Troubleshooting performance counter failures with AD FS 2.0

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Updated: May 5, 2010

Applies To: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0

The following table provides troubleshooting guidance for the specific error event messages or other issues that you may encounter if you are having problems with Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 performance counters.

Before you begin the troubleshooting process, we recommend that you first try to configure AD FS 2.0 for troubleshooting and check for known common issues that might prevent normal functioning for the Federation Service. For detailed instructions for configuring and performing related system checks, see Configuring Computers for Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0 and Things to Check Before Troubleshooting AD FS 2.0.

Event or symptom Possible cause Resolution

Event ID 311
An attempt to update AD FS 2.0 performance counters failed.

The AD FS 2.0 performance counters have been turned off, or a problem occurred with Windows Performance Monitoring.

Check the <Windir>\System32\Wbem\Logs (*.log) for issues.