I want to config my "Data Collector Set" to create a new log file each day instead of appending logs from this day to existing log file. I configured the schedule to run every day at specific time, and also started it manually but it does not create new log for each new day.
Windows – Configure Windows Server Performance Monitor to create new log for every day
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In my experience running data collector sets is safe, the main thing to keep an eye on is how much data you are generating. It really just depends on what you are looking for, but there are three ways to control how much data is collected:
- The Number of counters you monitor
- How long you let the collector run for
- The "Sample Interval" the properties for the data collector (i.e. if you collect every 30 seconds, that is only 2 observations per minute.)
If you need a high resolution view of performance, you would be better off scheduling it every so often with a high sample interval. If you only need an aggregate overview of the day, you might want to go with something like one sample every few minutes. You can also set the maximum size of the data collected, but I would view that more as a safety net.
They can also be sent to SQL if you want to take off some of the data writing load. I believe choosing something like the binary format would take less space than something like csv.
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To have onr file per day, you can do like this. On my server I store on file per day during 7 days. It deletes the oldest files.
In the properties of yours performances counters :
You can prefix the name of your file and select his format like this example.
And in the properties of your collector, you must select Restart the data set (sorry my interface is in french, you can see the image below) and select the duration of the task :
To delete the oldest logs, you can go the Task tab and create a job for that. It's the default paramters of Windows :
After all, you mus restart yours counters to apply yours modifications.
good luck!