Making a graph chart for Performance counter log file

Making a graph for Performance Counter which captured in CSV file Using PAL tool.

You can download the PAL in the following website http://pal.codeplex.com/

After downloaded the tool from codeplex just install the same in the machine.

Go to start and open the PAL icon look like the below one which highlighted with yellow border.

 

After opening a PAL tool you will get a Welcome like below. Give next.

 

Just provide an input of Performance Counter log file like below, You can specific time frame which you required.

 

By default the PAL development team itself providing template of Threshold for each every attribute like CPU, Memory, Disk, W3WP and etc..

If you have any defined Threshold file then using the same in the below tab window you can uploaded it.

 

If you are using default threshold file template then answer the below simple questions.

 

Just select Process all of the Counters in the counter log. (Else it will generate the graph for basic parameters like CPU, Memory).

 

Choose where do you required to place the output file (HTML or XML format).

 

Review your things which you provided before once again in Queue tab (Summary of Configuration which you did in earlier steps in PAL tool).

 

Click Finish button, It will open the Command prompt and generate the Reports it will take minimum 1 minutes for 1 day log to complete the reports. Once you got successful message then automatically HTML file will open in your default browser.

Note: You should install Chart controls in the machine where you installed the PAL tool.