How to: Set up Performance Counters in Windows Performance Monitor

This topic describes how to use Windows Performance Monitor to collect and view data from the Dynamics NAV performance counters. For a list of Dynamics NAV performance counters, see Microsoft Dynamics NAV Performance Counters.

To set up Dynamics NAV performance counters

1. Start Windows Performance Monitor.

   • Choose Start, in the Search box, type perfmon, and then choose the related link.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Monitoring Tools, and then choose Performance Monitor.

3. In the console pane toolbar, choose the Add button.

4. In the Add Counters window, in the Select counters from computer drop-down list, choose the computer that is running Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server.

5. In the Available counters list, expand Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and select one or more counters.

6. In the Instances of selected object list, select one or more Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instances.

7. Choose the Add button, and then choose the OK button.

8. Choose the OK button.

   Windows Performance Monitor displays data for the counters that you selected.

   For more information about how to use Windows Performance Monitor, see Windows Performance Monitor.

See Also

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Performance Counters
Monitoring Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server
Working with Data Collector Sets