Module 15:Performance Monitoring and

Optimization

Module Overview

Describe the features of Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

Implement server resource controls using Windows System Resource Manager

Describe improvements to Windows Server 2008 event monitoring tools

Lesson 1: Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

Identify differences between Performance Monitor versions

Use Windows Server 2008 Performance and Reliability Monitoring

Describe the benefits of Performance and Reliability Monitoring

Describe the Performance Monitor Evolution

Performance Monitor in Previous Versions

Performance and Reliability Monitoring

Benefits of Performance and Reliability Monitoring

Reusable Data Collector Sets

Wizard-based Configuration

Real-time Resource Usage Overview

Reliability Monitor Aids Troubleshooting

Performance Monitor Evolution

Less configuration needed to obtain performance data

The new tool quickly examines metrics most likely to reveal resource over-usage

Easier to correlate information to troubleshoot system instability problems

Built-in tools provide more and better information

Lesson 2: Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager

Describe Windows System Resource Manager

Configure Windows System Resource Manager

Implement Windows System Resource Manager

Describe Process Matching Criteria scenarios

Describe Resource Allocation scenarios

Use Windows System Resource Manager with Terminal Services

Windows System Resource Manager Overview

WSRM

Windows System Resource Manager Configuration

Install WSRM

Set up Applications to Manage

Configure Accounting (optional)

Windows System Resource Manager Use

Consolidated Server with Multiple Roles

Single-purpose Server

Terminal Server

Process Matching Criteria Scenarios

Path Matching Criterion

User or Group Matching Criterion

Resource Allocation Scenarios

CPU Allocation

Memory Allocation

Set Policy to Managing or Profiling

Set Precedence

Windows System Resource Manager with Terminal Services

Built-in Policies designed for Terminal Services:

Equal_per_User

Equal_per_Session

Lesson 3: Monitoring Events

Describe Windows event logging

Configure event subscriptions

Configure computers to forward and collect events

XML

Windows Event Logging

XML

Windows Vista Workstations

Windows Server 2008

Event Subscriptions

XML

XML

XML

XML

XML

WinRMWecsvc

WinRMWecsvc

WinRMWecsvc

WinRMWecsvc

WinRMWecsvc

Configure Computers to Forward and Collect Events

1. Log on to collector and source computers.

2. Source computer: winrm quickconfig

3. Collector computer: wecutil qc

4. Add collector computer account to Administrators group on each source computer.

5. Create a subscription.

1. Log on to collector and source computers.

2. Source computer: winrm quickconfig

3. Collector computer: wecutil qc

4. Add collector computer account to Administrators group on each source computer.

5. Create a subscription.

BEST PRACTICEUse domain account with

Admin privileges