Using Windows Server 2008 R2 Performance Tools

Because performance monitoring and optimization are vital functions in network environments of any size, Windows Server 2008 R2 includes several performance-related tools.

Introducing the Reliability and Performance Monitor

The first and most useful tool is the Windows Server 2008 R2 Reliability and Performance Monitor, which was designed to allow users and systems administrators to monitor performance statistics for various operating system parameters. Specifically, you can collect, store, and analyze information about CPU, memory, disk, and network resources using this tool, and these are only a handful of the things you can monitor. By collecting and analyzing performance values, system administrators ...

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