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Q183864: Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit Perfm.bat Error

Article: Q183864
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When running the Perfm.bat batch file from the Windows NT resource kit to
install SNMP Performance Monitor Agent Extensions, you may receive the error:

  Unable to open 'C:\NTRESKIT\LMMIB2MIB'

Also, the Mib.bin file created by this batch file is incorrectly only 23 bytes
and Snmputil.exe queries may not work properly.

CAUSE
=====

The batch Perfm.bat file supplied with the Windows NT resource kit to
automatically install SNMP Performance Monitor Agent Extensions has various
typos and errors that cause it to fail.

RESOLUTION
==========

The following batch file, if run from the NTReskit directory at an MS-DOS prompt
inside of Windows NT, should create the correct Mib.bin file and add the
Performance Counter Agent Extensions correctly:

     @echo off
     echo "Creating perfmib....."
     @echo on
     perf2mib perfmib.mib perfmib.ini memory 1 memory processor 2 CPU
     "Network   Segment" 3 net PhysicalDisk 4 disk
     @echo off
     echo "Compiling perfmib"
     @echo on
     mibcc -omib.bin -n -t -w2 SMI.MIB LMMIB2.MIB mib_ii.mib perfmib.mib

     @echo off
     echo "Stopping snmp service"
     @echo on
     net stop snmp

     @echo off
     echo "Saving old mib to mib.old...."
     @echo on
     move %systemroot%\system32\mib.bin %systemroot%\system32\mib.old

     @echo off
     echo "Copying perfmib files from NTResKit to system32"
     @echo on
     copy perfmib.dll %systemroot%\system32\perfmib.dll
     copy perfmib.ini %systemroot%\system32\perfmib.ini
     copy mib.bin %systemroot%\system32\mib.bin

     @echo off
     echo "Registering new Mibs"
     @echo on
     regini perfmib.reg

     @echo off
     echo "Restarting SNMP Service"
     @echo on
     net start snmp

NOTE: If the SNMP Service causes an access violation when it restarts, restart
the computer.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the resource kits for Microsoft
NT Server 4.0 and Workstation 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
================

To test the results of the batch file above, try the following command using the
Snmputil.exe utility from the Windows NT resource kit:

SNMPUTIL get <agent> <community>

.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.microsoft.software.1.3.1.1.1.1.0

The results should look similar to the following:

>snmputil get <agent / computernmae> <communtiy>

.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.microsoft.software.1.3.1.1.1.1.0

  Variable =

.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.microsoft.software.1.3.1.1.1.1.0

  Value    = INTEGER - 757760

The above example is the "memory free" OID.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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