You are attempting to configure Windows Server 2012 Performance Monitor to collect data in order to analyze CPU and memory load performance of a SharePoint 2013 web front end.  In Performance Monitor, you select the default Server Manager Performance data collector set, and then click the Start button.  You then experience the error message:

Solution

1. Launch Task Scheduler using an account having local Administrator permissions.
2. In the left task pane, expand the tree like so: Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > PLA.
3. Select the PLA group.  Note that the status of the Server Manager Performance Monitor is Disabled.
4. In the right Results pane, right-click Server Manager Performance Monitor.  A menu appears
   
5. Click Enable.  Note that now the status of the Server Manager Performance Monitor item is Ready: