PAL version 2.0 has officially been released on Codeplex by Clint Huffman. If you are not familiar with the project PAL is short for Performance Analysis Of Logs Tool. The tool reads performance monitor counter logs and analyzes them using known threshold limits. Some of the features of 2.0 are an easy GUI interface for creating threshold files, HTML basted reports, and performance analysis that changes based on the computers role.
The main change in PAL 2.0 is that it is based on Powershell. You can run it on any current Microsoft Operating System that has PowerShell v2.0, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, and Microsoft chart controls for .NET Framework 3.5 installed.
If you are an IT PRO or just somebody interested in performance analysis please check out this latest release. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. If you like the tool please drop the Codeplex site and let Clint know that you appreciate the tool.
PAL Codeplex Site
http://pal.codeplex.com/
PAL 2.0 has recently released the beta of version 2.0. If you are not familiar with PAL it stands for Performance Analysis Of Logs. In a nutshell PAL allows you to quickly analyze Windows performance logs and gives you a nice report you can hand to your manager. The new version of the tool is written in PowerShell 2.0 which makes it very powerful. I have used the tool several time to troubleshoot complex production issues. This tool will help make you look like genius by being able to pinpoint the problem and provide pretty pictures. Please stop by the codeplex project site and check it out. If you like the tool please drop Clint a quick email and let him know how you are using the tool.
PAL Codeplex Project Site
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases
PAL 2.0 Beta Download
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases/view/46846
Intro To PAL Slide Deck
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases/view/46846#DownloadId=126279
Clint Huffman Talks About PAL On PowerScripting Podcast
http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/episode-97-clint-huffman-and-his-pal-project/
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Talking About Windows
http://talkingaboutwindows.com/
