Lesson 9 -Traffic Control Monitoring and Managing Server

Lesson 9 -Traffic Control: Monitoring and Managing Server Performance by Rashid Khan

Overview • Using the Task Manager to monitor the server. • Using the Performance Console for server monitoring and alerts. • Monitoring event logs. by Rashid Khan

Using the Task Manager to Monitor the Server • Opening and exploring the Task Manager. • Monitoring and managing server performance using the Task Manager. by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager • The Task Manager tool provides a quick method for checking the server’s status. • This tool is available with all versions of Windows. by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Task Manager dialog box by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Processes tab of the Task by Rashid Khan Manager dialog box

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Performance tab of the Task Manager dialog box by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Performance tab provides the following displays: – CPU Usage – Is a column chart that displays the percentage of CPU capacity in use. – CPU Usage History – Displays the recent trends for CPU usage. by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Performance tab provides the following displays (continued): • PF Usage – Is a column chart that displays the amount of server’s virtual memory, or page file, currently in use. • PF Usage History – Is a line chart that displays the recent trends for virtual memory usage. • Totals – Lists the number of handles, threads, and processes. by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Performance tab provides the following displays (continued): • Physical Memory (K) – Lists the total amount of RAM installed, the amount still available, and the amount used by the system cache. • Commit Charge (K) – Details the server’s virtual memory status. • Kernel Memory (K) – Displays information about the operating system kernel’s memory usage. by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Networking tab of the Task Manager dialog box by Rashid Khan

Opening and Exploring the Task Manager The Users tab of the Task Manager dialog box by Rashid Khan

Monitoring and Managing Server Performance Using the Task Manager The Task Manager is commonly used to: – Terminate improperly running programs. – Monitor the server performance. by Rashid Khan

Using the Performance Console for Server Monitoring and Alerts • Using the System Monitor to monitor server performance. • Using performance logs and alerts. by Rashid Khan

Using the System Monitor to Monitor Server Performance The System Monitor by Rashid Khan

Using the System Monitor to Monitor Server Performance System Monitor Toolbar Button Names, Keyboard Shortcuts, and Functions by Rashid Khan

Using the System Monitor to Monitor Server Performance System Monitor Toolbar Button Names, Keyboard Shortcuts, and Functions by Rashid Khan

Using the System Monitor to Monitor Server Performance • Every statistic tracked by the System Monitor is called a counter. • Counters are added through the Add Counters dialog box. by Rashid Khan

Using the System Monitor to Monitor Server Performance The Add Counters dialog box by Rashid Khan

Using Performance Logs and Alerts • Performance logs are used to record and store sessions and alerts. • The two types of logs are counter logs and trace logs. • Counter logs track information using performance object counters. • Trace logs record the occurrence of specific events. by Rashid Khan

Using Performance Logs and Alerts The General tab of a counter log’s settings dialog box] by Rashid Khan

Using Performance Logs and Alerts The Log Files tab of a counter log’s by Rashid Khan settings dialog box

Using Performance Logs and Alerts The Schedule tab of a counter by Rashid Khan log’s settings dialog box

Using Performance Logs and Alerts • Alerts are automated alarms that are triggered when certain conditions are met. • They monitor counters for the various performance objects. • The Messenger service must be running for creating alerts. by Rashid Khan

Monitoring Event Logs • Event logs are used to analyze problems and monitor overall performance. • The primary log files found on every Windows Server 2003 computer are the application, security, and system logs. by Rashid Khan

Monitoring Event Logs • Application log – Contains events associated with the various applications, including the elements of the operating system. • Security log – Records two types of events, Success Audits and Failure Audits. • System log – Contains events that do not appear in any other log. by Rashid Khan

Summary • The Task Manager provides a quick method for checking the server’s status. • The System Monitor is used to track counters and counter instances associated with performance objects. • Performance logs are used to record and store sessions and alerts. • Event logs are used to analyze problems and monitor overall performance. by Rashid Khan