XRatel PerfMon Server Configuration - Main Window

With PerfMon Server Configuration opened, the first step is to discover all computers that should be monitored. To detect computers on your network, press the Network Scan Wizard button.

At the second step, select the option Local Network and go to the next step clicking on Next.

Network Browsing

In the third step, PerfMon Server Configuration will attempt to find all computers within your subnet range and WMI enabled. You can monitor only computers that have WMI enabled and configured.

In the fourth step, all computers found will be listed. Select which you want to monitor and go to the next step.

Now, Computer Browsing will scan for CPU, Hard Disks and memory devices in all computers selected for monitoring. Go to the next step when the scan is completed.

All components found in all computers will be listed in step 6. PerfMon Server Configuration will create Performance tags for each one.

Computer Browsing

Go ahead to the next step and complete the setup clicking Finish.

Now, choose all desired tags for monitoring by OPC in "Enable" column box. And choose all desired tags for monitoring by History Service used by Tag Explorer and Health Analyst in "History" column. Activated tags are checked and its symbols are colored, while disabled tags are not checked and have gray symbols.

Performance Tags Activation

Click on Activate Profile button to update the server and reflect this new configuration. Then, confirm the publish clicking on Yes.

Profile Activation

Start the server with XRatel PerfMon Server Monitor and review its configuration. Probably you will need to Reload the Server, clicking on Reload Server button. In the screenshot below, it is not scanning any computer and current Server Status is Normal.

Server Main Window

If your server status indicates Scan Overlap, you need to change some computer specific configuration settings. Please, refer to detailed server configuration section for information on how to do that.

To execute the History Server go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services and find XRatel PerfMon Data Historian Service, and with a right click a pop up menu will open, then click start.