WINDOWS PERFORMANCE MONITORING - Administrator Guide

ISSUE:

What Performance Statistics should be followed up on a Windows 2008 by you, the System Administrator?

ANSWER:

Keep your eyes on these:

• - Disks Queue Length averages over time should be at or below 4 requests per physical disk.
• - Memory Pages/Sec should have an average value lower than 50
• - Processor % Processor Time should not exceed 85%
• - Network Total Bytes/Sec should not exceed 90% of line capacity.

Source: MCITP Exam 70-646 Self-Paced Training Kit - Windows Server Administrator