| | What are the exact requirements for remote performance monitoring
| from one XP workstation to another XP workstation? I'd like to keep a
| display of the CPU monitors of several machines available from a main
| machine, but I'm reading various requirements......C:/ drives must be
| shared, registry hives that must be shared....etc.
|
| Does anyone know the real minimum requirements? I'd like to do this
| without having all the permissions set to admin if possible.....?
The following works for me on my "network": Two Windows XP Professional
computers networked together in a workgroup setting. On both computer's
a "LimitedUser" is logged on. Not sure if it will work for you in your
particular computing environment, but it is easy enough to try.
Copy and paste the following HTML into Notepad and save it as a
Web Page (with an extension: htm )
Open the Web Page, right-click somewhere in the control and choose
Properties. On the Data tab click the Add button. Click "Select counters
from computer" and type in the Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
name, such as \\MyLogServer, of the remote computer.
Under "Select counters from list" click the Add button. (By default the
following should be selected, but if not add the Performance Object
named Processor and the Counter: % Processor Time _Total.) Click
the Close, then Apply, then OK button.
If necessary click the red "Freeze Display" button to unfreeze the display.
Notice in the Legend that the remote computer's name appears under the
column titled: Computer.
<HTML>
<BODY>
<OBJECT classid="clsid:C4D2D8E0-D1DD-11CE-940F-008029004347"width=800 height=500>
</OBJECT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
For more information about "Integrating the System Monitor Control into
Office and Other Applications". And about the "Security Issues" regarding
collecting data with Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc), search the
following Microsoft Windows Resource Kit Chapter Online for the words
in double-quotes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit
Chapter 27 - Overview of Performance Monitoring
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../professional/reskit/en-us/part6/proch27.mspx