Category: Counters

  • Custom SNMP Inventory / System Details values

    Custom SNMP Inventory / System Details values

    Did you know you can add custom values to the System Details panel that are looked up from a device via SNMP?   It’s pretty easy – let me show you how.   First, look at C:\Program Files\PA Server Monitor\InventoryList.txt   It is a simple file that allows you to specify a title, a type  (string […]

  • Monitoring Remote Desktop (RDP) Performance

    Monitoring Remote Desktop (RDP) Performance

    With so many people working from home now, Terminal Servers and Remote Desktop Gateways are surely getting exercised like never before.   Perhaps you want to monitor them to see how busy they are, and alert if there are problems.   Below are a few ideas. CPU of Course Naturally you need to monitor the server’s CPU […]

  • Computing Memory Usage According to Task Manager

    Computing Memory Usage According to Task Manager

    When you look at Task Manager, it’s hard to compare it to any counter you see in Performance Monitor. The reason is there are many ways to discuss memory usage and it’s cousin free memory. If you think about it, you really don’t want your computer to have free memory laying around. That would represent […]