Monitoring Cache Server Counters using PerfMon

NCache publishes cache server counters in PerfMon under the category NCache. This category has all the counters related to the cache server.

Prerequisites to Monitor Cache Server Counters Using PerfMon

Make sure the NCache Service is started. If it is not, proceed with the following:

In PowerShell, enter the following command:

Start-Service -Name NCacheSvc

For .NET Core, make sure that you run NCache Service as an administrator. Here are the steps to do so:

Open the Services Window and look for NCache in the list.
Right click on NCacheSvc from the list and choose Properties.
Go to the Log On tab and click on the Browse button.
In the object name field, type Administrator and click on the Check Names button.
It will pick the appropriate Administrator, then click OK.
Now, set a Password and click OK.
Right click on the NCache Service and choose the Restart option. Now your service will start running as Administrator.
Ensure your caches are running.

Follow the steps given below to monitor the NCache counters through the PerfMon tool:

Press the WINDOWS + R keys on your keyboard or click on the Windows start menu and then type PerfMon and press ENTER key.
PerfMon tool opens up. Click on the Performance Monitor under Monitoring Tools.

Performance Monitor

Click on the cross (X) button to remove the default counter which is already added to it. Then click on the plus (+) button to open the Add Counters dialog box.

Add Monitoring Counters

Using the vertical slider of the available counters list box, scroll upward to find the NCache category.

List of NCache Counters

Click on the down arrowhead icon to expand the NCache category. All of its counters are listed under it. Select the required counters from this list like this:

Counters under NCache Category

All of the current running caches (and replicas of caches) appear inside of Instances of selected objects list box.
Select the required instance or simply click on the < All instances > and click on the Add > > button.
All of the selected counters (selected in step 5) for all the selected instances of caches appear in the Added counters list box on the right side.

List of Added Counters

Click OK. All of the selected counters will appear in the PerfMon tool like this:

Confirm Added Counters

You can also change the view of PerfMon from Report view to Line view.
Click on the Line option in the drop-down menu. This changes the PerfMon view from Report to Line. In Line view, counter values are displayed in the form of a continuous graph, like this:

Report View for PerfMon Counters