Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Guide

✍ Scribed by Mark Friedman, Tony Northrup, David Stern, Brit Weston

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 714
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Copyright
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Document Conventions
Resource Kit Companion CD
Chapter 1 Performance Monitoring Overview
Introducing Performance Monitoring
Learning About Performance Monitoring
Proactive Performance Monitoring
Diagnosing Performance Problems
Scalability
Performance Monitoring Concepts
Definitions
Bottlenecks
Utilization Law
Queue Time and Utilization
Little’s Law
Conclusions
System Architecture
Using the Performance Monitor
Operating Systems
Processors
Memory and Paging
The I/O Subsystem
Network Interfaces
Summary
Chapter 2 Performance Monitoring Tools
Summary of Monitoring Tools
Performance Statistics
Event Traces
Load Generating and Testing
Administrative Controls
Required Security for Tool Usage
Performance Monitoring Statistics
Performance Objects
Performance Counters
System Monitor
Viewing a Chart in Real Time
Changing the Sampling Interval
Creating a Custom Monitoring Configuration
Saving Real-Time Data
Customizing How Data Is Viewed
Tips for Working with System Monitor
Task Manager
Working with Task Manager
Monitoring Applications
Monitoring Processes
Monitoring Performance
Monitoring the Network
Monitoring Users
Automated Performance Monitoring
Performance Logs and Alerts
Counter Logs
Tips for Working with Performance Logs and Alerts
Creating Performance Logs Using Logman
Managing Performance Logs
Using the Relog Tool
Using Typeperf Queries
Windows Performance Monitoring Architecture
Performance Library DLLs
Performance Counter Text String Files
Performance Data Helper Processing
Disable Performance Counters
Remote Monitoring
Event Tracing for Windows
Event Tracing Overview
Using Log Manager to Create Trace Logs
Event Trace Reports
Alerts
Configuring Alerts
Configuring Alert Notification
Windows System Resource Manager
Network Monitor
Chapter 3 Measuring Server Performance
Using Performance Measurements Effectively
Identifying Bottlenecks
Management by Exception
Key Performance Indicators
System and Application Availability
Processor Utilization
Monitoring Memory and Paging Rates
Monitoring Disk Operations
Managing Network Traffic
Maintaining Server Applications
Terminal Services
Chapter 4 Performance Monitoring Procedures
Understanding Which Counters to Log
Background Performance Monitoring
Management Reporting
Capacity Planning
Daily Server Monitoring Procedures
Daily Counter Logs
Using Alerts Effectively
Daily Management Reporting
Historical Data for Capacity Planning
Automated Counter Log Processing
Using a SQL Server Repository
Using the System Monitor Console with SQL Server
How to Configure System Monitor to Log to SQL Server
Counter Log Database Schema
Querying the SQL Performance Database
Capacity Planning and Trending
Organizing Data for Capacity Planning
Forecasting Techniques
Counter Log Scenarios
Logging Local Counters
Monitoring Remote Servers in Real Time
Troubleshooting Counter Collection Problems
Missing Performance Counters
Restoring Corrupt Performance Counters
Chapter 5 Performance Troubleshooting
Bottleneck Analysis
Baseline Data
Current Performance Levels
Resource Utilization and Queue Length
Decomposition
Analysis Procedures
Understanding the Problem
Analyzing the Logged Performance Data
Analyzing Performance Data Interactively
Fine-Grained Analysis Tools
What to Check Next in the Enterprise
Processor Troubleshooting
Resource Utilization and Queue Length
Decomposition
Identifying a Runaway Process by Using Task Manager
Identifying a Runaway Process by Using a Counter Log
Memory Troubleshooting
Counters to Evaluate When Troubleshooting Memory Performance
What to Check Next When Troubleshooting Memory Performance
Excessive Paging
Virtual Memory Shortages
32-Bit Virtual Memory Addressing Limits
Disk Troubleshooting
Disk Performance Expectations
Diagnosing Disk Performance Problems
Network Troubleshooting
Counters to Log When Troubleshooting Network Performance
Counters to Evaluate When Troubleshooting Network Performance
LAN Performance
WAN Performance
Chapter 6 Advanced Performance Topics
Processor Performance
Instruction Execution Throughput
Time-Slicing Revisited
Multiprocessors
Memory Performance
Extended Virtual Addressing in 32-Bit Machines
64-Bit Virtual Memory
Forecasting Memory Requirements
The System Monitor Automation Interface
Adding the System Monitor ActiveX Control to a Web Page
Customizing the System Monitor ActiveX Control
Configuring the System Monitor ActiveX Control Display Type
Configuring the System Monitor ActiveX Control Sampling Rate
Manually Retrieving Performance Data
Configuring the System Monitor ActiveX Control’s Appearance
Configuring the System Monitor ActiveX Control Color Schemes
Configuring the System Monitor ActiveX Control Font Styles
Adding Performance Counters to the System Monitor ActiveX Control
Configuring System Monitor ActiveX Control Performance Counters
Removing Performance Counters from the System Monitor ActiveX Control
Using Counter Paths to Track Individual Performance Counters
Creating a Web Page for Monitoring Performance
Drag-and-Drop Support
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