Chapter 6: Using The Windows Performance and Reliability

Monitor

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Using the Resource Overview Screen

• Provides snapshot data for key resource– CPU– Disk– Network– Memory

• Greater detail available in each section

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CPU

• CPU Utilization Percentages• Maximum Frequency• Aggregate for All CPUs• Detail

– Image– PID– Description– Threads– CPU– Average CPU

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Disk

• Total Current I/O• Highest Active Time• Detail

– Image– PID– File– Read (B/min)– Write (B/min)– IO Priority– Response Time

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Network

• Total Traffic• Percentage of Available Bandwidth• Detail

– Image– PID– Address– Send (B/min)– Receive (B/min)– Total (B/min)

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Memory

• Hard Faults• Percentage of Physical Memory

Used • Details

– Image– PID– Hard Faults/min– Working Set (KB)– Shareable (KB)– Private (KB)

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Using the Monitoring Tools

• Performance Monitor• Reliability Monitor

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Using Performance Monitor

• Real Time Resource Data• Counters• Graphs

– Line Graph– Histogram– Report View

• Data Points– Minimum– Average– Maximum– Current

• Sample Rate• Data Source

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Using Reliability Monitor

• Measure of a systems reliability• Categories

– Software Changes– Application Failures– Hardware Failures– Windows Failures– Miscellaneous Failures

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Data Collector Sets

• Collect counter data over time• Can also collect WMI Data• Custom .NET data providers• Templates

– Basic– System Diagnostics– System Performance

• System Collector Sets– LAN Diagnostics– System Diagnostics– System Performance– Wireless Diagnostics

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Reports

• Based on Collector Sets• Automatically Generated each

time a collector set is run• High Level Summary• Reports are able to be drilled

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