What and how to monitor with Performance Monitor
SharePoint 2010 runs on a server with Windows 2008. This has a built-in tool called Performance Monitor. As a SharePoint Administrator, you should be aware of this tool and its components.
Performance Monitor is a tool intended for use by IT professionals or computer administrators. There are many components that could limit the performance of your SharePoint system, including
Amount of memory (RAM)
Physical hard disks
Processor speed
Network
Virtual image and the architecture around it
Performance Monitor gives a graphical representation of the measures that are chosen. This provides you with a quick way to identify problems and the trends.
In this recipe, we will show how to use Performance Monitor and change a few of the available counters.
Getting ready
To create data collector sets, configure logs, or view reports, the console must run as a member of the Administrators group or the Performance Log Users group.
How to do it...
1. Select Start ...