VMS Performance Counters

How to enable Performance Counters

VMS Recorder

Open System Manager
Double click server Diagnostic
Go to Camera load -tab
Click refresh-button to enable VMS Recorder counters

Or you can make this via DVRServer.exe.config

Stop DVRServer using Windows Services application
Go to DVR Server installation folder
- Default installation folder C:\Program Files\DVMS\DVR
Open DVRServer.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save DVRServer.exe.config file
Start DVRServer using Windows Services application

SM Server

Stop SMServer using Windows Services application
Go to SM Server installation folder
- Default installation folder C:\Program Files\DVMS\SystemManagement
Open SMServer.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save SMServer.exe.config file
Start SMServer using Windows Services application

System Manager

Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\DVMS\systemmanager\9.6.1\127.0.0.100_5008
- 9.6.1 → Open that version which System Manager you are using
- 127.0.0.100_5008 → Open that server folder where System Manager is connected
Open SystemManager.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save SystemManager.exe.config file
Run Spotter using Run As Administrator rights

Spotter

Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\DVMS\spotter\9.6.1\127.0.0.100_5008
- 9.6.1 → Open that version which Spotter you are using
- 127.0.0.100_5008 → Open that server folder where Spotter is connected
Open Spotter.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save Spotter.exe.config file
Run Spotter using Run As Administrator rights

Gateway

Stop DVMSGatewayService using Windows Services application
Go to Gateway installation folder
- Default installation folder C:\Program Files\DVMS\Gateway
Open ServiceLauncher.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save ServiceLauncher.exe.config file
Start DVMSGatewayService using Windows Services application

Spotter Web

Create new user which has administrator rights
- Example SpotterWebAdmin
Go to Spotter Web installation folder
- Default C:\inetpub\SpotterWeb
Open Web.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save Web.config file
Open IIS Manager
Stop SpotterWeb site
- Under "Sites" selection, click "SpotterWeb site," and from the menu that opens by right mouse click, select "Manage Website" and click "Stop."
Change the SpotterWeb application pool identity.
- Click "Application Pools"
- Click "SpotterWeb Site"
- Click "Advanced Settings..."
- From "Advanced Settings" dialog, select "Identity" and change its value to "LocalSystem" (this will work if the currently logged in user is administrator. Otherwise select custom user account)
- Accept the changes
Start SpotterWeb site
- Under "Sites" selection, click "SpotterWeb site" and from the menu that opens by right mouse click, select "Manage Website" and click "Start"

Media Exporter

Go to Media Exported folder
- Default is same place where is Spotter
- Example C:\Users\dvr\AppData\Roaming\DVMS\spotter\9.6.1\127.0.0.100_5008
- 9.6.1 → Open that version which Spotter you are using
- 127.0.0.100_5008 → Open that server folder where Spotter is connected
Open MediaExporter.exe.config file in example Notepad++

Find section

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="False" />

Change this to True

CODE

<add key="PerformanceMonitoring" value="True" />

Save MediaExporter.exe.config file

How to open Performance Monitor application

Open Performance Monitor application from Windows Start-menu
This open Performance Monitor application
Performance Monitor
When application is open, you can use red X -button remove default Counter
Now you can use green + -button to add wanted VMS Recorder/Spotter Performance Counters and use them to troubleshooting system.
- Performance Counters start with DVMS name

Mirasys VMS Performance Counters

VMS Recorder

VMS Video Processing

Counter name	Description
Realtime items to be sent to clients / sec	How many realtime items are added to network send queue (potentially send to network)
Realtime items skipped from client send / sec	How many realtime items are skipped from network send queue
Recording video frames captured / sec	Number of frames captured in a second for Recording channel
Live video frames captured / sec	Number of frames captured in a second for Live channel
Remote video frames captured / sec	Number of frames captured in a second for Remote channel
Video frames recorded to file system / sec	Number of frames actually recorded in a second
Video frame queue size	Amount of frames waiting in processing queue
Average video frame processing time (msec)	Average processing time of captured video frames. Measured in milliseconds
Average video frame interval (ms)	The average interval between captured video frames. Measured in milliseconds. This counter was added to 7.0 version.
Average video frame size	The average size of captured video frames. Measured in bytes.
Video cache flush interval	Interval between filesystem video frame cache flushes. Measured in milliseconds
Average video frame decompression time (msec)	Average decompression time of captured video frames. Measured in milliseconds
Average video frame resize time (msec)	Average resize time of captured video frames. Measured in milliseconds
Average video frame compression time (msec)	Average compression time of captured video frames. Measured in milliseconds
Metadata conversion time (msec)	How many milliseconds did it take to convert metadata to Mirasys metadata format
Meta data write time (msec)	How many milliseconds did it take to write metadata to database
Meta data deletion time (msec)	How many milliseconds did it take to delete fixed number (10 or 15) of rows from metadata database
Plate number detection time (msec)	How many milliseconds did it take to perform plate number detection
Video content analysis time (msec)	How many milliseconds did it take to perform video content analysis

DVMS Memory Management

Counter name	Description
Memory: buffers in use	Amount of memory buffers allocated and in use
Memory: Memory buffer allocations / sec	How many memory buffers were allocated in a second
Memory: buffers not in use	Amount of memory buffers allocated but not in use
Memory: Number of free memory	Number of free memory
Memory: free	Memory free
Memory: Number of used memory	Number of used memory
Memory: used	Memory used
Memory: unusable	Memory unusable
Memory: Number of managed memory buffers in use	How many managed memory buffers are currently in use
Memory: Number of available managed memory buffers	How many managed memory buffers are currently in reserve
Memory: Number of buffers allocated / second	Number of buffers allocated per second.
Memory: Number of buffers freed / second	Number of buffers freed per second.
Memory: Number of free memory pages	Number of free memory pages.
Memory: Number of free memory segments	Number of free memory segments.
Memory: Amount of free page memory	Amount of free page memory.
Memory: Amount of free segment memory	Amount of free segment memory.
Memory: Number of used memory pages	Number of used memory pages.
Memory: Number of used memory segments	Number of used memory segments.
Memory: Amount of used page memory	Amount of used page memory.
Memory: Amount of used segment memory	Amount of used segment memory.
Memory: Amount of unusable page memory	Amount of unusable page memory.
Memory: Amount of unusable segment memory	Amount of unusable segment memory.
Memory: Amount of total used memory	Amount of total used memory.

DVMS File storage

Counter name	Description
File Storage load MB / sec	Amount of written data in Mb per second

SM Server

Average Count of Recorder Events

Counter name	Description
ClientDroppedEvent events / second	Number of dropped client events per second.
ClientRegisteredEvent events / second	Number of registered client events per second.
DVMSLicenseEvent events / second	Number of DVMS license events per second.
DvrAlarmEvent events / second	Number of DVR alarm events per second.
DvrArchiveFailedEvent events / second	Number of failed DVR archive events per second.
DvrCameraSignalStateEvent events / second	Number of DVR camera signal state events per second.
DVRDataSignalStateEvent events / second	Number of DVR data signal state events per second.
DvrDigitalIOEvent events / second	Number of DVR digital I/O events per second.
DvrDomeEvent events / second	Number of DVR dome camera events per second.
DvrFileSystemAllDisksFailedEvent events / second	Number of all disks failed events per second.
DvrFileSystemDiskFailureEvent events / second	Number of disk failure events per second.
DvrFileSystemDiskFailureRecoveryEvent events / second	Number of disk failure recovery events per second.
DvrFileSystemInitializedEvent events / second	Number of initialized File system events per second.
DvrFileSystemLoadAudioAlarmChannelEvent events / second	Number of load audio alarm channel events per second.
DvrFileSystemLoadAudioChannelEvent events / second	Number of load audio channel events per second.
DvrFileSystemLoadVideoAlarmChannelEvent events / second	Number of load video alarm channel events per second.
DvrFileSystemLoadVideoChannelEvent events / second	Number of load video channel events per second.
DvrInsufficientDiskSpaceEvent events / second	Number of insufficient disk space events per second.
DVRKeepAlive events / second	Number of DVR keep alive events per second.
DvrLicenseUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated DVR license events per second.
DvrMapNetworkDirectoryFailure events / second	Number of map network directory failure events per second.
DvrMotionEvent events / second	Number of motion events per second.
DvrSettingsUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated settings events per second.
DvrSMServerConnectionEvent events / second	Number of SM server connection events per second.
DvrUpdateSettingsEvent events / second	Number of update settings events per second.
DvrVideoOutBaseEvent events / second	Number of video output events per second.
LicenseUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated license events per second.
ServerCheckFailed events / second	Number of failed server check events per second.
SMKeepAlive events / second	Number of SM server keep alive events per second.
SMLicenseUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated SM license events per second.
SystemDataUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated system data events per second.
UserDataUpdatedEvent events / second	Number of updated user data events per second.
WatchdogEvent events / second	Number of watchdog events per second.

Average Lifetime of Recorder Events

Counter name	Description
ClientDroppedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of dropped client events in milliseconds.
ClientRegisteredEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of registered client events in milliseconds.
DVMSLicenseEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVMS license events in milliseconds.
DvrAlarmEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR alarm events in milliseconds.
DvrArchiveFailedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of failed DVR archive events in milliseconds.
DvrCameraSignalStateEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR camera signal state events in milliseconds.
DVRDataSignalStateEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR data signal state events in milliseconds.
DvrDigitalIOEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR digital I/O events in milliseconds.
DvrDomeEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR dome camera events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemAllDisksFailedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of all disks failed events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemDiskFailureEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of disk failure events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemDiskFailureRecoveryEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of disk failure recovery events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemInitializedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of initialized File system events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemLoadAudioAlarmChannelEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of load audio alarm channel events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemLoadAudioChannelEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of load audio channel events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemLoadVideoAlarmChannelEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of load video alarm channel events in milliseconds.
DvrFileSystemLoadVideoChannelEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of load video channel events in milliseconds.
DvrInsufficientDiskSpaceEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of insufficient disk space events in milliseconds.
DVRKeepAlive lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of DVR keep alive events in milliseconds.
DvrLicenseUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated DVR license events in milliseconds.
DvrMapNetworkDirectoryFailure lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of map network directory failure events in milliseconds.
DvrMotionEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of motion events in milliseconds.
DvrSettingsUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated settings events in milliseconds.
DvrSMServerConnectionEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of SM server connection events in milliseconds.
DvrUpdateSettingsEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of update settings events in milliseconds.
DvrVideoOutBaseEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of video output events in milliseconds.
LicenseUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated license events in milliseconds.
ServerCheckFailed lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of failed server check events in milliseconds.
SMKeepAlive lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of SM server keep alive events in milliseconds.
SMLicenseUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated SM license events in milliseconds.
SystemDataUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated system data events in milliseconds.
UserDataUpdatedEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of updated user data events in milliseconds.
WatchdogEvent lifetime in ms	Average lifetime of watchdog events in milliseconds.

SMServer Internal Queues

Counter name	Description
Total number of events in recorder queues	Total number of events in recorder queues.
Total number of events in client queue	Total number of events in client queue.

System Manager

Counter name	Description
Number of buffers in use	How many memory buffers are currently in use.
Number of available buffers	How many memory buffers are currently in reserve.

Spotter

Counter name	Description
Number of realtime video images / second received from network	Number of realtime video images received from network per second
Number of realtime video images / second skipped before decompression	Number of realtime video images skipped right after receiving them from network
Number of realtime video images / second decompressed	Number of realtime video images decompressed per second
Number of realtime video images / second operated	Number of realtime video images decoded and resized per second
Total number of realtime video images / second sent to screen	Number of realtime video images sent to UI per second
Video image decompression time (ms)	Average video image decompression time in milliseconds
Video image operations time (ms)	Average video image decoding and resizing time in milliseconds
Number of playback video images / second received from network	Number of playback video images received from network per second
Number of playback video images / second decompressed	Number of playback video images decompressed per second
UI: Number of images received / second	Number of video images received in UI per second
UI: Number of images skipped / second	Number of video images skipped in UI per second
UI: Number of images received in UI thread / second	Number of video images received in UI thread per second
UI: Number of images written to surface / second	Number of video images written to display surface per second
UI: Image surface write time (ms)	Average image surface write time in milliseconds
UI: Off-screen drawings / second	Number of video drawings to back buffer per seconds
UI: Off-screen draw time (ms	Average back buffer draw time in milliseconds
UI: Video renderings / second	Number of video renderings per second
UI: Video rendering time (ms)	Average video rendering time in milliseconds

Gateway

General

Counter name	Description
Number of active user sessions	The number of active Gateway sessions
Number of image conversions / second	The number of images converted to JPEG.
Number of images sent over the network / second	The number of JPEG images sent to all clients

Realtime video streaming

Counter name	Description
Realtime video streaming
Image realtime stream count	The number of realtime video streams opened in the Gateway.
Image realtime stream on skipping state count	The number of realtime video streams that are currently skipping images.
Number of images received from network / second	The number of realtime images received by the Gateway from the recorders.
Number of images received and skipped from network / second	The number of realtime images received and skipped by the Gateway.

Memory

Counter name	Description
Number of buffers in use	How many memory buffers are currently in use.
Number of available buffers	How many memory buffers are currently in reserve.

Media Exporter

Counter name	Description
Number of exported video samples / second	How many images were exported in a second.
Video sample write time in seconds	How many seconds did it take to write an image to a media file.
Video sample conversion time in seconds	How many seconds did it take to convert an image to write format.
Number of exported audio samples / second	How many audio samples were exported in a second.
Audio sample write time in seconds	How many seconds did it take to write an audio sample to a media file.
Number of exported text samples / second	How many text samples were exported in a second.
Text sample write time in seconds	How many seconds did it take to write a text sample to a media file.
Input queue count	How many items are in a queue waiting to be written to a media file.
Input queue data size MB	How much memory (MB) is used for input queue items.