Hi We have been testing a new application running on Windows 2008 Server and are ready to implement this into Prod. We are going to be gradually scaling up the number of users utilising the app, so want to keep an eye on the Server resources in case of bottlenecks etc The server will be calling info from Active Directory as well. Can anyone tell me the best Perfmon counters to use for: i. Memory utilisation (RAM) ii. Hard disk activity (reads, writes, disk queues) iii. Maxed out AD calls I'd also like to know that the ideal values should be underneath. This is for Windows Server 2008

Some info here. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771692(v=ws.10).aspx Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Some info here. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771692(v=ws.10).aspx Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hi, I agree with Dave, we could refer to the article he provided to configure the performance monitor. Additionally, we could also refer to the article below to use Windows Performance Moniter. Windows Performance Monitor http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749249 Regards, Andy

Some more info... Using Perfmon Trace Logs to Monitor AD http://robbieallen.com/downloads/Recipe15-11.htm Windows Performance Monitor Disk Counters Explained http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2012/03/16/windows-performance-monitor-disk-counters-explained.aspx Son of SPA: AD Data Collector Sets in Win2008 and beyond http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2010/06/08/son-of-spa-ad-data-collector-sets-in-win2008-and-beyond.aspx Key Performance Monitor Counters http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/key-performance-monitor-counters.htmlI do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

Hi, I agree with Dave, we could refer to the article he provided to configure the performance monitor. Additionally, we could also refer to the article below to use Windows Performance Moniter. Windows Performance Monitor http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749249 Regards, Andy

Some more info... Using Perfmon Trace Logs to Monitor AD http://robbieallen.com/downloads/Recipe15-11.htm Windows Performance Monitor Disk Counters Explained http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2012/03/16/windows-performance-monitor-disk-counters-explained.aspx Son of SPA: AD Data Collector Sets in Win2008 and beyond http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2010/06/08/son-of-spa-ad-data-collector-sets-in-win2008-and-beyond.aspx Key Performance Monitor Counters http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/key-performance-monitor-counters.htmlI do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....