DOCUMENT:Q103109 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Changes to Performance Monitor After Installing SQL Server PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbtool ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= After installing SQL Server for Windows NT, additional object and counter choices are available in the Windows NT Performance Monitor. The additional items are: - SQLServer - SQLServer-Locks - SQLServer-Log - SQLServer-Users Each of these four objects has multiple counters that can be selected for monitoring. MORE INFORMATION ================ The objects and counters for which Performance Monitor provides monitoring can be found in the Registry under the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ Perflib\009 under the counters string. When SQL Server for Windows NT is installed, the counters string is appended to include the objects and counters associated with SQL Server for Windows NT. The last entry in the counters string before installing SQL Server for Windows NT is: 822 Pages Input/sec After installing SQL Server for Windows NT, the last entry in the counters string is: 916 Log Space Used(%) Also changed in the Perflib subkey are the values for "LastCounter" and "LastHelp," which are equal to the hexadecimal value of the last entry of the "Counters" and "Help" strings, respectively, under the 009 subkey. Additional query words: prodnt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbtool Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search Version : 3.1 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.