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Updated Release: PAL v2.3.5 (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:56:03 GMT

Introduction

PAL v2.0 is an easy to use tool which simplifies the analysis of Microsoft Performance Monitor Logs (.blg | .csv). It generates an HTML report containing graphical charts and alerts of the performance counters using known thresholds.

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Warning: The PAL installer (MSI) will set the PowerShell execution policy to unrestricted. This will allow the execution of PowerShell scripts.

Globalization Known Issue: PAL has only been tested using an English-US locale. If you have problems using PAL v2.x, then try again using an English-US locale. This is an open source and voluntary project, so any assistance with globalization and localization is appreciated.

Big thank you to the Microsoft Premier Field Engineering (PFE) organization for the great support and feedback!

v2.3.5

Update: Checks the $Log parameter for the existance of single quotes in the path.
Missing threshold files: UMG, TMG, and two VMWare related threshold files were missing in v2.3.4. Added back.
Bug fix: The last analysis is skipped when using running with more than one thread. Fixed. Thank you to JohnPiepers for reporting this bug.

v2.3.4

New threshold file: SQL Server 2008 provided by David Pless.
Threshold file update: The System Overview threshold file was updated to include thresholds for \Process(*)\% Processor Time in relation to the number of processors.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

Released: PAL v2.3.5 (Mar 20, 2012)

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:56:03 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Update: Checks the $Log parameter for the existance of single quotes in the path.
Missing threshold files: UMG, TMG, and two VMWare related threshold files were missing in v2.3.4. Added back.
Bug fix: The last analysis is skipped when using running with more than one thread. Fixed. Thank you to JohnPiepers for reporting this bug.

v2.3.4

New threshold file: SQL Server 2008 provided by David Pless.
Threshold file update: The System Overview threshold file was updated to include thresholds for \Process(*)\% Processor Time in relation to the number of processors.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.4 (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:10:58 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: SQL Server 2008 provided by David Pless.
Threshold file update: The System Overview threshold file was updated to include thresholds for \Process(*)\% Processor Time in relation to the number of processors.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

Released: PAL v2.3.4 (мар 20, 2012)

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:10:58 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: SQL Server 2008 provided by David Pless.
Threshold file update: The System Overview threshold file was updated to include thresholds for \Process(*)\% Processor Time in relation to the number of processors.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:19:33 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Documentation fix: In the build notes, Hunter Thomas reported the bug with the Available MBytes analysis in v2.3.0.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

v2.3.2

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

Released: PAL v2.3.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:19:32 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Documentation fix: In the build notes, Hunter Thomas reported the bug with the Available MBytes analysis in v2.3.0.

v2.3.3

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

v2.3.2

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:51:53 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

v2.3.2

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

Released: PAL v2.3.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:51:53 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: TMG 2010 (TMG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: UAG 2010 (UAG2010.xml) added by Zbigniew Kukowski (Zbigniew.Kukowski@microsoft.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View Connection Server Performance (PALVMwareViewVDM.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
New threshold file: VMWare View PCoIP and Guest Performance (PALVMwareViewPCoIP.xml) by Josh Townsend (josh@vmtoday.com).
Threshold file update: Quick System Overview was updated. A new disk analysis which takes the IO size into consideration (Avg. Disk sec/64KB Read and Avg. Disk sec/64KB Write) added. A new counter analysis called \Memory\Long-Term Average Standby Cache Lifetime (s) was added which helps with low physical memory conditions - this new counter exists on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 computers only. Processor Information counters added.
Bug fix: The time range restriction control failed to process counter logs with a one or more spaces in their path. Fixed.

v2.3.2

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.2 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:52:15 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

v2.3.1

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

Released: PAL v2.3.2 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:52:15 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

v2.3.1

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.2 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:13:03 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

v2.3.1

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

Released: PAL v2.3.2 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:13:03 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Bug Fix: Some of the counter instances were missing in the charts. Fixed.
Report change: All of the counter instances are now sorted alphabetically.
Report change: The "Global" counter instances in the .NET CLR counter objects are moved to their own chart similar to the "_Total" counter instances.
Bug Fix: The Y axis labels for the Avg. Disk sec/Read and Avg. Disk Sec/Write performance counters were blank when doing a multi-threaded analysis. This has been fixed.

v2.3.1

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:54:20 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

Released: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (мар 20, 2012)

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:54:20 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:15:19 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Threshold file update: The SQL Server threshold file was significantly updated by David Pless. SQLServer.xml replaced by SQLServer2008R2New2.xml. Thank you, David!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

Released: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (мар 20, 2012)

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:15:18 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New threshold file: Jeff Stokes (Microsoft PFE) created a VMWare threshold file. This threshold file is now inherited from the System Overview threshold file. Thank you, Jeff!
Threshold file update: The SQL Server threshold file was significantly updated by David Pless. SQLServer.xml replaced by SQLServer2008R2New2.xml. Thank you, David!
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

Updated Release: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:52:46 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Threshold file update: The SQL Server threshold file was significantly updated by David Pless. SQLServer.xml replaced by SQLServer2008R2New2.xml.
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

v2.2

New feature: SQL Server named instances can be specified during the export of a threshold file to a templates (xml, htm, or txt).
Threshold file update: Removed the DPC rate thresholds from QuickSystemOveview.xml.
Bug Fix: Fixed another date time error.
Report change: When the background of a table cell is red,

Released: PAL v2.3.1 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:52:46 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Threshold file update: The SQL Server threshold file was significantly updated by David Pless. SQLServer.xml replaced by SQLServer2008R2New2.xml.
Bug Fix: The export threshold file to perfmon log template function only prompts when SQL Server counters are present now.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the date time restriction is not working correctly. This was because the AM PM was being ignored by Relog.exe.
Threshold file update: Cluster CSV, Dynamic Memory, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Virtual Switch Processor, and NUMA Node Memory Available counters added. Exported templates from this threshold file have to have the pointer to wdc.dll removed in order to work on Core edition of Windows Server.
Bug Fix: The blank entries in the threshold file inheritance list in the PAL Wizard has been fixed.
Known bug: When using multi-threaded processing, some of the charts show an incorrect scale.

v2.3

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

v2.2

New feature: SQL Server named instances can be specified during the export of a threshold file to a templates (xml, htm, or txt).
Threshold file update: Removed the DPC rate thresholds from QuickSystemOveview.xml.
Bug Fix: Fixed another date time error.
Report change: When the background of a table cell is red,

Updated Release: PAL v2.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

ClintH — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:10:58 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

v2.2

New feature: SQL Server named instances can be specified during the export of a threshold file to a templates (xml, htm, or txt).
Threshold file update: Removed the DPC rate thresholds from QuickSystemOveview.xml.
Bug Fix: Fixed another date time error.
Report change: When the background of a table cell is red, then the font is changed to white.
New Threshold File: Dynamics AX 2012 AOS and WCF (RTM) added by Dick Wenning.

Released: PAL v2.3 (multi-threaded version) (Mar 20, 2012)

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:10:58 GMT

Introduction

Usage

Execute the the PAL icon in your Start Programs menu or run the PAL.ps1 script from a PowerShell.

Installation

Tested only on Windows 7, but should work on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Run the PAL setup MSI file that ships in the zip file at http://pal.codeplex.com.

Required Products (free and public):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (already on Windows 7) (full package - no internet access required) http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=130f7986-bf49-4fe5-9ca8-910ae6ea442c&DisplayLang=en

PowerShell v2.0 (Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)) (already on Windows 7) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

New feature: Added an optional "multi-threading" feature. Big "thank you" to Horacio Mauricio for contributing the bulk of the code for this feature. This feature is not really multi-threaded, but will create multiple PowerShell sessions effectively making it multi-threaded at the cost of additional memory and CPU usage. We generally see about 2x faster processing of log files. Default behavior is single session (single-threaded). Set the number of threads in the execution settings in the PAL Wizard or set the parameter NumberOfThreads to a value greater than 1.
Threshold file fix: The Available MBytes analysis in the QuickSystemOverview.xml file failed to properly resolve the $TotalMemory question variable. Fixed. Thank you to Thomas Hunter for reporting this bug.
Threshold file fix: The VMWare.xml threshold file did not have the proper PALVERSION attribute and failed with "not compatible". Fixed.
Bug fix: Fixed the error: "The term 'IsGreaterThanZero' is not recognized...". This was induced by the new multi-threading feature.

v2.2

New feature: SQL Server named instances can be specified during the export of a threshold file to a templates (xml, htm, or txt).
Threshold file update: Removed the DPC rate thresholds from QuickSystemOveview.xml.
Bug Fix: Fixed another date time error.
Report change: When the background of a table cell is red, then the font is changed to white.
New Threshold File: Dynamics AX 2012 AOS and WCF (RTM) added by Dick Wenning.