in Solarwinds SAM I was getting this error when trying to check for a running Process using Solarwinds Agents + WMI<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a bit of digging I found that on the computer in question, Opening windows Performance Monitor would give the error <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unable to add these counters: The problem is that some of the WMI Querys have been disabled on the computer so will need to be reenabled Short instructions on how to fix<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open CMD as administrator Once done you should be able to use your monitor in Solarwinds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" in Solarwinds SAM I was getting this error when trying to check for a running Process using Solarwinds Agents + WMI After a bit of digging I found that on the computer in question, Opening windows Performance Monitor would give the error Unable to add these counters: \\Memory\\Available MBytes\\Memory\\% Committed Bytes In Use\\Memory\\Cache Faults\/sec\\Memory\\Cache Faults\/sec\\PhysicalDisk(*)\\%Idle … Continue reading Solarwinds – An exception occurred during polling processes. Error: Invalid class – Using WMI or RPC to poll<\/span>
\\Memory\\Available MBytes
\\Memory\\% Committed Bytes In Use
\\Memory\\Cache Faults\/sec
\\Memory\\Cache Faults\/sec
\\PhysicalDisk(*)\\%Idle Time
\\PhysicalDisk(*)\\Avg. Disk Queue Length
\\Network Interface(*)\\Bytes Total\/sec”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following this technet article : https:\/\/social.technet.microsoft.com\/wiki\/contents\/articles\/19374.windows-performance-monitor-unable-to-add-these-counters.aspx<\/a> fixed my issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CD C:\\Windows\\System32
lodctr \/r
CD C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64
lodctf \/r
lodctf \/q
This will query the Performance Metrics library’s installed on the machine
Copy this list in a notepad and check for items that are disabled
For each disabled entry you will need to run the command lodctr \/e:<provider<\/code>\u00a0name><\/code> <\/p>\n\n\n\n