The typeperf command writes performance data to the command window or to a log file. To stop typeperf, press CTRL+C.
For examples of how to use typeperf, see Examples.
typeperf <counter [counter ...]> [options]
typeperf -cf <filename> [options]
typeperf -q [object] [options]
typeperf -qx [object] [options]
| Parameter | Description |
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<counter [counter […]]> |
Specifies performance counters to monitor. |
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| <counter> is the full name of a performance counter in \\Computer\Object(Instance)\Counter format, such as \\Server1\Processor(0)\% User Time. |
| Option | Description |
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-? |
Displays context-sensitive help. |
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-f <CSV|TSV|BIN|SQL> |
Specifies the output file format. The default is CSV. |
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-cf <filename> |
Specifies a file containing a list of performance counters to monitor, with one counter per line. |
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-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Specifies the sample interval. The default is one second. |
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-o <filename> |
Specifies the path for the output file, or the SQL database. The default is STDOUT (written to the command window). |
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-q [object] |
Display a list of installed counters (no instances). To list counters for one object, include the object name. ***EXAMPLE |
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-qx [object] |
Display a list of installed counters with instances. To list counters for one object, include the object name. |
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-sc <samples> |
Specifies the number of samples to collect. The default is to collect data until CTRL+C is pressed. |
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-config <filename> |
Specifies a settings file containing command options. |
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-s <computer_name> |
Specifies a remote computer to monitor if no computer is specified in the counter path. |
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-y |
Answer yes to all questions without prompting. |
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The following example writes the values for the local computer's performance counter \\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time to the command window at a default sample interval of 1 second until CTRL+C is pressed.
typeperf "\Processor)_Total)\% Processor Time" -
The following example writes the values for the list of counters in the file counters.txt to the tab-delimited file domain2.tsv at a sample interval of 5 seconds until 50 samples have been collected.
typeperf -cf counters.txt -si 5 -sc 50 -f TSV -o domain2.tsv -
The following example queries installed counters with instances for the counter object PhysicalDisk and writes the resulting list to the file counters.txt.
typeperf -qx PhysicalDisk -o counters.txt

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