PoshCode
Community resources for PowerShell coders
PoshMon - PowerShell Does Performance Counters - Ed Wilson - PowerShell Summit 2013
One of the cool features on Windows PowerShell 3.0 is easy consumption of WMI performance counters into Windows PowerShell. In the past, leveraging these performance counters meant writing long lines of cryptic code, calling refresher objects, and dealing with weird timestamp issues. But no more! Using a simple cmdlet, Windows PowerShell throws open the door to the treasure trove of performance counter information. But where does the oversubscribed IT pro begin? A question on my Windows NT 3.51 MCSE exam stated there are four areas for performance monitoring: disk, memory, network, and CPU. These four resources have not changed much, regardless of the application these basic areas of investigation still ring true. In this session, I talk about discovering performance counters, using performance counters, and storing information gathered from performance counters. The talk will be strengthened by live demos at each stage of the presentation.
Download companion speaker materials here: http://powershell.org/wp/2013/04/22/summit-downloads/
Ed Wilson Company: Microsoft Corporation Title: Microsoft Scripting Guy Website: http://www.scriptingguys.com Twitter: @ScriptingGuys Ed Wilson is the Microsoft Scripting Guy and a well-known scripting expert. He writes the twice daily Hey Scripting Guy! blog (the number 1 blog on TechNet, found at http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/). He has also spoken at TechEd and at the Microsoft internal TechReady conferences. He is a Microsoft-certified trainer who has delivered a popular Windows PowerShell workshop to Microsoft Premier Customers worldwide. He has written 11 books including 8 on Windows scripting that were published by Microsoft Press. He has also contributed to nearly a dozen other books. He has two Microsoft Press Windows PowerShell 3.0 books: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step (http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-3-0-Step/dp/0735663394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360774300&sr=8-1&keywords=powershell+3.0) and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps (http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-3-0-First-Steps/dp/0735676151/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1360774329&sr=8-5&keywords=powershell+3.0). Ed holds more than 20 industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Prior to coming to work for Microsoft, he was a senior consultant for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner where he specialized in Active Directory design and Exchange implementation. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, underwater photography, and scuba diving.