May 2008
Beginner
31 pages
1h 38m
English
Over-committing CPU resources can adversely affect all workloads on the same host server, causing significant performance issues for a large number of users. Because CPU resource usage patterns can vary significantly, no single metric or unit can quantify total resource requirements. One approach, however, is to collect CPU requirement specifications for particular applications and workloads. Table 3 provides the Performance Monitor counter to collect over time.
Table 3. Performance Monitor Statistics
| Object | Counter | Instance |
| Process | % Processor Time | Process Name |
Document the CPU that the application is running on, and express the CPU demand as a percentage.
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