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
down
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