New Post: PAL Hangs

Hi All,

First time using PAL. PALWizard.exe seems to be doing nothing after 15 hrs runtime.

• V.2.3.6
• Threshold File: SQL 2005/2008 for 140MB SQL 2005 .BLG file
• Analysis Interval: AUTO
  

Any Idea?

Thanks,
Burhan

The following is from the PAL.log:

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Windows PowerShell Transcript Start
Start time: 20130812171244
Username : \binsel
Machine : (Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2)

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Transcript started, output file is C:\DOCUME~1\binsel\LOCALS~1\Temp\1\PAL.log
PAL v2.3.6 (http://www.codeplex.com/PAL)
Written by: Clint Huffman (clinth@microsoft.com) and other contributors.
Last Modified: 06/10/2013 17:21:56
The information and actions by this tool is provided "as is" and is intended for information purposes only. The authors and contributors of this tool take no responsibility for damages or losses incurred by use of this tool.

Your locale is set to: English (United States)
SCRIPT ARGUMENTS:
-Log D:\DBA\Output2\output\SQLDIAG.BLG
-ThresholdFile C:\Program Files\PAL\PAL\SQLServer.xml
-Interval AUTO
-OutputDir D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports
-IsOutputHtml True
-HtmlOutputFileName [LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].htm
-AllCounterStats False
-IsOutputXml False
-XmlOutputFileName [LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].xml
-BeginTime
-EndTime


Creating session working directory...
Creating directory "C:\DOCUME~1\binsel\LOCALS~1\Temp\1{864d1b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-b23f212d906e}"
Creating file "D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports\SQLDIAG_PAL_ANALYSIS_2013-08-12_17-12-44.htm"
Creating directory "D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports\SQLDIAG_PAL_ANALYSIS_2013-08-12_17-12-44\"

Threshold File Load History:
C:\Program Files\PAL\PAL\SQLServer.xml
QuickSystemOverview.xml
SystemOverview.xml

Generating the counter list to filter on...Done
Removing duplicate counter expressions from counter list...Done

relog.exe "D:\DBA\Output2\output\SQLDIAG.BLG" -cf "C:\Documents and Settings\binsel\Local Settings\Temp\1{864d1b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-b23f212d906e}\CounterListFilter.txt" -f csv -o "C:\Documents and Settings\binsel\Local Settings\Temp\1{864d1b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-b23f212d906e}_FilteredPerfmonLog.csv" -y

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Windows PowerShell Transcript End
End time: 20130813093251

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The following is the screenshot:

Your locale is set to: English (United States)
SCRIPT ARGUMENTS:
-Log D:\DBA\Output2\output\SQLDIAG.BLG
-ThresholdFile C:\Program Files\PAL\PAL\SQLServer.xml
-Interval AUTO
-OutputDir D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports
-IsOutputHtml True
-HtmlOutputFileName [LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].htm
-AllCounterStats False
-IsOutputXml False
-XmlOutputFileName [LogFileName]_PAL_ANALYSIS_[DateTimeStamp].xml
-BeginTime
-EndTime


Creating session working directory...
Creating directory "C:\DOCUME~1\binsel\LOCALS~1\Temp\1{864d1b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-
b23f212d906e}"
Creating file "D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports\SQLDIAG_PAL_ANALYSIS_2013-08-12_17-12-44.h
tm"
Creating directory "D:\DBA\PAL\PAL Reports\SQLDIAG_PAL_ANALYSIS_2013-08-12_17-12
-44\"

Threshold File Load History:
C:\Program Files\PAL\PAL\SQLServer.xml
QuickSystemOverview.xml
SystemOverview.xml

Generating the counter list to filter on...Done
Removing duplicate counter expressions from counter list...Done

relog.exe "D:\DBA\Output2\output\SQLDIAG.BLG" -cf "C:\Documents and Settings\bin
sel\Local Settings\Temp\1{864d1b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-b23f212d906e}\CounterListFilt
er.txt" -f csv -o "C:\Documents and Settings\binsel\Local Settings\Temp\1{864d1
b45-d3eb-48cb-9ab6-b23f212d906e}_FilteredPerfmonLog.csv" -y