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Installing and viewing Domino as a Performance Monitor counter (sidebar)
This section lists the steps for installing and viewing Domino in the Windows NT Performance Monitor.

Installing Domino as a Performance Monitor counter
To install the Domino Performance Monitor components:

Run the Domino Install program again and click the Customize button.
Make sure that the install paths are the same as for the original server install.
De-select all install options except for "Notes Performance Monitor." This allows you to install only the Performance Monitor components.
After the Install program completes, restart the server.
Type the following command from the program directory on the server:

notesreg.bat directory

where directory is the full path to the program directory. For example:

notesreg.bat C:\notes

Viewing Domino statistics in the Performance Monitor
To view your Domino statistics in the Performance Monitor:

Open the Performance Monitor by going to the Windows NT Start menu and choosing Programs - Administrative Tools - Performance Monitor, or type the following command at the system prompt:

start perfmon
Choose View - Chart, and then Edit - Add To Chart.
In the Object box, select Lotus Notes.
In the Instances box, select the Domino statistics you want to include in a chart, then click Add. Repeat for each statistic you want to add.

If no Domino statistics appear as instances in the Performance Monitor, initialize the statistics on the server -- for example, type Show Stat at the server console, or let the server run a few more minutes. The Lotus Notes option does not appear until the Domino server loads. Domino statistics do not appear as instances in the Performance Monitor until Domino or an add-in program assigns or updates a statistic.

Note: If you experience difficulty viewing the Lotus Notes object, or if after loading the Lotus Notes object, you cannot find it in the Performance Monitor, remove the installed Lotus Notes object by entering the command unlodctr notestat. Then, run the above notesreg.bat command again.