Perfmon - Template use and WMI

Question

Hi
This post has two parts.
1. Perfmon allows you to save a datacollection set as a template, yet i could not find any place where this can be used / imported to be used again? Is there? What are they getting at ? (the reason relates to 2.)
2. WMI - I was hoping to use the one monitor and include WMI counters as well. The default perfmon gui only shows "Hperf classes"
I found that the saved template (1.) has the counter list. I was hoping to add an entry with the path to a WMI var, e.g.   wmi(???)\Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk\AvgDiskQueueLength
>> Is this possible ?
>> Is there another way to get the WMI object "selected" in perfmon ?
Many Thanks

Answer 1

FYI - The response from Partner support
I went through your orginal post and tested in my local lab, now let's check below your questions:
1. Perfmon allows you to save a datacollection set as a template, yet i could not find any place where this can be used / imported to be used again? Is there? What are they getting at ?
A: Data Collector Set templates are stored as XML files and could be imported directly from the local hard drive or from available removable or network drives.
To import a Data Collector Set template, run the Create new Data Collector Set Wizard and click Browse in the Template Data Collector screen. Browse to the location of the XML file you want to use, select the file name, and click OK.
Note: You need to export your templates as XML file first.
2. WMI - I was hoping to use the one monitor and include WMI counters as well. The default perfmon gui only shows "Hperf classes"
I found that the saved template (1.) has the counter list. I was hoping to add an entry with the path to a WMI var, e.g. wmi(???)\Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk\AvgDiskQueueLength
>> Is this possible ?
>> Is there another way to get the WMI object "selected" in perfmon ?
A: Yes, it is possible. I suppose that the \Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk\AvgDiskQueueLength should be the same as PhysicalDisk\AvgDiskQueueLengh. You can use the corresponding Win32_PerfFormattedData class to get the pre-calculated performance data shown in System Monitor. For example, use the Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk class to get pre-calculated disk data. On our issue, we can use physical disk counter instead of Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk
For any other way to get WMI object "selected" in perfmon, from UI side, this is a by design isuse. We could not get the WMI object showed in perfmon.
More information you can refer to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394262(v=vs.85).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/aa392739(v=vs.90)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/aa392397(v=vs.90)