How do you get WCF performance metrics?

Question

WCF is a common communication structure, and the more you use it, the more buttons you will find to configure (endpoint, security, serialization, etc.). I have an application that is sensitive to a number of QoS attributes, and I would like to start setting parameters to understand how each affects the bandwidth, latency and scalability of this WCF-based application.

As far as I can see, there is no common entry point for collecting the following indicators, but I hope that we will come up with a list of methods for collecting them:

• Number of calls
• Round trip
• Bandwidth usage
• Serialized Request and Response Size

FWIW, I am not against capturing these indicators if there are reasonable entry points where I can insert hooks (even if this means that I need to dive into a specific implementation - for example, DuplexChannel).

Answer 1

WCF has a ton of performance counters available - from your Windows performance monitor, you can select a wide range of counters to see how things work.

You can measure a ton of things, such as the number of simultaneous calls, the duration of these calls, and more. Click on it - it is almost endless in its capabilities !: -)

For more information, see WCF Performance Counters on MSDN.

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