Initial case (working) : In an UF add to an inputs.conf (depending of if your using an app, creating local conf or default one, etc.) [perfmon://< any performance monitoring input>] counters = * < others parameters tested and correctly set> => All counters are forwarded. Objective : I want to select a list of counters to limit my Splunk license usage, and to forward & index only the required ones. Failed cases : Counters selection fails when counters name contains "-" , worse : no counters are forwarded and/or indexed => No counters is forwarded. counters = * #Host Queue - Instance State Msg Refs - Length;Host Queue - Length;Host Queue - Number of Instances;Host Queue - Suspended Msgs - Length OR counters = Host Queue - Instance State Msg Refs - Length;Host Queue - Length;Host Queue - Number of Instances;Host Queue - Suspended Msgs - Length OR counters = Host Queue \- Instance State Msg Refs \- Length;Host Queue \- Length;Host Queue \- Number of Instances;Host Queue \- Suspended Msgs \- Length OR counters = "Host Queue \- Instance State Msg Refs \- Length";"Host Queue \- Length";"Host Queue \- Number of Instances";"Host Queue \- Suspended Msgs \- Length" OR counters = "Host Queue - Instance State Msg Refs - Length";"Host Queue - Length";"Host Queue - Number of Instances";"Host Queue - Suspended Msgs - Length" OR counters = \"Host Queue \- Instance State Msg Refs \- Length\";\"Host Queue \- Length\";\"Host Queue \- Number of Instances\";\"Host Queue \- Suspended Msgs \- Length\" EDIT : Add examples If the names of the listened app counters I want were "Host Queue Instance State Msg Refs Length;Host Queue Length;Host Queue Number of Instances;Host Queue Suspended Msgs Length" instead of "Host Queue - Instance State Msg Refs - Length;Host Queue - Length;Host Queue - Number of Instances;Host Queue - Suspended Msgs - Length" The listed counters will be forwarded without any issue. ... View more