To see windows resources for a windows 2012 machine:

1. User must be an administrator on the windows 2012 machine
a. In the Service manager -> All Servers -on the 2012 machine
b. If you see online - performance counters not started'' open the services windows
c. Set the ''Performance logs & alerts to ''automatic'' and ''running'' and log off

In Performance Center Test Resources Module

2. Create the monitor profile test resource type
You create test resources from the Test Resources module.

3. Add monitors to the monitor profile

a. In the Test Resources module, select a monitor profile, select the Monitors
Configuration tab, and then click the Add Monitor button . In the Add New Monitor
page that opens, select the monitor that you want to run.

b. In the Edit Monitor page, enter the required information and select the counters that you
want to monitor.

Note: Steps 2 - 3 are from the HP ALM Performance Center 11.52 User and Administrator Guide Chapter 5 page 59