Commented Unassigned: System Processor Queue Length - Cannot convert value to...
I've used the tool over and over and over, this is the first time I've ever seen an error. This particular system does have 4, 8 core processors with hyper-threading enabled. I entered 64 for the # of...
View ArticleNew Post: Largest Performance Monitor Logfile (.blg) PAL can process?
There is no limit that I know of for PAL other than the system hardware and operating system limitations. When working with very large counter logs, consider using the Relog.exe command-line tool built...
View ArticleNew Post: Template not include inherit counter.
When in the PAL Wizard and exporting a selected threshold file to a Perfmon Template, yes, it includes the counters from all of the threshold files that the selected threshold file inherits from. Yes,...
View ArticleNew Post: Version 2.3.6 only have first 30 interval generated.
Sorry, yes, there is a known hang problem when using multi-threaded. I have made changes in the next release (v2.4) which seems to have fixed it. Please look for it within the next few days.
View ArticleNew Post: A couple of questions for Clint :-)
Hi kabaker55, I encourage the vendor companies who own the product to create or at least own the threshold file content. I'm happy to create one, but I have no idea what InRule does or what thresholds...
View ArticleNew Post: 'System.OutOfMemoryException'
If on 32-bit Windows or Windows Server, then consider running PAL on a 64-bit version of Windows or Windows Server. This is important due to the 2 GB virtual address space limit that 32-bit...
View ArticleNew Post: Adding a new Template
I'm glad you figured it out on your own. Yeah, you have to save the file to the PAL installation folder. Check out my blog entry on creating threshold files. It might help....
View ArticleNew Post: Template not include inherit counter.
Hi Clint, That's why I asking this question, I export "SQLServer2008R2.xml" to perfmon template. Then when using PAL 2.3.6 to generate the report, I suppose those report item in "SystemOverview.xml"...
View ArticleReviewed: PAL v2.3.6 (Sep 17, 2013)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - Awesome reporting tool. It gave me the performance control of my IAAS as provider and client, the properly reports to help our developers teams, and to have a real IT...
View ArticleNew Post: Template not include inherit counter.
On the PAL Wizard threshold file tab, when you select the SQL Server 2008 R2 threshold file, does it show that it inherits from System Overview? If not, use the Add button to add the SystemOverview.xml...
View ArticleNew Post: Feature request: Statistical analysis
Clint, I hope I am not asking too much but I would like to request that in addition to the statistical analysis you already have (ie. Min, Average, Max, Standard Deviation, Outliers) could we also have...
View ArticleNew Post: Feature request: Statistical analysis
I'm open to it. Can you refresh me on how to calculate Median? I originally thought that removing the outlying data points was consider an x% percentile, but I was told that was wrong, so I just call...
View ArticleNew Post: Step by step guide to create threshold file
tl;dr .. is it possible to import or convert a perfmon template to a PAL thresholds file? I don't understand why PAL requires a proprietary beast. I am [reluctantly] willing to do the conversion...
View ArticleNew Post: Template not include inherit counter.
Oh, that's what I wat to ask, when generating the template, I make sure the System Overview and Quick System Overview are shown as inherit (in 2.3.5). But no matter I generate the report from 2.3.5 or...
View ArticleNew Post: SCOM and PAL counter sets: easy way to set up?
Totally oddball question, but we're expanding our usage of SCOM and while setting up some dashboards and alerts for our SQL servers, I noticed that the default collectors don't include many of the...
View ArticleNew Post: SCOM and PAL counter sets: easy way to set up?
Hi Rashiel, Sorry, I'm not familiar with any way to bulk import PAL performance counter data collector templates into System Center Operations Manager. I have had a few discussions with the System...
View ArticleNew Post: Step by step guide to create threshold file
Hi stimpy77, The XML schema used by PAL threshold files is very different from Performance Monitor data collector templates. This is because the PAL threshold files contains Powershell code and...
View ArticleNew Post: Template not include inherit counter.
No, it should be working in that version. Can you record the steps you are doing? In Windows 7 and later, there is a steps recorder that will record screenshots of your actions. To do it, click Start,...
View ArticleCommented Unassigned: Cannot analyze MOSS 2007 [24568]
When attempting to analyze a MOSS 2007 Search log, I get "Invoke-Expression : "The variable '$m' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set."Comments: ** Comment from web user: amargeson ** Hey...
View ArticleCommented Unassigned: Cannot analyze MOSS 2007 [24568]
When attempting to analyze a MOSS 2007 Search log, I get "Invoke-Expression : "The variable '$m' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set."Comments: ** Comment from web user: ClintH ** I emailed...
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