Notes

• Four Views in Performance Monitor
• Basic Performance Monitor Operation
• Microsoft's '5 Steps to Effective Server Analysis' (Intermediate Performance Monitor Operation)
• Key Help File for further exploration into the Objects and Counters in NTRK is
  • \NTS4 RKSupp2\ PerfTool \ CntrTool \ Counters.hlp

Solving Memory Bottlenecks

Solving Processor Bottlenecks

Solving Disk Bottlenecks

Solving Network Bottlenecks with Performance Monitor

Solving TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX/SPX Bottlenecks

Software Settings Performance Checklist

Server Environments

• File and Print Server (may also be used as an installation distribution point) Environment.Member Server best suited for this function.
  • Memory > Processor > Disk > Network
  • Key Concern: Disk I/O or the number of User's attempting access to the Server is the most critical concern
  • Strategies
    • Many connections but are inactive - adjust auto-disconnect settings in this environment
    • Focus on the number of Users accessing Server concurrently (also how they are accessing the server) and amount of resources demanded
• IIS (File and Print Server) Environment. Member Server best suited for this function.
  • Memory > Processor > Disk > Network
  • Key concern: IIS must fulfill requests from cache (cache hits) to achieve maximum performance.
  • IIS has it's own cache separate from the OS. Regedit can be used to share cache for all IIS Services installed on the Server. Caution: if cache size is increased beyond amount available in physical memory - performance of other processes could decrease. HKEY _ LOCAL MACHINE \ System \ Current Control Set \ Services \ InetInfo \ Parameters \ Memory Cache Size (0-4 GB is range. 0 disables)
  • * Location of Charts for IIS: NT Server 4 Supplement 2 Resource Kit \ PerfTool \ Cntr Tool \
• Application Server Environment. Member Server best suited for this function.
  • Processor > Memory > Disk > Network
  • Key concern: Amount of Memory an application uses.
  • Application Server usually has smaller more frequent requests to it than File and Print Server Environment
• Domain Server Environment
  • Memory and Network > Processor > Disk
  • Key concern: Activity generated between Servers - not so much activity of Users

Counters for Specialized Server Environments Notes (Work in progress and still under construction).