Windows 2000 server utilization reporting

[Andrew S.]

I need to perform a utilization audit of a Windows 2000 server in
order to determine sizing / candidacy for a server consolidation. The
statistics would be disk subsystem read/write, NIC, CPU, memory (and
anything else I might have forgotten). I would like to see a report
showing data collected over a number of days showing daily usage
trends (peaks and troughs).

What would be the best tool to perform this? If it is Perfmon, are
there any articles / whitepapers or suggestions out there for doing
this. Also, if Perfmon, how much disk space should I allocate?

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Jerold Schulman]

I need to perform a utilization audit of a Windows 2000 server in
order to determine sizing / candidacy for a server consolidation. The
statistics would be disk subsystem read/write, NIC, CPU, memory (and
anything else I might have forgotten). I would like to see a report
showing data collected over a number of days showing daily usage
trends (peaks and troughs).

What would be the best tool to perform this? If it is Perfmon, are
there any articles / whitepapers or suggestions out there for doing
this. Also, if Perfmon, how much disk space should I allocate?

Any help would be appreciated!

http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=302509 "HOW TO Create and Configure System
Monitor Counter Logs in Windows 2000"
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=302521 "HOW TO Manage Performance Monitor
Counters in Windows 2000"
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=330138 "HOW TO Collect Information About Your
Computer to Troubleshoot Performance Issues"
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=811237 "HOW TO Capture Performance Data from a
Remote Windows 2000 Computer using System Monitor"
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=813156 "HOW TO Capture Performance Data from a
Remote Windows 2000-Based Computer by Using Performance Monitor"


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com