EXBPA (newest Version) Performance Counter Issue   

Hallo,

Can anyone tell me why i have this performance counter issues.
I run EXBPA Version 2.5.7720.2 with Config: 2.9.0.1
I start EXBPA on an XP Pro (+SP2) Workstation with .NET Framework 1.1 
installed

If i make an "ConnectivityTest" (with WAN speed selected ), i get from every 
server back the critical Issue:
that the performance counters could not be received. 

"Error (The wait operation timed out) accessing perfmon counter RPC 
Operations/sec in category MSExchangeIS for instance  on server XXXXXX, 
skipping setting."

i executed this tool as Enterprise admin, so there can not be anny 
permission issues!

And if i check with perfmon tool (same user) than i can remote connect to 
all servers an can receive the MSExchangeIS\RPC Operations/sec counter.
There is no problem and i get values back.
So whats the problem of EXBPA?


THANX in advance
Robert Riegler
MCT,MCSE,MDBA,MCAD

date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 02:28:02 -0800   author:   Robert Riegler

Re: EXBPA (newest Version) Performance Counter Issue   

Hi Robert,

The 'Connectivity Test' is using the pdh library to verify counter 
accessibility. I searched around on this error string, but don't have any 
thoughts right now on what could be causing the pdh.dll (which is part of 
the OS) to return this error.

FYI - ExBPA only uses pdh when you run the 'Health/Performance Check' scan, 
so the regular 'Health Check' scan will be unaffected by this issue.

Cheers,

-- 
Paul Bowden
Program Manager
Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/analyzers

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"Robert Riegler"  wrote in message 
news:CD9D1B69-2CB2-4E5C-92A9-E6981DD1CE1D@microsoft.com...
> Hallo,
>
> Can anyone tell me why i have this performance counter issues.
> I run EXBPA Version 2.5.7720.2 with Config: 2.9.0.1
> I start EXBPA on an XP Pro (+SP2) Workstation with .NET Framework 1.1
> installed
>
> If i make an "ConnectivityTest" (with WAN speed selected ), i get from 
> every
> server back the critical Issue:
> that the performance counters could not be received.
>
> "Error (The wait operation timed out) accessing perfmon counter RPC
> Operations/sec in category MSExchangeIS for instance  on server XXXXXX,
> skipping setting."
>
> i executed this tool as Enterprise admin, so there can not be anny
> permission issues!
>
> And if i check with perfmon tool (same user) than i can remote connect to
> all servers an can receive the MSExchangeIS\RPC Operations/sec counter.
> There is no problem and i get values back.
> So whats the problem of EXBPA?
>
>
> THANX in advance
> Robert Riegler
> MCT,MCSE,MDBA,MCAD

date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 08:17:43 -0800   author:   Paul Bowden [MSFT]