Overview
Microsoft ® Windows Server ™ 2003 Performance Advisor is the latest version of Server Performance Advisor, which is a simple but robust tool that helps you diagnose the root causes of performance problems in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 deployment. Server Performance Advisor collects performance data and generates comprehensive diagnostic reports that give you the data to easily analyze problems and develop corrective actions.
Server Performance Advisor 2.x supports reporting for server roles such as Active Directory, Internet Information System (IIS), DNS, Terminal Services, SQL, print spooler, and others.
Features
Microsoft ® Windows Server ™ 2003 Performance Advisor offers several specialized reports such as:
- System Overview (focusing on CPU usage)
- Memory usage
- Busy files,
- Busy TCP clients
- Top CPU consumers
Benefits
This is the primary tool to identify bottlenecks in your server performance and offers a easy-to-use configuration and report style. It offers the following benefits over manully analyzing performance on your server:
- Simple wizard based-UI for setting up Rules
- Uses Windows Enterprise Tracing for Windows (ETW) to track performance statistics
Requirements
The Server Performance Advisor (SPA) 2.x supports the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2003 RTM and Service Pack 1