SMS: Fiperf.bat - Add SMS File Counters to Performance Monitor

ID: Q189189

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SUMMARY

Fiperf.bat, a utility that is available in the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit, adds counters to Performance Monitor that monitor the number, size, and age of files in various directories. This is particularly useful in Systems Management Server to monitor directories such as Ms\Site.srv\Dataload.box\Deltamif.col.

The name of the new Performance Monitor object is SMS_Files. Review the Explain text in Performance Monitor for definitions of the counters.

FIPERF must be run on the computer running the Systems Management Server site services.

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Usage Notes

Do not run these counters with a polling interval that is too small. Doing so adversely affects server performance because the server continuously scans directories. Although one minute is a reasonable minimum polling interval, one hour is recommended.

The directories that are monitored are stored in the \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\SMS_Files\Linkage registry key. You can add or remove items from this list as needed.

In Performance Monitor, when you bring up a list of counters, the counter DLLs are called to return data (a scan of all the directories is performed). If these directories have many files, the scan may take from a few seconds to a few minutes. If there is a large delay and there are directories that you do not want to monitor, remove them from the Linkage key.

Removing FIPERF

To remove this software, run the following command:


   unlodctr SMS_Files

Unlodctr is provided with Windows NT Server.

NOTE: Do not simply delete the registry keys. Doing so may cause you to lose other Performance Monitor counters.

Runs on Alpha, MIPS, and x86.

Files Required for FIPERF

Fiperf.dll
Smsperf.dll

The following files are required to install the SMS_Files counter, but can safely be removed after installation:

Fiperf.bat
Fictrnm.h
Fi.ini

FIPERF Syntax

To run the FIBPERF utility, use the following syntax

fiperf <path>

where <path> is the path to the root SMS directory, for example, D:\SMS.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : smsutil
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo