Windows NT Performance Counters

This appendix lists the Windows NT object types, performance counters, and explain text.

The section headings show where each object type begins. Within each section, the object type's counters are listed in alphabetical order. The object types are also listed in alphabetical order.

For the listing of each counter, the following format is used:

Counter Name Complexity

Explain text.

Index: Index Default Scale: Scale Factor

Counter Type: Type Counter Size: Size

The following table explains the values in the counter listings.

Table A.1 Performance Counter Reference Information

Field

Explanation

Counter name

Name of the counter.

Complexity

Level of Windows NT expertise recommended to effectively use the counter. Ranges from Novice, for the simplest counters, to Wizard, for the counters of interest only to serious Windows NT programmers.

Explain text

Description of the counter.

Index

Index of the counter in the "Counters" list in the Registry. Note that the index of the explain text is not shown.

Scale factor

Default number by which Performance Monitor multiplies the actual value of the counter to calculate the value displayed in Performance Monitor charts..

Type

The type of this counter. For more information on counter types, see Chapter 12 of this book, "Writing a Custom Windows NT Performance Monitor."

Size

Size of the counter.