Web Service Object

Windows 2000 printing features provide the Print Queue Object performance object for tracking activity in the server print queue. Its counters are reset when either the print server or the spooler service is restarted.

Counter Name

Description

Counter Type

Add Network Printer Calls

Shows the total number of calls from other print servers to add shared network printers to this server since last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Bytes Printed/sec

Shows the number of bytes per second printed in a print queue. This is a rough indication of how busy a printer is. This counter can be used for bottleneck detection.

PERF_COUNTER_BULK_COUNT

Enumerate Network Printer Calls

Shows the total number of calls from browse clients to this print server to request network browse lists since last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Job Errors

Shows the total number of job errors in a print queue since last restart. Job errors can occur if the connection to the printer has errors due to network problems.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Jobs

Shows the current number of jobs in a print queue. Use this counter to identify excessive use.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Jobs Spooling

Shows the current number of spooling jobs in a print queue.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Max Jobs Spooling

Shows the maximum number of spooling jobs in a print queue since last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Max References

Shows the peak number of references (open handles) to this printer.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Not Ready Errors

Shows the total number of printer not ready errors in a print queue since the last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Out of Paper Errors

Shows the total number of out of paper errors in a print queue since the last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

References

Shows the current number of references to a print queue. A reference can be a user or a program that is connecting to a printer and opening a print queue.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Total Jobs Printed

Shows the total number of jobs printed on a print queue since the last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Total Pages Printed

Shows the total number of pages printed through GDI on a print queue since the last restart.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT