# Metricbeat + Windows perfmon counters sent in separate JSONs in disagreement with docs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-perfmon-counters-sent-in-separate-jsons-in-disagreement-with-docs/127632>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-perfmon-counters-sent-in-separate-jsons-in-disagreement-with-docs/127632 "2018-04-11T12:59:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/itamar_syn_hershko/32/725_2.png) [@Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Itamar_Syn_Hershko)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-perfmon-counters-sent-in-separate-jsons-in-disagreement-with-docs/127632/1 "2018-04-11T12:59:11Z")

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Hi,

The issue is well explained in a ticket from Aug 17: [https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/4944](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/4944).

This is in disagreement with the docs ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-windows-perfmon.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-windows-perfmon.html)) and might be a regression of 6.x.

If you will try the example from the docs as-is you will get 2 jsons and not one. The desired output is as the docs dictate - one json for all perfmon counters, this allows for logs correlation (e.g. services on Windows clusters and their host metrics).

Please advise,

Thanks

Itamar Syn-Hershko  
Elasticsearch Partner  
Founder, CTO BigData Boutique  
[http://code972.com](http://code972.com) | @synhershko  
[http://BigDataBoutique.com/](http://BigDataBoutique.com/)

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**Author:** ![pierhugues](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pierhugues/32/48383_2.png) [@pierhugues](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pierhugues)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-perfmon-counters-sent-in-separate-jsons-in-disagreement-with-docs/127632/2 "2018-04-11T15:29:12Z")

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@Itamar_Syn_Hershko There is currently an open issue on beats [https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/6584](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/6584) to help with that problem.

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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:** [May 9, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-perfmon-counters-sent-in-separate-jsons-in-disagreement-with-docs/127632/3 "2018-05-09T15:36:27Z")

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