What permissions are required to allow attaching a remote performance monitor?

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  • If the server has the Windows firewall up, then ensure an exception for the Performance Logs and Alerts is enabled.

  • Your user needs to belong to the Performance Log Users, Performance Monitor Users group and the Event Log Readers group on the server (or domain).

  • Ensure the Remote Registry service is running on the server.

I think that'll do it.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Robert Kerr
    Robert Kerr almost 2 years

    I am attempting to monitor a few metrics on a domain database server (Win 2008 R2) but receiving unable to connect message when attempting to connect with the built-in Performance Monitor (Windows 7 Enterprise).

    What permissions are required to allow this? Would prefer not to grant log on locally or any type of interactive permissions.

    • Admin
      Admin about 11 years
      dangit; meant to ask this on serverfault.
    • Admin
      Admin about 11 years
      How are you attempting to connect? Just opening an ETL file from the server?
    • Admin
      Admin about 11 years
      windows performance monitor, click add button, enter server name.
    • Admin
      Admin about 11 years
      So you're trying to connect the Performance Monitor, not the Performance Analyzer, right? What is the exact error it's giving you?
    • Admin
      Admin about 11 years
      "Unable to connect to machine". I am connected to it via SQL Server Management Studio, so it's definitely live.
  • Hydrargyrum
    Hydrargyrum almost 5 years
    Does the user also need to be a member of the default Users group? Or can that be omitted?
  • Shankar
    Shankar over 4 years
    Still getting error, Source - Windows 10 Destination - Windows 2012 server Getting parameter incorrect error