logman update counter
Updates an existing counter data collector's properties.
Syntax
logman update counter <[-n] <name>> [options]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
-s <computer name> |
Perform the command on the specified remote computer. |
-config <value> |
Specifies the settings file containing command options. |
[-n] <name> |
Name of the target object. |
-f <bin|bincirc> |
Specifies the log format for the data collector. |
-[-]u <user [password]> |
Specifies the user to Run As. Entering an * for the password produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. |
-m <[start] [stop] [[start] [stop] [...]]> |
Changes to manual start or stop instead of a scheduled begin or end time. |
-rf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Runs the data collector for the specified period of time. |
-b <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
Begins collecting data at the specified time. |
-e <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
Ends data collection at the specified time. |
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Specifies the sample interval for performance counter data collectors. |
-o <path|dsn!log> |
Specifies the output log file or the DSN and log set name in a SQL database. |
| -[-]r | Repeats the data collector daily at the specified begin and end times. |
| -[-]a | Appends an existing log file. |
| -[-]ow | Overwrites an existing log file. |
-[-]v <nnnnnn|mmddhhmm> |
Attaches file versioning information to the end of the log file name. |
-[-]rc <task> |
Runs the command specified each time the log is closed. |
-[-]max <value> |
Maximum log file size in MB or maximum number of records for SQL logs. |
-[-]cnf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
When time is specified, create a new file when the specified time has elapsed. When time is not specified, create a new file when the maximum size is exceeded. |
| -y | Answers yes to all questions without prompting. |
-cf <filename> |
Specifies the file listing performance counters to collect. The file should contain one performance counter name per line. |
-c <path [path [ ]]> |
Specifies performance counter(s) to collect. |
-sc <value> |
Specifies the maximum number of samples to collect with a performance counter data collector. |
| /? | Displays context-sensitive help. |
Remarks
- Where [-] is listed, adding an extra hyphen (-) negates the option.
Examples
To create a counter called perf_log using the % Processor time counter from the Processor(_Total) counter category, type:
logman create counter perf_log -c \Processor(_Total)\% Processor time
To update an existing counter called perf_log, changing the sample interval to 10, the log format to CSV, and adding versioning to the log file name in the format mmddhhmm, type:
logman update counter perf_log -si 10 -f csv -v mmddhhmm