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Monitoring and Managing Server Performance
Server Monitoring To become familiar with the
server’s performance – typical behavior
Prevent problems before they occur
Diagnose existing problems or resource shortage
Benchmarks or baselines Normal server characteristics/patterns to
diagnose problems and identify components to be upgraded
Acquired by generating statistics about the system during no user activity periods and during normal activity periods, as well as during slow, average and peak periods
Gather benchmarks, and then frequently monitor server performance
Provide a basis for comparing data collected during problem situations with data showing normal performance conditions
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Sample benchmarks Test benchmarks of disk, CPU, memory, and
network response before releasing a new operating system, server hardware, or a complex application to users
Slow, typical, and heavy usage of disk, CPU, memory, and other server resources for each server, combined network and server resources
Growth of use of network and server resources at specific intervals, such as every six months to a year
Accessing Server Services You can access server services through
Server Manager or the Computer Management tool
Check the status of running services Start, stop, pause and restart services Check service dependencies
Windows Task Manager To monitor processes/applications To view CPU/memory/networking
stats To view logged on users
Performance Monitor Objects, instances, counters Monitor in real-time or log in files Processor, Memory, PhysicalDisk,
Logical Disk objects and counters – meaning and troubleshooting
Performance Logs and Alerts Allows you to record information
for later use/analysis Counter and Trace Logs Allows you to setup alerts for
certain conditions.
Event Logs Application Security System
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Implementing the SNMP Service
Used for network management on TCP/IP-based networks
Provides administrators with a way of centrally managing workstations, servers, hubs, and routers from a central computer running management software
SNMP can be used for the following: Configuring network devices Monitoring the performance of a network Locating network problems Monitoring network usage
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Implementing the SNMP Service (continued)
SNMP provides network management services through agents and management systems
SNMP management system (a computer running management software) Sends and requests information from an
SNMP agent SNMP agent (any computer or network device
running SNMP agent software) Responds to the management system’s
request for information
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Implementing the SNMP Service (continued)
Microsoft operating systems and components compatible with SNMP: Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000, XP, and Vista WINS servers DHCP servers Internet Information Services servers Microsoft RAS and IAS servers