Performance Monitor Tutorial for Windows
Summary
TLDRIn this tutorial, Daniel demonstrates how to use the Performance Monitor in Windows, a tool available in various editions. He explains how to open it, navigate through its features, and add counters like memory and physical disk usage to monitor system performance in real-time. Daniel also covers creating data collector sets for long-term monitoring, adjusting sample intervals, and generating reports to analyze system performance over time. The video serves as a guide for users to diagnose and optimize their system's performance.
Takeaways
- 💻 The Performance Monitor is available in most versions of Windows, including home and server editions.
- 🔍 To open Performance Monitor, click on the Start bar and type 'performance'.
- ⚙️ In some editions, it's called 'Reliability and Performance Monitor' instead of just 'Performance Monitor'.
- 📊 The default counter shows 'processor time', which reflects the percentage of CPU usage in real time.
- ➕ Users can remove the default counter and add new counters, such as memory, physical disk usage, or SQL Server monitoring.
- 🧠 Real-time monitoring is useful, but for longer-term data collection, a 'data collector set' is required.
- 🗓️ You can create a custom data collector set to track performance over a longer period, like a week, by adjusting sample intervals.
- 🚀 Data collector sets can be started manually or scheduled to run at specific times, and logs are stored in a default directory.
- 📈 After collecting data, reports can be generated and customized by adding or removing performance counters.
- 🔧 By analyzing performance trends in the report, such as high processor or disk usage during specific times, administrators can diagnose issues and optimize system performance.
Q & A
What is the Performance Monitor in Windows used for?
-The Performance Monitor in Windows is used to track various system metrics in real time, such as processor usage, memory availability, and disk activity. It helps users monitor system performance and identify potential issues.
How can you open the Performance Monitor in Windows?
-To open the Performance Monitor, click on the Start bar and start typing 'Performance.' It should pop up, and in some versions like Vista, it may be called the 'Reliability and Performance Monitor.'
What is the default metric displayed in the Performance Monitor?
-The default metric displayed is the processor time, which shows the total amount of the processor being used at any given moment, updated in real time.
How can you add new performance counters to monitor?
-You can add new performance counters by clicking the 'X' to remove the default counter, then clicking the '+' button to add new counters. There are various counters available, including those for memory, physical disks, and network performance.
What are some of the available counters in the Performance Monitor?
-Some of the available counters include memory (e.g., available megabytes), physical disks, server utilization, network counters (e.g., ASP.NET for developers), SQL Server, and Exchange Server.
How do you monitor performance over a longer period?
-To monitor performance over a longer period, create a Data Collector Set by clicking 'Data Collector Set' on the left pane, choosing 'User Defined,' and then setting it up with the desired performance counters and sample intervals.
Why would someone create a Data Collector Set?
-A Data Collector Set allows users to monitor system performance over a set period, which is useful for identifying issues that occur at specific times, such as server slowdowns during peak usage or backups.
What is the recommended sample interval for monitoring over a week?
-If monitoring over a week, it is recommended to set the sample interval to 300 seconds (5 minutes) or more to avoid overwhelming data collection.
How do you start a Data Collector Set after creating it?
-After creating a Data Collector Set, you can start it by right-clicking on it and selecting 'Start.' You can also configure it to run on a schedule or set it to stop automatically under certain conditions.
How can you generate a report from collected performance data?
-To generate a report, click on 'Reports' in the left pane, open 'User Defined,' and select the desired report. You can add more counters to the report by clicking to include them.
Outlines
💻 Introduction to Windows Performance Monitor
Daniel introduces the Windows Performance Monitor, a tool available in various Windows editions including home and server versions. He explains how to access it via the start menu and notes that in Vista and some home editions, it's named the Reliability and Performance Monitor. The default view shows processor time, which updates in real-time. Daniel demonstrates how to add various counters such as memory available megabytes and physical disc reads to monitor system performance more comprehensively. He also touches on the ReadyBoost cache, which is active in the system being demonstrated. The video aims to show how to use the Performance Monitor to diagnose system performance issues.
📊 Creating and Analyzing Performance Data Collector Sets
Daniel proceeds to explain how to create a data collector set in the Performance Monitor for long-term monitoring. He guides viewers on how to create a new data set, select performance counters to monitor, and set the sampling interval. The example includes monitoring processor time and total disk read time to investigate system resource usage over a week. He also discusses adjusting the sample interval based on the monitoring period and how to save and start the data collection. Daniel then shows how to generate a report from the collected data, using an existing data set as an example. The report reveals high processor and disk usage, which could indicate performance bottlenecks. He uses this to illustrate how to identify and potentially resolve issues causing system slowdowns, such as scheduling automatic backups or virus scans during less busy times.
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Keywords
💡Performance Monitor
💡Reliability and Performance Monitor
💡Counters
💡Data Collector Set
💡Sample Interval
💡ReadyBoost
💡Reports
💡Disk Usage
💡Investigation
💡Scheduling
Highlights
Performance Monitor is included in almost every version of Windows, including home and server editions.
In Vista and some home editions, it's called the Reliability and Performance Monitor.
The default monitor displays the processor time, updating in real-time approximately once per second.
The tool is more powerful than just monitoring processor time, with the ability to add various counters.
Counters include options for monitoring network, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and database performance.
Memory, physical discs, and server utilization are among the many available counters.
Adding 'Memory Available Megabytes' and 'Physical Disk' counters provides data on system resources.
ReadyBoost cache is a feature that can be monitored to see how it affects system performance.
Data Collector Sets allow for monitoring over longer periods to identify trends or issues.
Creating a manual Data Collector Set provides more control over the performance counters.
Processor time and physical disc information are useful counters for identifying system bottlenecks.
Adjusting the sample interval is crucial for long-term monitoring to balance detail with data volume.
The log directory for the collected data can be specified, and the data set can be saved and started manually.
Data Collector Sets can be scheduled to run at specific times or intervals for automated monitoring.
Reports can be generated from collected data to analyze system performance over time.
Reports show processor usage, disc usage, and other counters, which can help identify peak activity times.
Investigating high resource usage times can lead to discovering and addressing underlying issues, such as automatic backups or virus scans.
The Reliability and Performance Monitor can help optimize system performance by identifying and rescheduling resource-intensive tasks.
Transcripts
this is Daniel and today I want to talk
to you about the performance monitor
that is included in almost every version
of Windows the home editions the server
editions everything to open it just
click on the start bar and start tapping
performance and it should pop right up
now in Vista and some of the home
editions it's called the reliability in
performance monitor some of the older
editions it'll just
say performance
Monitor and once we have that
open go ahead and click on the
performance monitor over here in some
versions it may go directly to the
performance
monitor what you see here is the default
monitor which is the processor time or
total amount of the processor that's
being used at any given time and it's
updating in real time about once per
second now that's pretty good if you
want to know how much of your processor
is being used but this tool is really a
lot more powerful than that let's go
ahead and click the X to
remove that counter and we'll click the
Plus on to add a new
counter as you can see there's a lot of
different counters here net ASP if
you're a programmer that can be very
handy uh SQL Server Exchange
Server databasing there just a lot of
different things you can do uh there's
even you know ones dealing with memory
physical discs uh server utilization
things like that let me go ahead and do
memory available megabytes for instance
I'll add that one in in
there while I'm added I go ahead and add
a physical
disc we should be able to get some data
on there there's ready boost cache which
is turned on in this system so I'll turn
that one
on say how many times it reads per
second add that
one ahead and click okay and see what
kind of data we
get you can see uh the memory is maxed
out up here at the very very top and the
reads on the ready boost is nearly
nothing but if I open some
programs the ready boost cache backs up
as it's reading that a little bit of
memory on your ready
boost so that's basically how it
works but looking at things in real time
is useful but sometimes you're going to
want to look over a longer period in
order to do that you need to create a
data collector
set go ahead and click on data collector
set over here on the left hand pane to
click on user defined we'll rightclick
new data set and give it a name my data
sounds
good you want to create a manual one so
you have more control over what you want
to con uh
count performance
counter then click add
and this one uh say for instance we want
to find out why a system is being bogged
down at a certain time say users are
complaining that they cannot access a
server at a specific uh time or maybe on
and off throughout the
day so we want to know how much uh
resources are being used just kind of a
picture of the overall view over the
course of a week we'll go ahead and add
processor time
um and in this case I'll add some some
physical disc
information we'll say the total disc
read time and R
time click
okay this is your sample interval the
default is about 15 seconds which is
fine if you're going to check for a day
but if you're going to check for a week
you might want to increase that to maybe
you know 300 seconds which is about
every 5 minutes or even larger I'm going
to go ahead and make it fairly short so
we can get some data in a hurry I'll do
every 5
Seconds click next this is where your
log will go the default directory is you
c/ per logs that's fine for
me click next again you can either save
and close or start the data set now I'm
going to save and
close now in order to start this data
set you can right click on it and click
Start you can also right click on it and
click properties you can set up a
schedule if you want it to you know run
at a specific time throughout the week
you can have it run multiple
times you can change the directory you
save it to by clicking on the directory
Tab and you can have it automatically
stop under certain conditions
what we're going to do right now is just
go ahead and start it so right click on
it and click
Start now I'm going to show you how to
generate a report using the data that
you've already collected so click on
reports on the left hand pane open up
user defined there's the my data we just
created but there's also one here called
dis usage that's one I created earlier
and it's the same counters but it should
already have some data so just double
click on that and it opens up into a
report Now it only shows the
processor just like if you were you know
doing a real time it starts out just
showing the one thing you'll have to
click to
add our other counters go ahead and do
that physical disc and click
okay if you want to turn any of them on
and off you can do that down
here as you can see uh
during this middle period right through
here our processor usage is up above 80%
several times and our dis usage is all
the way up to
100% and both the Reed and the rat is
spacking all over the place so this
would be a uh indicator you know that
there's a lot of activity going on
during that time and say for instance uh
as we discussed before the user will say
and they were having trouble you know
accessing the server at a specific time
if you had a variety of counters on
there memory usage dis usage processor
usage you could open it up and say wow
well the dis usage is tremendous you
know from 720 to
750 maybe we've got too much going on uh
we might be able to start an
investigation and see what exactly is
going on at that time I happen to know
that that was an automatic backup was
the reason the disc was so high and it
also coincided with a virus check uh so
that sent the processor and the dis
usage through the roof so after doing
some investigation you might say well
maybe we can move one of those to a less
busy time of the day and that's
basically how the reliability and
performance monitor works
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