Introduction
PAL v2.0 is an easy to use tool which simplifies the analysis of Microsoft Performance Monitor Logs (.blg | .csv). It generates an HTML report containing graphical charts and alerts of the performance counters using known thresholds.Usage
Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.Installation
Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 8, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.
Required Products (free and public):
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7 and Windows 8) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe
- Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en
- PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7 and Windows 8) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929
Warning: The PAL installer (MSI) will set the PowerShell execution policy to unrestricted. This will allow the execution of PowerShell scripts.
Globalization Known Issue: PAL has only been tested using an English-US locale. If you have problems using PAL v2.x, then try again using an English-US locale. This is an open source and voluntary project, so any assistance with globalization and localization is appreciated.
Big thank you to the Microsoft Premier Field Engineering (PFE) organization for the great support and feedback!
v2.3.6
- Bug fix: When using more than one thread, PAL will go into an infinite loop (hang) if one or more analyses are disabled in one or more of the threshold files being processed. Fixed.
- Threshold file update: Added Disk Overwhelmed analysis to the Quick System Overview threshold file.
- Chart layout changes: To better accommodate copying and pasting into Microsoft Word, the legend has been moved to the bottom of the chart and the chart width has change to 620 pixels. Frank Balaguer (Microsoft PFE) inspired the changes. Also, the chart title's font has been increased from 8 to 12 to be in better proportion to the chart.
- SQL Server 2008 R2 threshold file update: David Pless has provided an update to the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 threshold file.
v2.3.5
- Update: Checks the $Log parameter for the existance of single quotes in the path.
- Missing threshold files: UMG, TMG, and two VMWare related threshold files were missing in v2.3.4. Added back.
- Bug fix: The last analysis is skipped when using running with more than one thread. Fixed. Thank you to JohnPiepers for reporting this bug.