Using the Developer Dashboard

How to Enable the Developer Dashboard

The Developer Dashboard is always off by default. To make it viewable, you must enable it, by using STSADM, Windows PowerShell cmdlets, or the SharePoint Foundation object model.

Using STSADM
Open a command window to the %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared Debug\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN directory and enter one of the following commands, depending on the desired display mode.

Mode (Always On)
stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pv on

OnDemand
stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pv ondemand


Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets
Mode (Always On)
(Get-SPFarm).PerformanceMonitor.DeveloperDashboardLevel = ”On”

OnDemand
(Get-SPFarm).PerformanceMonitor.DeveloperDashboardLevel = ”OnDemand”


How to Disable the Developer Dashboard

Using STSADM
stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pv off