IAS Accounting Server Object

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

The IAS Accounting Server performance object is installed by Internet Authentication Service (IAS). IAS uses the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol to perform remote authentication. IAS performance objects report activity for servers or clients, including user authentication, authorization, and accounting (usage).

When selecting counters for this object, note that each client is a separate instance.

Counter Name	Description	Counter Type
Accounting-Requests	Shows the number of packets received from this client on the accounting port.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Accounting-Requests/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets were received from this client on the accounting port.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Accounting-Responses	Shows the number of RADIUS Accounting-Response packets sent to this client.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Accounting-Responses/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which RADIUS Accounting-Response packets were sent to this client.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Bad Authenticators	Shows the number of packets that contained invalid Signature attributes.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Bad Authenticators/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets that contained invalid Signature attributes were received.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Dropped Packets	Shows the number of incoming packets that were silently discarded for a reason other than being malformed, bad authenticators, or unknown types.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Dropped Packets/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which incoming packets were silently discarded for a reason other than being malformed, bad authenticators, or unknown types.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Duplicate Accounting-Requests	Shows the number of duplicate RADIUS Accounting-Request packets that were received from this client.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Duplicate Accounting-Requests/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which duplicate RADIUS Accounting-Request packets were received from this client.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Invalid Requests	Shows the number of packets received from unknown addresses.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Invalid Requests/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets were received from unknown addresses.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Malformed Packets	Shows the number of malformed packets received. Bad authenticators or unknown types are not included.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Malformed Packets/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which malformed packets were received. Bad authenticators or unknown types are not included.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
No Record	Shows the number of RADIUS Accounting-Request packets that were received and responded to but not recorded.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
No Record/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which RADIUS Accounting-Request packets were received and responded to but not recorded.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Packets Received	Shows the number of packets received.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Packets Received/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets were received.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Packets Sent	Shows the number of packets sent.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Packets Sent/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets were sent.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Server Reset Time	Shows the time elapsed, to the hundredths of a second, since the server configuration was reset.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Server Up Time	Shows the time elapsed, to the hundredths of a second, since the server process was started.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Unknown Type	Shows the number of packets of unknown type that were received.	PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Unknown Type/sec	Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which packets of unknown type were received.	PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER

See Also

Concepts

Internet Authentication Service