Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Tracking a System's General Health

The fastest, easiest way to track a system's general health is to use Task Manager or Process Resource Monitor. Unlike some of the other performance tools that require some prepara tion before you can use them, you can start and use these tools without any preparation. This makes them very useful when you want to see what's going on with a system right now.

Task Manager and Process Resource Monitor Essentials

By using Task Manager, you can track running applications and processes and determine resource usage. This can help you understand how a server is performing and whether there are any problems, such as applications that aren't running or processes that are hogging sys tem resources. Task Manager is available ...