MIPERF.BAT: Add MIF File Counters to Performance Monitor

MIPERF adds a new set of counters to Performance Monitor. These counters monitor the number of MIF files being processed by the dataloader.

The name of the new Performance Monitor object is SMS_MIFS. Look at the Explain text in Performance Monitor for a definition of the counters.

MIPERF must be run on the computer running the SMS site services.

The New Mifs counter can only be displayed using the Performance Monitor in Windows NT 4.0 or later. Total Mifs works with any Performance Monitor.
The Total Mifs number is stored once per server, which means that when you first open a counter for Total Mifs, it starts at 0 and counts up. If you start a second instance of Performance Monitor, it starts with the number that was last shown in the first instance of Performance Monitor. If you close all instances of Performance Monitor, then start the Total Mifs counter again, it starts from 0 again.
The counters work by reading the log file, so if you turn off tracing for the dataloader, the counters no longer work.
Some MIF files (such as usergroup MIF files) contain multiple "MIF files" per file; that is, If you have 100 user groups, the dataloader reports 100 machines processed while it processes this MIF file. The counter then shows this as 100 MIF files processed.
Despite these limitations, this counter presents a reasonable view of the performance of the dataloader if used over a period of days.

To remove this software, run the following command (unlodctr is provided with Windows NT):

unlodctr SMS_Mifs

Do not simply delete the registry keys; you could lose other Performance Monitor counters.

Alpha, x86

MIPERF.DLL
SMSPERF.DLL

The following files are required for installing the SMS_MIFS counter, but can be removed after installation:

MIPERF.BAT
MICTRNM.H
MI.INI

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