Data Collector Set templates can also include report templates to help you interpret the performance information collected when they run.

Membership in the local Performance Log Users or Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

Note

The Performance Log Users group must be assigned the Log on as a batch user user right, as described in Enable Logging for Performance Log Users Group Members.
To view a Data Collector Set report

  1. In Windows Performance Monitor, expand Reports and click User Defined or System.

  2. In the navigation pane, expand the Data Collector Set that you want to view as a report.

  3. Click the report that you want to view from the list of available reports. The report will open in the console pane.

Additional considerations

  • To open Windows Performance Monitor, click Start, click in the Start Search box, type perfmon, and then press ENTER.

  • Another way to view the most recent report for a Data Collector Set is to expand Data Collector Sets, expand User Defined or System, click the name of the Data Collector Set in the navigation pane, and click the View Latest Report icon in the toolbar.

  • You can also create a new report for a data collector set by typing perfmon /report "Data_Collector_Set_name" at a command prompt. Typing perfmon /report without any other parameters will generate the System Diagnostics report.

  • If a Data Collector Set has not run, no reports will be available for it.

  • If a Data Collector Set is currently running, the console pane will display information about how long it is configured to run.

  • After data collection has stopped, there will be a delay while the report is generated. During this time, the console pane will display a working icon.

  • Larger log files result in longer report generation times. If you review your logs frequently to see recent data, we recommend that you use limits to automatically segment your logs. You can use the relog command to segment long log files or combine multiple short log files.

  • For more information about the relog command, type relog /? at a command prompt.

Additional references

  • Manage Data in Windows Performance Monitor
  • Enable Logging for Performance Log Users Group Members