# Error in Metricbeats

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [October 14, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409 "2018-10-14T21:09:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![paul1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@paul1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paul1243)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409/1 "2018-10-14T21:09:02Z")

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Hi-  
I executed the metricbeats with the below config:

```auto
- module: windows
  metricsets: [perfmon]
  period: 10s
  perfmon.ignore_non_existent_counters: true
  perfmon.counters:
    - instance_label: process_processor_time
      measurement_label: process.processor.time
      query: '\Process(*)\% Processor Time'

```

I ran the test modules command, I get this error log:

```auto
C:\metricbeatt>metricbeat.exe test modules windows...
  perfmon...
    error... ←[31mERROR ←[0mfailed reading counters: 1 error: key=process.proces
sor.time: The returned data is not valid.

```

Could someone tell whats the reason for this error message.

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**Author:** ![Mario\_Castro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mario_castro/32/35107_2.png) [@Mario\_Castro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mario_Castro)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409/2 "2018-10-15T08:26:44Z")

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Hi @paul1243 🙂

I won't have a windows machine to check until later. Meanwhile are you sure that the `instance_label` name is correct? It looks like a `.` is missing between process and processor

Best regards

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**Author:** ![paul1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@paul1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paul1243)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409/3 "2018-10-15T09:00:55Z")

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@Mario_Castro- Yes, its correct. with the same config its working on the other machine. but it isn't working in the win7 32 bit machine. ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-metricbeats/152409/4 "2018-11-12T09:00:56Z")

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