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about_SMBeat SHORT DESCRIPTION Long-term SMB and NIC usage logging for Windows File Server 2016 and newer. LONG DESCRIPTION SMBeat samples locale-independent CIM raw performance counters (SMB Server, SMB Server Shares, SMB Server Sessions, Network Interface), stores byte deltas as invariant JSONL, and aggregates by hour, day, and ISO week. Retrieved volume is SMB Sent (server to client). Read is share/disk read. Share and server totals are authoritative. Per-client figures are approximate because session counter instances disappear when the session ends. Target runtime is Windows PowerShell 5.1. Do not use Get-Counter (localized PDH names). Collection on German and English Windows is supported. Persistent collection should run as a scheduled task ON the file server (SYSTEM) to avoid the WinRM second hop. Use Install-SMBeat and Register-SMBeatCollector from an admin PC via PSRemoting. SEE ALSO Invoke-SMBeatSample Register-SMBeatCollector Get-SMBeatStatus Get-SMBeatReport Export-SMBeatReport |