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best way to get cpu/mem from windows

a212830
Champion

Hi,

What's the best way to get cpu/mem/disk info on Windows servers via Splunk. I know that there is a Windows add-on, but I'm not sure I need all that. Can it be done via the native forwarder?

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Splunk can monitor Windows performance data through the inputs.conf perfmon stanza without the Splunk for Windows Infrastructure app, see http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/Real-timeWindowsperformancemonitoring

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Splunk can monitor Windows performance data through the inputs.conf perfmon stanza without the Splunk for Windows Infrastructure app, see http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.2/Data/Real-timeWindowsperformancemonitoring

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