DOCUMENT:Q246758  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :How to Monitor a Remote Computer Without Logging On to It
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to use Performance Monitor and the Datalog.exe file
that is included with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit to log data and
generate alerts on a remote computer without having to log on to it.

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To log data and generate alerts on a remote computer without having to log on to
it, follow these steps:

NOTE: In the following steps, replace <remotecomputer> with the name of the
computer that you want to monitor.

1. Install the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit on the remote computer.

2. At the local computer, use Windows NT Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe) to
   create a workspace file:

   a. Start Performance Monitor, and then click Log on the View menu.

   b. Add the relevant counters, specifying all objects you want to log and the
      alerts you want to generate.

   c. On the Options menu, click Log.

   d. In the File Name box, specify a name for the log file using the .log
      extension.

   e. Click one of the logging interval options, and then click Save to save the
      logging options.

   f. On the File menu, click Save Workspace.

   g. In the File Name box, type a workspace file name using the .pmw extension,
      and then click Save.

   h. Quit Performance Monitor.

3. Copy both the workspace file you just created and the Datalog.exe file
   included with the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit to the %SystemRoot%\System32
   folder on the remote computer.

4. At the local computer, set up the Data Logging service for the remote
   computer:

   a. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

   monitor \\remotecomputer setup

      NOTE: This command registers the service with Windows NT Server 4.0. You
      need to run the command only once for each computer you want to monitor.
      If you receive the following error message

   Failed to create Service

      it means that you have already run the command once.

   b. To use the workspace file for logging, type the following command, and
      then press ENTER:

   monitor \\remotecomputer filename

      where filename is the name of the workspace file you copied to the remote
      computer.

5. To start the monitoring process, type the following command, and then press
   ENTER:

   monitor \\remotecomputer start

6. To stop the monitoring process, type the following command, and then press
   ENTER:

   monitor \\remotecomputer stop

   After you stop the monitoring process, you can view the log file in
   Performance Monitor. For instructions about how to do this, see Help in
   Performance Monitor.

   Also, you can use the Schedule service and the AT command to schedule
   monitoring to occur at a set time. For example, if a server slows down
   noticeably between 2:40 A.M. and 2:50 A.M. every weeknight, you can log the
   data for that period without being physically present by typing the following
   AT commands:

   at \\remotecomputer 2:30 /every:m,t,w,th,f monitor start
   at \\remotecomputer 3:00 /every:m,t,w,th,f monitor stop

   If you want to be reminded about the log, type the following command, and then
   press ENTER:

   at \\remotecomputer 3:00 /every:f net send yourusername 'The Monitor is
   stopped. The log contains data for this week!'

Additional query words: bottleneck perfmon.exe

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