Windows typeperf and pound signs.
- by Weegee
I'm currently trying to use typeperf to access some Windows performance counters. Unfortunately, a few of the instances I'm trying to check are of the format service#1.
The command
typeperf "\\server\Process(service#1)\Working Set Peak"
is unfortunately returning the data for \\server\Process(service)\Working Set Peak rather than the data for the instance service#1. This holds true for any of the services that have pound signs in the counter string. Does anyone know of a method to get around this problem?
Sample output:
I:\>typeperf -s server "\Process(service#1)\Working Set"
"(PDH-CSV 4.0)","\\server\Process(service)\Working Set"
"10/08/2009 09:37:29.070","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:30.070","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:31.070","1643274240.000000"
The command completed successfully.
I:\>typeperf -s server "\Process(service#2)\Working Set"
"(PDH-CSV 4.0)","\\server\Process(service)\Working Set"
"10/08/2009 09:37:39.273","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:40.273","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:41.273","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:42.273","1643274240.000000"
"10/08/2009 09:37:43.273","1643274240.000000"
The command completed successfully.
I can confirm in PerfMon that the Working Set value "1643274240.000000" is incorrect for both service#1 and service#2.
I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2, but a co-worker who is running Windows Server 2003 was having the same troubles.