Perfmon
Updated: January 21, 2005
perfmon.exe [FileName] [/HTMLFILE:ConvertedFile
SettingsFile]
Parameters
.exe
Specifies the name of the file extension.
FileName
Specifies the name of the settings file.
/HTMLFILE:ConvertedFile SettingsFile
Specifies the name of the converted files, and the
name of the original Windows NT 4.0 settings file.
Remarks
- This procedure works for the following types of Windows NT 4.0 version of Performance Monitor settings files: chart (.pmc), report (.pmr), alert (.pma), and log (.pml).
- To display the Windows NT 4.0 settings file in System
Monitor, the system temporarily converts the file for use with
Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family versions of System
Monitor, then discards the converted version after the console
starts. If you want to save the settings file for permanent use
with System Monitor, type:
Perfmon [FileName] [/HTMLFILE:ConvertedFileSettingsFile]
Where /HTMLFILE:ConvertedFile is the name given to the converted file and SettingsFile is the name of the original Windows NT 4.0 settings file.
- For more information about incorporating Perfmon into your Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) scripts, see "Scripting WMI" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site .
Examples
To list your settings file, type:
Perfmon myfile_overview
To list converted and original file names, type:
Perfmon myfile_overview /Commands:newfile_review oldfile_sample.pml
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |