Module 14: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers When a system failure or an event that affects system performance occurs, you need to be able to repair the problem or resolve the issue quickly and efficiently. With so many variables and possibilities in the modern network environment, the ability to determine the root cause quickly often depends on having an effective performance monitoring methodology and toolset. In this module, you will learn to use performance-monitoring tools to identify components that require additional tuning and troubleshooting. By identifying components that require additional tuning, you can improve the efficiency of your servers. Lessons Monitoring Tools Using Performance Monitor Monitoring Event Logs Lab : Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers Establishing a Performance Baseline Identifying the Source of a Performance Problem Centralizing Events Logs After completing this module, students will be able to: Describe monitoring tools for Windows Server 2008 R2. Describe how to use performance monitor. Describe how to monitor event logs.

1. Module 14
Monitoring Windows
Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure Servers

2. Module Overview
• Monitoring Tools
• Using Performance Monitor
• Monitoring Event Logs

3. Lesson 1: Monitoring Tools
• What Is Performance Monitor?
• What Is Resource Monitor?
• What Is Reliability Monitor?
• What Is Event Viewer?

4. What Is Performance Monitor?

5. What Is Resource Monitor?

6. What Is Reliability Monitor?

7. What Is Event Viewer?

8. Lesson 2: Using Performance Monitor
• Why Use a Baseline?
• What Are Data Collector Sets?
• Demonstration: How to Capture Counter Data with a Data
Collector Set
• Demonstration: How to Configure an Alert
• Demonstration: How to View Performance Monitor Reports
• Monitoring Network Infrastructure Services

9. Why Use a Baseline?
Establishing a baseline for comparative purposes
enables you to:
• Interpret performance trends
• Perform capacity planning
• Identify bottlenecks
Calculating performance baselines for your server
environment allows you to more accurately interpret
real-time monitoring information

10. What Are Data Collector Sets?
Data Collector Sets can contain the following types of
data collectors:
• Performance counters
• Event trace data
• System configuration information
Data Collector Sets enable you to gather performance-
related and other system statistics for analysis

11. Demonstration: How to Capture Counter Data
with a Data Collector Set
This demonstration shows how to:
• Create a data collector set
• Create a disk load on the server
• Analyze the resulting data in a report

12. Demonstration: How to Configure an Alert
This demonstration shows how to:
• Create a data collector set with an alert counter
• Generate a load on the server to exceed configured
threshold
• Examine event log for resulting event

13. Demonstration: How to View Performance
Monitor Reports
This demonstration shows how to:
• View a performance report

14. Monitoring Network Infrastructure Services
Intranet
Internet
DHCP Server
DNS Server
Active
Directory
Perimeter
Network

15. Lesson 3: Monitoring Event Logs
• What Is a Custom View?
• Demonstration: How to Create a Custom View
• What Are Event Subscriptions?
• Demonstration: How to Configure an Event Subscription

16. What Is a Custom View?

17. Demonstration: How to Create a Custom View
This demonstration shows how to:
• View Server Roles custom views
• Create a custom view

18. What Are Event Subscriptions?
Event Subscriptions allow you to collect event logs from
multiple computers and store them locally

19. Demonstration: How to Configure an Event
Subscription
This demonstration shows how to:
• Configure the source computer
• Configure the collector computer
• Create and view the subscribed log

20. Lab: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure Servers
• Exercise 1: Establishing a Performance Baseline
• Exercise 2: Identifying the Source of a Performance
Problem
• Exercise 3: Centralizing Events Logs
Estimated time: 60 minutes
Logon information
Virtual machines
6421B-NYC-DC1
6421B-NYC-SVR1
User name ContosoAdministrator
Password Pa$$w0rd

21. Lab Scenario
Having recently deployed some new servers, it is important
to establish a performance baseline with a typical load for
these new servers. You are tasked with undertaking this
project. In addition, to make the process of performance
monitoring easier, you decide to implement a subscribed log
for the new servers so that you can efficiently determine
server health.

22. Lab Review
• During the lab, you collected data in a data collector set.
What is the advantage of collecting data in this way?

23. Module Review and Takeaways
• Review Questions
• Tools