Adding or Deleting Performance Counters

The Network Objects tab provides a list of all Performance Counters that are available for monitoring. Additional Performance Counters can be added here, or any that are not in use can be removed.

To add a Performance Counter to the Service Center database manually

1. In Service Center, click Configuration > System Settings.
2. Click the Network Objects tab.
3. In the Performance Counters section, click Add.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Select the Performance Object from the Performance Object list.
   • If the Performance Object does not exist, select the Other check box, and enter the Performance Object in the box that appears.
5. Do one of the following:
   • Select the Object Instance from the Object Instance list.
   • If the Object Instance does not exist, select the Other check box, and enter the Object Instance in the box that appears.
6. Do one of the following:
   • Select the WMI Class Name from the WMI Class Name list.
   • If the WMI Class Name does not exist, select the Other check box, and enter the WMI Class Name in the box that appears.
7. Do one of the following:
   • Select the WMI Property Name from the WMI Property Name list.
   • If the WMI Property Name does not exist, select the Other check box, and enter the WMI Property Name in the box that appears.
8. Click Save.

To delete a Performance Counter from the Service Center database manually

1. In Service Center, click Configuration > System Settings.
2. Click the Network Objects tab.
3. Select the check box beside the performance counter you want to delete.
4. In the Performance Counters section, click Delete.

This Performance Counter will no longer be available for monitoring. Any monitors or monitoring policies currently using this counter will no longer be able to capture this data, but the historical information will still be available for reporting.

See Also

Adding a Monitor for Performance Counters