Windows Server 2012 Cheatsheet

Quickly reference counter paths and powershell cmdlets for monitoring Windows Server 2012.

Operating systems monitor resources continuously in order to effectively schedule processes. However, surfacing that data for your own Windows Server 2012 monitoring or analytics is not always easy.

With Datadog’s handy cheatsheet, you’ll learn how to:

• Query performance counters with powershell
• Programmatically track running services
• Query the Event Log from the command line
• Explore key Windows Server 2012 metrics with Datadog