Windows Performance Counter "Private Bytes"

[atr]

Hi folks
I would like to add a Windows Performance Counter to Checkmk as a service (to check a web application for memory leaks).
In perfmon the counter looks like this:

To find out the id and name:

PS C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent> Get-PerformanceCounter | Where-Object {$_.CounterName -like 'private *'}

CounterID CounterName
--------- -----------
      186 Private Bytes

I followed the guides mentioned here: Windows Performance Counters - Checkmk Knowledge Base - Checkmk Knowledge Base

In the bakery i set this:

Checking the client, I see following output:

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\checkmk\service> .\check_mk_agent.exe showconfig winperf

# Environment Variables:
# MK_LOCALDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\local"
# MK_STATEDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\state"
# MK_PLUGINSDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\plugins"
# MK_TEMPDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\tmp"
# MK_LOGDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\log"
# MK_CONFDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\config"
# MK_SPOOLDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\spool"
# MK_INSTALLDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\install"
# MK_MSI_PATH="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\update"
# MK_MODULESDIR="C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\modules"
# Loaded Config Files:
# system: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\checkmk\service\check_mk.yml'
# bakery: 'C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\bakery'
# user  : 'C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\check_mk.user.yml'

# winperf

enabled: true
exe: agent
trace: no
fork: yes
prefix: winperf
timeout: 10
counters:
  - 234: phydisk
  - 510: if
  - 238: processor
  - 186: private_bytes
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\checkmk\service>

I have no customizations in der check_mk.user.yml.
When I make a “Full service scan”, no new service is recognized.
Checking the local output on the client does not show up a new section.

Is it possible to monitor this perfom counter “Private Bytes” for the process w3wp.exe?
How/where can i configure the client to show the result in a new own section?

[cjcox (Christopher Cox)]

Maybe this will help? https://endlessnow.com/ten/Video/checkmk_winperf-sm.mp4

[atr]

For those that are interested in the same topic, here the solution that worked for us:
private_bytes is a winperf subvalue of “process” - so I had to add 230 as the id, to catch the whole processes. Comnet has made an extension for us, so we can define the process name “w3wp” to show up in checkmk.
Greets, Andrea