logman create cfg
Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Create a configuration data collector.
For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Syntax
logman create cfg <[-n] <name>> [options]
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
/? |
Displays context-sensitive help. |
-s <computer name> |
Perform the command on the specified remote computer. |
-config <value> |
Specifies the settings file containing command options. |
[-n] <name> |
Name of the target object. |
-f <bin|bincirc|csv|tsv|sql> |
Specifies the log format for the data collector. |
-[-]u <user [password]> |
Specifies the user to Run As. Entering a * for the password produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. |
-m <[start] [stop] [[start] [stop] [...]]> |
Change to manual start or stop instead of a scheduled begin or end time. |
-rf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Run the data collector for the specified period of time. |
-b <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
Begin collecting data at the specified time. |
-e <M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss[AM|PM]> |
End data collection at the specified time. |
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
Specifies the sample interval for performance counter data collectors. |
-o <path|dsn!log> |
Specifies the output log file or the DSN and log set name in a SQL database. |
-[-]r |
Repeat the data collector daily at the specified begin and end times. |
-[-]a |
Append to an existing log file. |
-[-]ow |
Overwrite an existing log file. |
-[-]v <nnnnnn|mmddhhmm> |
Attach file versioning information to the end of the log file name. |
-[-]rc <task> |
Run the command specified each time the log is closed. |
-[-]max <value> |
Maximum log file size in MB or maximum number of records for SQL logs. |
-[-]cnf <[[hh:]mm:]ss> |
When time is specified, create a new file when the specified time has elapsed. When time is not specified, create a new file when the maximum size is exceeded. |
-y |
Answer yes to all questions without prompting. |
-[-]ni |
Enable (-ni) or disable (--ni) network interface query. |
-reg <path [path [...]]> |
Specifies registry value(s) to collect. |
-mgt <query [query [...]]> |
Specifies WMI object(s) to collect using SQL query language. |
-ftc <path [path [...]]> |
Specifies the full path to the file(s) to collect. |
Remarks
Where [-] is listed, an extra - negates the option.
Examples
The following command creates a configuration data collector called cfg_log using the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVerion\.
logman create cfg cfg_log -reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVerion\\"
The following command creates a configuration data collector called cfg_log that records all WMI objects from root\wmi in the database column MSNdis_VendorDriverVersion.
logman create cfg cfg_log -mgt "root\wmi:SELECT * FROM MSNdis_VendorDriverVersion"