Authentication window is continuously appear and not accepting the credentials, FMI: Event ID: 6037

Source: LsaSrv

Type: Error

Description: The program svchost.exe with the assigned process ID 4224 could not authenticate locally by  using the target name HTTP/website.domain.com  The target name used is not valid. A target name should refer to one of the local  computer names for example the DNS host name. Try a different target name. The below settings should fix the above issue. Go to Run and type "REGEDIT" It will open the registry editior. and add the below value in the corresponding location. HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lanmanserver\parameters DisableStrictNameChecking:DWORD=1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa DisableLoopbackCheck:DWORD=1 The server must be restarted for the settings to take effect. See ME896861 for details about these  registry settings.

Converting a performance log file to CSV or BLG

This post will explain how to convert a performance log file from CSV to BLG and vice versa.

When a new user who configured performance counter and mistakely he didn't change the log file format. When we are ready to analyze the format manually on that time we will come to knew Ohh i configured in BLG format using this i can't customize my report and having lot of constraints.

To over come this yes you can convert a BLG file to CSV and vice versa CSV to BLG using the below command in Commad prompt.

For example, to convert a binary PerfMon log to a CSV file, use the command:

relog logfile.blg -f csv -o logfile.csv

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.