Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Guide

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 Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Index Symbols and Numerics A B C D E F H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W