>From: stcheng@online.microsoft.com (Steven Cheng [MSFT])
>Organization: Microsoft
>Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 02:49:29 GMT
>Subject: RE: SharedPerformanceCounter.CreateInstance exception

>Hi Muntz,
>
>Thanks for your reply.
>
>As for the file the .NET performance counter uses, it is not a physical
>file, but a memory mapping file. Also, the actual file info is controlled
>by the .NET framework runtime which is out of our control. So far the
>settings mentioned in the reference is the suggested place to configure
the
>file size limitation.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Steven Cheng
>
>Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
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>>From: =?Utf-8?B?TXVudHo=?= <Muntz@newsgroups.nospam>
>>References: <FE2C8C2E-1DD5-447C-8DFB-90C83D8BC85A@microsoft.com>
><D$KutooqIHA.1784@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
>>Subject: RE: SharedPerformanceCounter.CreateInstance exception
>>Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:25:00 -0700
>
>>
>>Thanks very much for the prompt response SC.
>>
>>Any ideas where this file is located, to verify how large it is currently?
>>
>>"Steven Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Muntz,
>>>
>>> Regarding on the performance counter "Custom counters file view is out
>of
>>> memory" error, I've performed some research. It seems this error is
>likely
>>> to occur on some system which has many .NET managed performance counter
>>> instances created or running. Because the .NET performance counter use
>some
>>> file mapping share which has a default size limitation and if the limit
>has
>>> been exceed, such error is raised.
>>>
>>> #<performanceCounters> Element
>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229387.aspx
>>>
>>> Limits of sizes allowed:
>>> Default = 524288
>>> Max = 33554432
>>> Min = 32768
>>>
>>> You can set a new value in your machine.config file (similar to this):
>>>
>>> ======
>>> <configuration>
>>> <system.diagnostics>
>>> <performanceCounters filemappingsize="600000" />
>>> </system.diagnostics>
>>> </configuration>
>>> =================
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Steven Cheng
>>>
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>>>
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>>> >From: =?Utf-8?B?TXVudHo=?= <Muntz@newsgroups.nospam>
>>> >Subject: SharedPerformanceCounter.CreateInstance exception
>>> >Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:16:01 -0700
>>>
>>> >
>>> >We have written a SOAP Extension assembly that writes timings and
>method
>>> >counts to Performance Counter instances every time a Web Method is
>>> invoked.
>>> >This has been working stably for some years.
>>> >
>>> >Recently one one server or another we have noticed some exceptions
>coming
>>> >out of this assembly:
>>> >
>>> >System.InvalidOperationException: Custom counters file view is out of
>>> memory.
>>> > at System.Diagnostics.SharedPerformanceCounter.CreateInstance(Int32
>>> >counterNameHashCode, String counterName, Int32 instanceNameHashCode,
>String
>>> >instanceName)
>>> > at System.Diagnostics.SharedPerformanceCounter.GetCounter(String
>>> >categoryName, String counterName, String instanceName)
>>> > at System.Diagnostics.SharedPerformanceCounter..ctor(String
>>> >categoryName, String counterName, String instanceName)
>>> > at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter.Initialize()
>>> > at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter..ctor(String categoryName,
>>> >String counterName, String instanceName, Boolean readOnly)
>>> >
>>> >What is the underlying cause of this exception? Can action be taken in
>>> >advance to prevent this exception occurring again?
>>> >
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>>>
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