Windows Exporter

Version 1.6.9-option-2 | Updated: August 07, 2026

Windows Exporter

7. Install Windows Exporter

Target server: iis

Note: Windows Exporter installation is manual only (no automated script available).

Download and Install

  1. Download from Windows Exporter Releases

  2. Run in Command Prompt (as Administrator):

lodctr.exe /E:Lsa
lodctr.exe /E:PerfProc
lodctr.exe /R

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Administrator\windows_exporter-0.31.3-amd64.msi" ENABLED_COLLECTORS=ad,adfs,cache,cpu,cpu_info,container,dfsr,dhcp,dns,fsrmquota,iis,logical_disk,memory,msmq,mssql,net,os,process,remote_fx,service,tcp,time,vmware LISTEN_PORT=9100 EXTRA_FLAGS="--collector.process.include=""(w3wp|java.*)"" --collector.process.iis --collector.process.counter-version=2"

Configure Firewall

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow Windows Exporter" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=9100

Verify

sc query windows_exporter

Test: http://<server-ip>:9100/metrics

Add to Monitoring

After Windows Exporter is running, add the server to servers.env on the Prometheus server:

# === IIS SERVERS ===
NODE <server-ip>:9100 <Prefix>-IIS service=IIS,role=webserver,node_ip=<server-ip>

Then regenerate targets:

cd /opt/grafana/prometheus-grafana-stack/prometheus
/opt/grafana/prometheus-grafana-stack/prometheus/scripts/generate-targets.sh

Note: Windows Exporter uses the NODE type since it exposes metrics on the same port (9100) in a compatible format. The service=IIS label is used by the Windows/IIS Grafana dashboard for filtering.