Chapter 44. Instrumenting Your Application

IN BRIEF

This chapter explains the reasons for and how to instrument a .NET application. In this chapter, you will learn why you instrument your application. You will learn the different methods of instrumentation that are provided in the Windows operating system. Finally, you will learn how to create an application that utilizes the Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF) to enable your application to provide instrumentation services by utilizing the Windows event log, Windows event trace, and/or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

WHAT YOU NEED

RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE	Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional SP3 or higher .NET Framework v1.0 or higher Visual Studio.NET Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Developer, or Professional Edition C# .NET environment Enterprise Instrumentation Framework WMI
RECOMMENDED HARDWARE	.NET-enabled desktop client
SKILLS REQUIRED	C# coding

INSTRUMENTING YOUR APPLICATION AT A GLANCE

Instrumenting Applications		890
	Introduction to Instrumenting an Application	891	Examining the Debug and Trace Classes	895
	Methods of Instrumentation	892	Windows Management Instrumentation	897
	Windows Event Log	892
Enterprise Instrumentation Framework		902
	Introducing the EIF	902	Elements of the EIF	903
	Enterprise Instrumentation Framework Requirements	903	Configuring EIF	906
Summary		907
Further Reading		907