to do to seem them?

Thanks.
–
Tim

]]> By: I/O bottlenecks in virtual environments | Expert Data Labs Blog http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-135 I/O bottlenecks in virtual environments | Expert Data Labs Blog Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:38:03 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-135 [...] are not aware of the underlying virtualization layer. VMware, however, has recently added some VM specific performance counters to perfmon that are aware of the virtualization layer and provide accurate metrics. There is [...] [...] are not aware of the underlying virtualization layer. VMware, however, has recently added some VM specific performance counters to perfmon that are aware of the virtualization layer and provide accurate metrics. There is [...]

]]> By: Mladen Brekalo http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-105 Mladen Brekalo Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:07:21 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-105 Great it works! Great it works!

]]> By: Scott http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-99 Scott Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:33:11 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-99 Done. The file is now being hosted from a directory that our support org has excluded from weekly sweeping. This directory should stay good for six months, when I will upload again after your notification. Done.

The file is now being hosted from a directory that our support org has excluded from weekly sweeping. This directory should stay good for six months, when I will upload again after your notification.

]]> By: Jamie http://vpivot.com/2009/09/17/using-perfmon-for-accurate-esx-performance-counters/#comment-96 Jamie Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:26:12 +0000 http://vpivot.com/?p=15#comment-96 Link is dead. Please upload again. Link is dead. Please upload again.

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