Hello,

Unfortunately Google was not a good help for this problem.
My Windows Server 2012 Std dashboard turned into a beautiful red.

the only error message i can read in [All server] : "cannot get performance counter data"

It's a manageability related error but no event ID

i did the following:

In [Performance Monitor]

- [user Defined]

I deleted the "Data collector set"

I created a new one "basic" and started it

For an unknown reason it will stop a minute after

the notification flag says :refresh failed / "data collector set was not found"

How can i my sever back to the normal state and display the Dashboard in green.

Any help or clue is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Aibo

I had to recreate the "Data collector set"   with this specific EXACT name "Server Manager Performance Monitor"

The Dashboard is now green but the recording stops after a minute !

"Performance counters not started" and had to change the duration set to more than a minute !

• Edited by Round21 23 hours 44 minutes ago

I had to recreate the "Data collector set"   with this specific EXACT name "Server Manager Performance Monitor"

The Dashboard is now green but the recording stops after a minute !

"Performance counters not started" and had to change the duration set to more than a minute !

• Edited by MethodeDEV Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:17 AM
• Marked as answer by MethodeDEV 14 hours 29 minutes ago

Hi Aibi,

Did you mean that you had solved this issue by changing the duration set to more than one minute?

If not, did you create the data collector set from a template or manually? If you created it manually, which counters did you select?

Best regards,

Susie

Yes i solved my issue,

I've created the Data Collector Set from a template. "basic"
But you can chose any other templates that fit your need.

I have not tried to manually create one.

Data collector set must be named "Server Manager Performance Monitor" otherwise you'll have an warning message stating "Data Collector Set was not found"

It's a system default Data collector set and it shouldn't not be deleted especially if you want to keep your Dashboard green !

actually, you can create additional Data Collector Set  and call it by any name.

By default the timer is set to 1 minute and will stop after.

Keep in mind, there is a risk your log file gets bigger and bigger until your HD is full.

I also read somewhere you can export template in .XML and delete security IDs and import it  to a new Data Collector Set ...

I see no use of it unless you have an heavily customized template that you really need.

• Marked as answer by MethodeDEV 14 hours 29 minutes ago
• Edited by MethodeDEV 14 hours 22 minutes ago

Hi,

Good to hear that and thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Susie